*** COVID-19 Advisory information about the DC Courts and legal services providers ***

 

The DC Courts have created a web page with information on operating status, http://www.dccourts.gov/coronavirus.  Please look there for ongoing updates on the impact of COVID on court operations, both DCCA and DC Superior Court.


Please visit the website of our individual member organizations for the most up-to-date information on their operational status.

 

CONSORTIUM MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS

Advocates for Justice and Education

The Amara Legal Center

The American Civil Liberties Union of the National Capital Area (ACLU-NCA)

The Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center

Ayuda, Inc.

Bread for the City

Catholic Charities Legal Network of the Archdiocese of Washington

Central American Resource Center (CARECEN)

Catholic University Columbus Community Legal Services

The Children's Law Center

Christian Legal Aid of DC

Community Family Life Services

The DC Affordable Law Firm

DC Bar Pro Bono Center

DC Kincare Alliance

DC Volunteer Lawyers' Project

First Shift Justice Project

George Washington Jacob Burns Community Legal Clinics

The Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia

Legal Counsel for the Elderly

Mil Mujeres

Mothers' Outreach Network

Neighborhood Legal Services Program

Network for Victim Recovery - DC

The Public Defender Service of DC

The Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities

Rising for Justice

School Justice Project

Tzedek DC

University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law

University Legal Services

Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts

The Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights

The Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless

Whitman-Walker Health Legal Services Program

 

GENERAL INFORMATION
Welcome to the web site of the DC Consortium of Legal Services Providers. The Consortium is a coalition of 35 member organizations, all of which provide direct legal services to low-income DC residents. The Consortium is led by Co-Chairs Karen Newton Cole (Executive Director, Neighborhood Legal Services Program) and Ariel Levinson-Waldman (President and Director-Counsel, Tzedek DC). The Consortium's Steering Committee is comprised of the Consortium Co-Chairs, as well as four elected representatives from member organizations, currently: Su Sie Ju (Legal Director, Bread for the City), Damon King (Director of Policy Advocacy, ACLU DC), Gabrielle Majewski (Executive Director, The DC Affordable Law Firm), and Amy Nelson (Director of Legal Services, Whitman-Walker Health).

 

CONSORTIUM MEETING SCHEDULE
 

The DC Consortium meets virtually on the third Thursday of every month starting at 9:30 am and our meetings were always open to anyone interested in attending.  


You are welcome to join our meetings. To do so, please email consortiumcoordinator@gmail.com to request a calendar invite.