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Resources for Attorneys and Affiliated Professionals

VSB Special Committee on Access to Legal Services

Members
Mission Statement
Resolution to Enhance Pro Bono Publico in Virginia
ABA Standards for Provision of Civil Legal Aid (Click on “download a PDF version of the Standards.�? Note: the doc is 280+ pages.)

VSB Indigent Defense Task Force

Members (under construction)
Indigent Defense page on the VSB Criminal Law Section Web site

Select Supreme Court of Virginia Resources

Commission On Virginia Courts In The 21st Century: To Benefit All, To Exclude None

Virginia Indigent Defense Commission

Court Appointed Attorney Application, etc.

Virginia Fair Trial Project (VFTP)

Training Opportunities for Pro Bono and Public Interest Lawyers

(Civil Legal, Public Interest Law and Indigent Criminal Defense — low-, no-cost and VA CLE)

VSB Pro Bono & Access to Justice Conference — May 22-23, 2008, at Washington & Lee University School of Law, Lexington, Virginia | download event flyer with registration form (pdf)
June As National Homeownership Month/Foreclosure Prevention Information
District of Columbia Pro Bono and Legal Services
Special Complimentary ABA Online CLE Programs Available: The American Bar Association offers online ABA-CLE programs. Although access to some programs is limited to ABA members, many programs are open to any interested user. | See http://www.abanet.org/cle/clenow/

Volunteer and Public Service Opportunities:

Pro Bono

Legal Services of Northern Virginia (LSNV) Domestic Violence (DV) “Attorney of the Day" in Fairfax J&DR Court. NAP state tax credits may be available. Contact Russ Hatchl at LSNV for more information, (703) 778-6812; .
Speakers Bureau
ABA/LAMP (Legal Assistance to Military Personnel)
Young Lawyers Emergency Legal Services
Chief Justice’s Child Custody Initiative
Map of Programs -- VSB-licensed Civil Legal Aid Societies (pdf)
Low-income Taxpayer Assistance (CTLP)
LINC, the Legal Information Network for Cancer
International: http://www.abanet.org/legalservices/probono/international.html
Pro Bono Screening + Referral - Veterans Appeals

Public Service

Support for Advocates

VSB On-line Legal Research (FASTCASE)
www.valegalaid.org
www.ProBono.net/VA
www.lsnv.org for Public Forms, Pleadings and Resources
http://www.abanet.org/legalservices/probono.html

Virginia Law Foundation

Local Legal Aid Fundraising Campaigns

http://www.vsb.org/probono/las_map.pdf

Mentoring

Legal Malpractice Insurance for Volunteers and Legal Nonprofits

Awards & Honors:

Conference of Local Bar Associations (CLBA)

Conference of Virginia Local, Statewide and Specialty Bar Associations (CLBA)
Legally Informed (PDF) a reference guide to legal and public services programs sponsored by Virginia local and specialty bars (updated March 2008)

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