Danny Reynaga is Legal Aid of Nebraska Attorney in Scottsbluff
How are you connected to Legal Aid?
I am an attorney for Legal Aid of Nebraska. I manage our Agricultural Worker Rights Program, as well as one of our regional offices in Scottsbluff.
What brought you to Legal Aid?
I wanted to use my time and talents to help people, and I also wanted to live in western Nebraska. Legal Aid provides me with the opportunity to do both!
How have you helped Legal Aid create equal justice?
I’ve had the privilege of working in different programs and assisting different types of clients on a variety of legal issues. What has been constant during those experiences is the opportunity to help people who are fighting an uphill battle level the playing field. Representing folks who otherwise would face the court system without an attorney ensures that equal justice is attainable for all.
What difference have you seen happen because of Legal Aid?
Legal Aid is definitely in the business of changing lives! I’ve witnessed families be able to stay in their homes, parents be reunited with their children, crushing financial situations be turned around, and client’s escape abusive relationships and change not only their lives, but their children’s trajectory.
Why is Legal Aid important?
The work that Legal Aid of Nebraska does is critical to the protection of the most vulnerable Nebraskans, and ensures that our justice system is working for all people by keeping courts accountable. Legal Aid stands in the gap for our clients, both in and out of court, and shines bright as a beacon of hope for those who have nowhere else to turn. Our state, and our courts are better because of the work Legal Aid does.
