Each month features information on a different law topic of interest to the general public. Volunteer Lawyers Project - SMBA jointly sponsors the Volunteer Lawyers Project with Legal Aid of Southwest Missouri. Cases are screened by Legal Aid for appropriate placement with a VLP panel member.
Cases generally require ten hours or less legal time.
VLP panel members are not asked to take more than 2 cases per year unless the attorney requests more frequent assignments. Boy Scout Troop - Volunteering help with boys who are at risk. This valuable community service is sponsored by the SMBA and facilitated through the staff at the Juvenile Court. Modeled on a nationwide program, members assist youth who prosecute and defend non-violent juvenile offenders. Cases are presided over by the Juvenile Judge with juries composed of teens who are responsible for determining proper punishment.