Sentences with phrase «volunteer lawyers who»

We have also had volunteer lawyers who worked with us consistently for more than a decade.

The VLS program has a roster of volunteer lawyers who are advised of requests for pro bono services, according to location and area of practice.

VLS matches charitable organizations and low income individuals with volunteer lawyers who provide pro bono legal services which they would otherwise not receive due to a lack of financial resources.

Mock interviews are conducted by volunteer lawyers who are interested in assisting law students as they prepare for interviews in the legal field.

State - of - the - art technology powers the hotline but its heart and soul are the volunteer lawyers who provide the advice.

We are proud to offer this opportunity to recognize volunteer lawyers who help to provide equal access to justice under law.

Residents of Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire counties must dial [phone] during the three - hour program to get through to one of the dozens of volunteer lawyers who will be fielding phone calls.

Not exact matches

Soon after the payments, Pasarell — a lawyer who unsuccessfully accused an upstate county legislator of stalking her — started volunteering for two of Lopez's political enemies in Brooklyn.

Fresh faced, wearing metal - rimmed glasses and a silky black dress cinched at the waist, she resembles more a neighborhood volunteer than a politician — an identity born out of her upbringing in the Glen Oaks section of Eastern Queens, where she was raised by a father who was a labor organizer and a mother who was a tenant lawyer.

If Farrell is the pin - striped devil in this story, the angel is Carmen Ejogo, playing a lawyer who runs a pro bono legal nonprofit where Roman volunteers.

A friend who was one of the volunteer lawyers screening the cases of those in the 2017 refugee caravan told me about the caravans.

Colonel Dax, an accomplished criminal lawyer before the war, volunteers to defend the three charged soldiers, who if convicted would face a firing squad.

Four characters are at the heart of this remarkable novel: an Iraqi refugee who is denied her request to join her husband in the U.S.; the Iraqi volunteer assigned to her case; a lawyer for the Refugee Relief Project; and his translator.

A: We have a lawyer who volunteers his services, but if you have to go to court there are court costs.

Who We Are... All volunteers... Lowcountry Lab Rescue is run completely by volunteers with full - time jobs doing something else, such as teacher, lawyer, «mom», sales rep, system engineer, nurse or business owner.

Attend a CLE program and sit with some lawyers who you don't know that well, or do some volunteer work for the CBA, OBA or your local bar association.

The University Law Centre where Negrea volunteers has second - and third - year students providing legal representation to people who can not afford their own lawyers.

And lawyers from all over the Lone Star state are responding to a call by the Texas Bar for volunteers to represent the children as well as any parents who decide to fight for custody, reports the Associated Press.

You can nominate yourself, a lawyer in your office or a volunteer in your pro bono program who met the above standard in 2014.

As a seasoned attorney, you can help us solve these problems by agreeing to mentor new lawyers who volunteer for pro bono cases through Volunteer Legal Services.

Kuhn, besides being a lawyer, is a volunteer USGA rules official who has officiated at a number of USGA championships.

Greg McLawsen, who's been a guest on this podcast a couple of times now, and Joshua Lenon from Clio who's been on the podcast, and some other folks also as a volunteer, Rapid Creation Effort, got together about the same time and created AirportLawyer.org, which has some slightly different functionality, but is another rapidly developed, lawyer built tool to address some of these same issues.

The American Bar Association launched a site in August that is intended to serve as a comprehensive resource for lawyers who want to volunteer their services to assist victims of domestic violence.

In every case, students are supervised by practicing lawyers who also participate as volunteers.

«The hundreds of lawyers from the GTA and across Canada who have volunteered to help CCBLC resist the American travel ban are showing how the legal community comes together when our rights and values are threatened.

Pro bono is open to law students and practising lawyers who volunteer their time to advise members of the community on legal matters, who may not otherwise have access to advice.

It brings together leading Canadian organizations and groups of volunteer lawyers and law students who quickly came together to oppose the ban and fight for the rights of those impacted.

I vote for Coffey Burlington to take the lead on providing the volunteer mentors necessary to create a legion of rich discount lawyers who will soon compete for the same clients.

According to this report from CNN, a 25 - member defense team represents al - Zaidi as its sole client, culled from the more than 1,000 lawyers who volunteered to represent him.

