Albany County Bar Association
- To Volunteer, Contact:
Eileen Guinan eguinan@albanycountybar.com
- Location:
The Stedman House1 Lodge Street, 2nd FloorAlbany, NY 12207Map: maps.google.com
- Phone: (518) 445-7691
- Fax: (518) 445-7511
- Website: http://www.albanycountybar.com
- Email: acba@albanycountybar.com
Through its pro se divorce program, the Albany County Bar Association enables indigent clients to file and receive Through its pro se divorce program, the Albany County Bar Association enables low income clients to file and receive uncontested divorces at no charge. At present, the Pro Bono Coordinator also spends one day week in Albany Family Court to provide assistance to petitioners filing various custody, support, and family offense petitions. In April the Association sponsors the Annual Law Day Run Against Domestic Violence and donates the proceeds to shelters. Every May, the Association sponsors Law Day USA, in which volunteer attorneys provide free legal consultations at several public sites throughout the Capital District. The Association also participates in the Senior Citizen Law Day, at which seniors and their caregivers receive free legal information. In October, the ACBA actively participates in National Pro Bono Week. Attorney training is offered in the areas of family, bankruptcy, landlord/ tenant, and matrimonial law. Pro Bono opportunites are available for lawyers, mentors, paralegals and law students on weekdays, evenings and weekends. The ACBA been approved for pro bono CLE accreditation and provide volunteer attorneys with CLE credit for pro bono service.
- Location of Volunteer Opportunity: Albany, Fulton, Greene, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie
- Area of law: Elder Law, Family & Juvenile, Housing, Bankruptcy
- Populations Served: Children, Domestic Violence Victims, Elderly, General Public, Low Income, Working poor and unemployed
- Projects For: Law Students, Lawyers, Mentors, Nonlitigation Projects, Paralegals
- Hours for Pro Bono Opportunities: Evenings, Monday-Friday 9am-5pm, Weekends
- Malpractice Insurance for Volunteer Lawyers: Yes
- 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
- Volunteers may participate long-distance: No





