DC Volunteer Lawyers Project
- To Volunteer, Contact:
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Location:
5335 Wisconsin Avenue, NWSuite 440Washington, DC 20015
- Map: maps.google.com
- Phone: 202-885-5542
- Website: http://www.dcvlp.org/
The DC Volunteer Lawyers Project is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide high-quality, free legal services to low-income District of Columbia residents in family law cases. Our volunteer lawyers provide pro bono legal representation to:
- survivors of domestic violence in civil protection order, custody, visitation, divorce, child support and immigration cases
- children in high-conflict custody cases
- foster parents in adoption, guardianship, placement and licensing matters
- third-party caregivers in custody cases
Resource for pro bono attorneys are available: http://www.dcvlp.org/pages.php?pageName=volunteer_resources
- County(s) of Volunteer Opportunity: District of Columbia
- Area of law: Family & Juvenile, Domestic Violence, Guardian at Litem, Foster Parent & Caregiver Advocacy
- Populations Served: Children, Domestic Violence Victims, Low Income, Women
- Opportunities For: Lawyers
- Hours for Pro Bono Opportunities: Flexible
- Malpractice insurance is provided for volunteers: Yes
- Training Provided: Yes
- Training Required: No
- CLE credit for trainings: No
- CLE credit for pro bono: No
- Mentoring or supervision offered: Yes
- Volunteer lawyers need to meet a caseload or hours requirement: No
- Volunteers may participate long-distance: No
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