Nassau County Council on Aging provides space to Jacksonville Area Legal Aid to serve local clients
Fernandina Beach, March 17, 2025 — Low-income and at-risk individuals and families in Nassau County now have local access to free and reduced-fee civil legal services through a new, dedicated office of Jacksonville Area Legal Aid (JALA) operating as “Nassau County Legal Aid.”
JALA was able to open the office, led by attorney Jon Pridgeon, thanks to the generous support of the Nassau County Board of Commissioners and Nassau County Council on Aging (NCCOA), as well as increased IOTA funding from Funding Florida Legal Aid (FFLA).
Nassau County Legal Aid provides a host of legal services focused on the needs of people of limited means, particularly Nassau’s elderly population. These services include legal assistance with housing issues (fair housing, landlord/tenant), elder law (advance health care directives, wills, elder abuse concerns) and consumer issues (foreclosures, debt collection, scams).
Pridgeon will be dedicated full-time to serving Nassau County clients and will coordinate with other JALA staff attorneys who will bring their expertise across many legal issues to the aid of Nassau County residents as well. Local pro bono attorneys can also provide assistance through Nassau County Legal Aid.
Having practiced in Florida for almost 30 years, Pridgeon has experience working in government, corporations, and private law firms, and is a resident of Nassau County.
In cooperation with NCCOA, which has donated office space and related services, Nassau County Legal Aid can provide in-person assistance at both the Fernandina Beach Senior Life Center, located at 1901 Island Walk Way, and the Westside Senior Life Center in Hilliard, located at 37002 Ingham Rd.
Services are offered by appointment, as well as at scheduled clinics focused on specific legal topics and other community outreach events.
If you or someone you know is a resident of Nassau County and is in need of assistance, please contact Nassau County Legal Aid at (904) 356-8371 or apply online at www.jaxlegalaid.org/apply/.
If you are a lawyer who would like to provide pro bono services through Nassau County Legal Aid, contact Aaron Irving at aaron.irving@jaxlegalaid.org. Attorneys can also explore pro bono opportunities by visiting www.jaxlegalaid.org/pro-bono to find available cases, as well as time-limited ways to help, such as through clinics.
If you would like to support legal aid’s work, you can donate at www.jaxlegalaid.org/donate/
About Jacksonville Area Legal Aid
Jacksonville Area Legal Aid is a nonprofit law firm focused on delivering economic, social and housing justice to low-income and at-risk individuals and families on the First Coast.
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