California Habeas Project
- To Volunteer, Contact:
- Location:
California Women’s Law Center5670 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 460Los Angeles, CA 90036Map: maps.google.com
- Phone: (415) 255-7036 x309
- Website: http://www.habeasproject.org
- Email: Megan.kendrick@cwlc.org
Organization Description
The California Habeas Project is a collaboration that enhances justice for domestic violence survivors incarcerated for crimes related to their experiences of being abused. With the support of volunteers throughout the state, we seek to free from prison domestic violence survivors who qualify for post-conviction habeas corpus relief under state law.
The Habeas Project trains and supports volunteer attorneys and advocates in filing habeas petitions, refers legal teams to expert witnesses on domestic violence, provides sample briefs to project attorneys to support their work, helps legal team members strategize about their cases, and provides trainings on representing clients.
Pro Bono Project Description:
Habeas Project Volunteer Attorney
Habeas Project volunteer attorneys represent incarcerated domestic violence survivors with post-conviction matters such as habeas petitions and parole. With the support and training of the Habeas Project, attorneys will: interview their clients; investigate their clients' histories of abuse; work with an expert witness to discover how the abuse the client experienced impacted her involvement in the crime for which she was convicted; and craft legal arguments to explain to a court how expert testimony on battering would have made a difference at the time of the original prosecution.
For more information, contact:
Sarah Kroll-Rosenbaum
California Women's Law Center
(323) 951-9864
sarah.kroll-rosenbaum@cwlc.org
- Location of Volunteer Opportunity: Los Angeles, San Francisco
- Area of law: Prisoners
- Populations Served: Domestic Violence Victims, Women, Prisoners
- Projects For: Lawyers, Senior Lawyers
- 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: Yes
- Mentoring or supervision offered: No
- Volunteer lawyers need to meet a caseload or hours requirement: No
- Volunteers may participate long-distance: No
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