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1.5M ratings 277k ratings See, that’s what the app is perfect for. Sounds perfect Wahhhh, I don’t wanna A project of Washington Council of Lawyers. Posts Archive americanbar.org ABA Day of Service Winners Our Week activities won an award from the ABA’s And Justice for All: An ABA Day of Service initiative. dcprobono15 dcprobonoweek Nov 30th, 2015 Open in app Facebook Tweet Reddit Mail Embed Permalink Black Friday Pro Bono Puns, of course. pro bono puns Nov 30th, 2015 Open in app Facebook Tweet Reddit Mail Embed Permalink For Pro Bono Week, the Expungement Clinic at DC Law Students in Court sponsored Put the Past Behind You: Sealing Your Record in DC Superior Court. dcprobonoweek dcprobono15 Nov 23rd, 2015 Open in app Facebook Tweet Reddit Mail Embed Permalink Pro Bono Week Recap: Medical-Legal Clinic Advocates got an inside look into Children’s Law Center ’s medical-legal partnership with Unity Health Care on Oct. 29, as part of a Week site visit. The partnership with Unity’s Minnesota Avenue Center is the sixth medical-legal partnership for Children’s Law Center and the first for Unity. Many of the families who come to the Minnesota Avenue Center are on the brink of poverty. With the partnership, Children’s Law Center attorney Adrian Alvarez works in the clinic as a resource for children whose health problems can’t be solved by medicine alone. “It’s empowering to have an expert in our clinic … it’s made a difference on a daily basis for the kids that come here and for the providers and we’re very grateful,” said Monique Duwell, Medical Director of the Minnesota Avenue Center. “CLC is really committed to the community and it’s nice to be with like-minded people,” added Alvarez. The tour group included Unity CEO Vincent Keane, CLC Executive Director Judith Sandalow, CLC Board Chair Ted Segal, other members of CLC’s Board, active pro bono attorneys in DC, and others. The Minnesota Avenue Center is one of Unity’s third largest. Demand for care is high and the center offers weekday hours until 10 p.m. as well as weekend hours. About 5,000 patients a year are pediatric and the center employs two full-time social workers. dcprobonoweek dcprobono15 Nov 16th, 2015 Open in app Facebook Tweet Reddit Mail Embed Permalink Pro Bono Week Recap: “Know Your Rights” Immigration Training By Michael Lukens As part of this year’s Week, the Capital Area Immigrant’s Rights (CAIR) Coalition teamed up with area law firms to provide immigration-focused “Know Your Rights” presentations to students and families at three DC high schools. Lawyers from Baker Botts visited Theodore Roosevelt High School, lawyers from Covington & Burling visited Cardozo Education Campus, and lawyers from Sutherland Asbill & Brennen visited Bell Multicultural High School. At each school, students and their families received information about the rights, legal options, and potential pitfalls for noncitizens living in the United States. Topics included how immigration courts work, how to respond to police requests for identification, and how to avoid legal scams. Presentations were made in both English and Spanish. The attendees were delighted and full of questions—peppering some of the presenters long after the allotted time with questions about living as a noncitizen in Washington, DC. One young woman, intent on going to college, asked wonderful questions about how an immigrant could gain lawful status while also protecting her family. At another school, we learned that the process for going from a green card holder to citizen is not very well understood in the community—we were able to clarify the process and provide relief to some concerned attendees. The Know Your Rights presentations are a unique way for attorneys to get into the local community and provide a much-needed legal service without taking on a full pro bono case. Without these types of sessions, local communities often don’t know where to find accurate immigration information. CAIR Coalition and Washington Council of Lawyers are grateful for the time and dedication of the attorneys and school officials involved. dcprobonoweek dcprobono15 Nov 16th, 2015 Open in app Facebook Tweet Reddit Mail Embed Permalink Week concluded on October 30 with a tour of the Office of Administrative Hearings . Although it operates under the radar, OAH makes decisions about cases that are important for scores of people in Washington, DC, many of them low-income. Cases affect schools, unemployment insurance, housing rentals, public safety, health, and benefits. As a result, adequate representation in OAH is essential to improving access to justice in DC. Nov 10th, 2015 Open in app Facebook Tweet Pinterest Reddit Mail Embed Permalink Pro Bono Week Recap: Domestic Violence & Victims of Crime By Sierra Blanchard-Hodge The Week tour of DC Superior Court focused on domestic violence and resources for crime victims. The tour was led by Rachel Kohler of the Network of Victim Recovery of DC and Paige Allmendinger of DC SAFE . NVRDC and DC SAFE offer counseling, child protective service advocacy, litigation, and many other timely resources to ensure that victims have the resources they need to move forward. This site visit featured a tour of the domestic-violence and crime-victim offices in DC Superior Court, offered step-by-step explanations of how cases flow through the courts, and discussed some common obstacles in this line of work. The tour concluded with information on how to get involved with domestic violence and victims of crimes in the DC Court system. dcprobonoweek dcprobono15 1 note Nov 9th, 2015 Open in app Facebook Tweet Reddit Mail Embed Permalink Pro Bono Week Recap: Tour of DC Superior Court’s Landlord and Tenant Branch By Sierra Blanchard-Hodge As part of Week, on October 27th a group of 10 attorneys, clerks, law students, and other members of the legal community met for a morning tour of the Landlord and Tenant Branch of DC Superior Court. The Housing Crisis from the Inside: A Guided Tour of DC Superior Court’s Landlord and Tenant Branch was led by Beth Mellen Harrison , Supervising Attorney of Legal Aid’s Housing Law Unit and Director of Legal Aid’s Landlord-Tenant Court-Based Legal Services Project. After Harrison briefed the group about the court and at-risk tenants’ need for better access to legal representation, the group attended the beginning of the court’s morning roll call. There were more than 150 cases on the docket that day—and that was actually a relatively low number for the court. The tour concluded with information on how lawyers at all stages of their careers can get involved in cases at Landlord and Tenant Court. More coverage of the tour from Legal Aid . dcprobonoweek dcprobono15 Nov 9th, 2015 Open in app Facebook Tweet Reddit Mail Embed Permalink Pro Bono Week Recap: Cheers for Justice! A Pro Bono Week Happy Hour By Sierra Blanchard-Hodge As Week 2015 got underway, we convened on Monday, October 26 for Cheers for Justice! Representatives from various local bar associations were on hand to discuss their organizations and answer attendees’ questions about getting more involved in pro bono work. (Plus there was food, drinks, music, and great conversation!) The happy hour was hosted at Buffalo Billiards and was co-sponsored by Washington Council of Lawyers ; Federal Bar Association, DC Chapter ; LGBT Bar Association of DC ; Washington Bar Association ; and Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts . dcprobonoweek dcprobono15 Nov 9th, 2015 Open in app Facebook Tweet Reddit Mail Embed Permalink Pro Bono Week Recap: Advancing Social Justice Through Pro Bono and Advocacy Work By Sierra Blanchard-Hodge Week 2015 got started on Monday, October 26, wtih Advancing Social Justice Through Pro Bono and Advocacy Work. Roughly 30 law school students from schools around the DC area gathered at Steptoe & Johnson for a panel organized by law schools at Catholic University of America , Georgetown University , American University , Georg...