The Legal Education Society of Alberta is recognizing the more that 600 people in Alberta, mostly lawyers, who volunteer their time to support legal education in our province.

Since relocating to Texas, Ms. Rol has volunteered with the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program and Clemency Project 2014, a working group of lawyers and advocates providing pro bono assistance to federal prisoners who would likely have received a significantly shorter sentence had they been sentenced today.

The Up and Coming Lawyer Award specifically recognizes those who may be early in their legal career but have shown a talent not only as lawyers but who also have a tremendous capacity for volunteer work.

Even lawyers who don't have children or whose children have grown up and left home may find the combination of work, family and volunteering too much at times.

To the extent that lawyers act as volunteers for the relief of those who require but can not afford legal services, lawyers» work is beyond praise.

Just the other day, I learned that a lawyer in my office who I see every day is up to his ears in volunteer work.

The Crown representing prosecutors dealing with proceedings outside Edmonton volunteered to attempt to see if some representation could be found for the accused; the Crown contacted the accused's original lawyer who was of the view that they could not act.

Volunteers are an important part of the Rise team, and we welcome applications from individuals who want to contribute their skills, knowledge and expertise, whether lawyers, notaries, students, or members of the public.

Most cases involving support issues go before a Dispute Resolution Officer who is a senior lawyer volunteering to help resolve cases, if possible, or at least ensure that the parties are ready for the next step in the process.

Recruits and coordinates volunteer lawyers to perform free and low - cost legal services for poor and near - poor persons who live and work in Adams, Broomfield, Arapahoe, Denver, Elbert, Douglas, Jefferson, and Denver Colorado Counties.

Lawyers Without Borders is a 501c3 not - for - profit that manages volunteering lawyers from around the world who donate pro bono service to rule of law projects, capacity building and access to justice initiLawyers Without Borders is a 501c3 not - for - profit that manages volunteering lawyers from around the world who donate pro bono service to rule of law projects, capacity building and access to justice initilawyers from around the world who donate pro bono service to rule of law projects, capacity building and access to justice initiatives.

Crucial for many A2J initiatives is finding lawyers who want to be involved, whether as volunteers or paid participants, and many Ontario lawyers have expressed willingness to undertake pro bono work and / or participate as employees or otherwise in these initiatives.

That was also the case for lawyer Tony Wong, who, in 2008 when he was still a securities regulator working for British Columbia's Securities Commission, decided he wanted to put his corporate governance skills to work on a volunteer basis.

LAWPRO is also a supporter of OLAP, The Ontario Lawyers Assistance Program — www.olap.ca --(formerly OBAP, the Ontario Bar Assistance Plan) which provides one - on - one ongoing volunteer peer support and professional counselling to lawyers, judges and law students who suffer from alcohol, drug or other addictions, eating disorders, stress, burnout or mental iLawyers Assistance Program — www.olap.ca --(formerly OBAP, the Ontario Bar Assistance Plan) which provides one - on - one ongoing volunteer peer support and professional counselling to lawyers, judges and law students who suffer from alcohol, drug or other addictions, eating disorders, stress, burnout or mental ilawyers, judges and law students who suffer from alcohol, drug or other addictions, eating disorders, stress, burnout or mental illness.

The work of these committees benefits from many hours of volunteer leadership and participation by lawyers who are committed to advancing and improving the justice system.

The program receives strong support by lawyers and judges who volunteer and participate as mock trial judges and attorney advisors each year.

Provides free legal information sessions on different family law topics as well as a clinic for those who are interested in a summary legal clinic with a volunteer family lawyer.

This distinction spotlights lawyers under the age of 40 who have excelled in the courtroom, in client service and cultivation, in service to bar associations, and in performing pro bono work or community service in a volunteer capacity.

Under her leadership CCLVP has grown from 50 to 230 volunteer lawyers, who help staff several legal clinics to address the needs of veterans, homeless, dependency issues, and family law for Spanish - speakers across Clark County.

the Queen's Bench Amicus Project brings volunteer lawyers into Queen's Bench Justice and Masters Chambers to assist self - represented litigants who are set to appear that day.

The National Pro Bono Celebration focuses the nation's attention on the increased need for pro bono services during these challenging economic times and celebrates the outstanding work of lawyers who volunteer their services throughout the year.