This is a new project which addresses an urgent need for legal assistance in family law matters for indigent clients. Volunteer attorneys screen and interview financially eligible clients with legal problems in one of the areas of housing, consumer or employment law. Housing cases include clients facing possible eviction. Consumer matters include fraud, consumer credit, bill collection and repossession. Clients seek help in employment areas such as unlawful termination, discrimination, wage loss and unemployment compensation cases.
Attorneys agree to evaluate the matters and often undertake full representation.
Pro Bono attorneys then accept full representation of the clients through the court process to obtain a final divorce Decree. Individual attorneys volunteer their time to help clients with immigration problems. Despite our area's affluent image, a large number of families live in the severest poverty, can't afford a lawyer's services, and, therefore, are denied access to the justice system. What You Can Do to Help Participating attorneys volunteer for a variety of projects and panels, as described above. Volunteers can donate as much or as little time as they wish.