Pennsylvania Governor's Office of General Counsel
- To Volunteer, Contact:
- Location:
Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Deliquency3101 North Front StreetHarrisburg, PA 17110
- Map: maps.google.com
- Phone: 717-265-8517
- Website: http://www.ogc.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/office_of_general_counsel_-_home/1198
- Email: stturner@state.pa.us
The Office of General Counsel (OGC) employs over 450 lawyers, serving in 30 agenices under the Governor's jurisdiction. OGC has a Pro Bono Program that provides opportunites for OGC lawyers to take a variety of pro bono cases. One category of cases that OGC lawyers provide representation in are Protection From Abuse (PFA) cases. When an OGC lawyer wishes to take a PFA case, the lawyer will contact the local domestic violence program and offer their services to a client. OGC has also particpated with the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence (PCADV) and the Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) in the training of over 100 government lawyers on how to represent a client in a PFA case.
- Location of Volunteer Opportunity: Pennsylvania
- Area of law: Consumer, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Homeless, Housing, Alternative dispute resolution (ADR), Civil protection orders: Initial proceeding
- Populations Served: Children, Low Income, Women, Youth
- Projects For: Lawyers
- Need for non-English services: Lao, Spanish, Vietnamese
- Hours for Pro Bono Opportunities: Flexible
- Malpractice Insurance for Volunteer Lawyers: No
- Training Provided: Yes
- Training Required: No
- CLE credit for trainings: Yes
- CLE credit for pro bono: No
- Mentoring or supervision offered: No
- Volunteer lawyers need to meet a caseload or hours requirement: No
- Types of projects in need of Pro Bono help: Client intake and screening, Client counseling (e.g., brief advice), Draft legal documents (e.g., briefs), Litigation: Trial/Direct Representation, Prepare legal education materials, Transactional work
- Volunteers may participate long-distance: No
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