Common referrals include guardianships, debt defense, landlord-tenant, foreclosure, tort defense and representation in an administrative hearing. Mentors are available in most case areas. Send an email to the VLS Managing Attorney , Martha Ehman for more info. I never cease to be amazed and humbled by those who have accepted the brutally defined finiteness of their own existence as just another reality. Each encounter leaves a new sense of what strengths we have and the preciousness of life.
Most clients qualify for pro bono services.
Volunteers include attorneys from all areas of practice. Send an email to the Program Manager , Gary Ireland for more info. The Family Law Mentor Program provides a distinctive pro bono experience by matching a small group of attorneys new to family law with an experienced family law practitioner for training and mentoring. Together they handle a family law case for a low income client screened in advanced by the Managing Attorney. Send an email to the Managing Attorney, Family Law Programs , Val Carlson for more info.