About Community Legal Services
Community Legal Services provides professional legal aid to help low-income people protect their livelihoods, their health, and their families. They make it easier for the most vulnerable and disenfranchised Central Floridians to access legal information, gain legal assistance and representation, and to understand their rights.
Nearly one million people in Central Florida qualify for their services. Their attorneys and advocates provide legal aid at no cost, helping nearly 10,000 people in Central Florida each year resolve urgent, non-criminal legal problems that make a difference in their everyday lives, such as protecting seniors from unlawful evictions, making sure women and children are protected from violence in their homes, and helping veterans receive financial benefits they have earned and rely on.
CLS is always looking for Pro Bono Attorneys and Volunteers to join them in making a difference in the community.
YOUR HOSTS
Jeff Harvey, Esq.
CEO
Jeffrey D. Harvey, Esq., is the CEO of Community Legal Services, the largest legal aid in Florida. He is a decorated military leader, service to his country spanned deployments in both Iraq and Afghanistan from 2001-2009, and response in Florida to Hurricanes Irma, Michael, and Ian. In addition to a JD from Stetson, he has an MBA from American Military University, a Master’s in Leadership from Murray State University, and an undergraduate degree from Boston College in Political Science and Theology. His leadership within CLS has resulted in the Orlando Business Journal naming him a “Veteran of Influence” in 2019 and “CEO of the Year” in 2021, as well as CLS being honored as “Best Place to Work” as voted by staff three years in a row from three different publications.
Eric H. Barker
Partner
Eric Barker earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Florida in 1989 and went on to earn his J.D. from the University of Florida College of Law in 1992. He was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1992 and is also admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Eric has been rated as a Preeminent lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell and has earned an AV rating, the highest rating given by the organization, which is a nationally recognized attorney rating service. This recognition is for both legal skills and ethics. He has also been recognized as one of Orlando’s Top Lawyers by Orlando Life Magazine.
Albert Yonfa, Jr.
Partner
Albert specializes in representing injured clients due to the actions of individuals, companies, schools or government entities. Albert began his carrier as a defense attorney for large insurance carriers. After learning how insurance companies evaluated and defended cases, he took that knowledge and experience to the plaintiff’s side, joining up with a large personal injury firm to represent Floridians hurt by the negligence of others. His philosophy of having close engagement with clients and a desire to provide more personalized service led to the creation of his own personal injury practice in 2014. The full spectrum of Albert’s experience spanning the representation of defendants and plaintiffs, coupled with his philosophy of providing excellent service with open communication was a tremendously successful formula.
Christopher Heath
Investigative reporter, WFTV
Christopher joined Eyewitness News in January 2013 after moving south from Ohio to the Orlando area. While the move from Ohio to Florida was a major change, most of Christopher's life has been spent in the Lone Star State; most recently reporting in San Antonio where he was honored by the Associated Press for my investigation into the growing dangers faced by firefighters as a result of new cars and consumer safety systems.
Christopher Heath
Investigative reporter, WFTV
Christopher joined Eyewitness News in January 2013 after moving south from Ohio to the Orlando area. While the move from Ohio to Florida was a major change, most of Christopher's life has been spent in the Lone Star State; most recently reporting in San Antonio where he was honored by the Associated Press for my investigation into the growing dangers faced by firefighters as a result of new cars and consumer safety systems.
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