NOTE: this clinic is only for indiviudals seeking information and help with the naturalization/citizenship process!
A first come, first served free advice clinic for low-income individuals with civil legal issues. Please bring all relevant paperwork with you.
A first come, first served free advice clinic for low-income individuals with civil legal issues. Please bring all relevant paperwork with you.
The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, the Bankruptcy & Commercial Law Section of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association and Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP have teamed up to bring a pro bono project to Cleveland designed to aid elderly and disabled members of our community obtain debt relief without the burdens of a bankruptcy filing.
Volunteers are asked to commit 2-3 hours every 2-3 months. The time commitment includes attending a client meeting at Legal Aid during which time multiple clients will present assets and liabilities for review. No additional follow-up time is required. Volunteers will receive 2.75 CLE hours for attending the training, at no charge.
Registration: 8:30 a.m., Program: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Lunch: Sponsored by the Bankruptcy & Commercial Law Section. The Section is pleased to welcome the Honorable Jessica Price Smith as our keynote speaker.
Cost: Free for Volunteers or $65 CMBA Members and $95 for Non-Members
For more information, please contact the CLE Department at 216-696-3525.
Registration is via the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association. To register, click here.
The continued participation of Legal Aid’s Save the Dream volunteers is very important as Legal Aid assists homeowners facing foreclosure.
Each month, there is a Brown Bag Lunch hosted by Legal Aid’s Consumer Practice Group. This informal setting offers substantive support to volunteers.
The monthly lunch session will be held on the first Thursday of the month. Reservations for the lunch sessions are suggested, but not required. Click here to RSVP.
If you are interested in attending the Brown Bag lunch but are unable to join us in person on the 1st floor of Legal Aid at 1223 West 6th Street in Cleveland’s Warehouse District, you may always participate by teleconference by dialing toll-free 1-888-296-6500 and entering Guest Code 513746.
For more information on Legal Aid’s foreclosure practice, click here. For information on Legal Aid’s Volunteer Lawyers Program, click here.
Click here for an agenda for this March 2012 Brown Bag.
Here are other materials that will be discussed:
Independent Foreclosure Review
National Mortgage Settlement
A first come, first served free advice clinic for low-income individuals with civil legal issues. Please bring all relevant paperwork with you.
A first come, first served free advice clinic for low-income individuals with civil legal issues. Please bring all relevant paperwork with you.
The Honorable Deborah J. Nicastro, Robert G. Walton, Esq. and The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland invite you to attend a complimentary CLE training:
Driver’s License Suspension & The Reinstatement Process &
Basics of the “OVI” Statute: ORC 4511.19
An overwhelming number of Ohio residents have driver’s licenses that are suspended or otherwise invalid due to failure to meet reinstatement requirements. Many are unaware of the reasons for suspensions. The training includes sessions reviewing the basics of Court imposed suspensions and BMV imposed suspensions of drivers’ licenses. The training will address the legal process and the steps needed to reinstate a license. Additionally, the training will address an overview of the “OVI” statute.
3.00 CLE credits pending
To register for this event, click here.
Need more info? Please click here to see the agenda for the training.
While there is no cost for the training, attendees will be asked to volunteer at a Pro Bono License Reinstatement Advice Clinic where attorneys will meet with individuals who need help determining the reason for a suspended license and the reinstatement requirements.
Questions? Contact: Ann McGowan Porath, Managing Attorney – Volunteer Lawyers Program
(216) 861-5332 or amporath@lasclev.org
The continued participation of Legal Aid’s Save the Dream volunteers is very important as Legal Aid assists homeowners facing foreclosure.
Each month, there is a Brown Bag Lunch hosted by Legal Aid’s Consumer Practice Group. This informal setting offers substantive support to volunteers.
The monthly lunch session will be held on the first Thursday of the month. Reservations for the lunch sessions are suggested, but not required. Click here to RSVP.
If you are interested in attending the Brown Bag lunch but are unable to join us in person on the 1st floor of Legal Aid at 1223 West 6th Street in Cleveland’s Warehouse District, you may always participate by teleconference by dialing toll-free 1-888-296-6500 and entering Guest Code 513746.
For more information on Legal Aid’s foreclosure practice, click here. For information on Legal Aid’s Volunteer Lawyers Program, click here.
A first come, first served free advice clinic for low-income individuals with civil legal issues. Please bring all relevant paperwork with you.
The continued participation of Legal Aid’s Save the Dream volunteers is very important as Legal Aid assists homeowners facing foreclosure.
Each month, there is a Brown Bag Lunch hosted by Legal Aid’s Consumer Practice Group. This informal setting offers substantive support to volunteers.
The monthly lunch session will be held on the first Thursday of the month. Reservations for the lunch sessions are suggested, but not required. Click here to RSVP.
If you are interested in attending the Brown Bag lunch but are unable to join us in person on the 1st floor of Legal Aid at 1223 West 6th Street in Cleveland’s Warehouse District, you may always participate by teleconference by dialing toll-free 1-888-296-6500 and entering Guest Code 513746.
For more information on Legal Aid’s foreclosure practice, click here. For information on Legal Aid’s Volunteer Lawyers Program, click here.
. Ms. Lovell says she was hesitant at first to ask for assistance, unsure that anyone would help her fight. Now reflecting on the case she says, “I’m very glad that I did.”
It's about empowering the parents.
Learn more about Legal Aid's medical-legal partnership with MetroHealth.
This Fund will provide a vehicle for Legal Aid to secure multiyear commitments from individuals who support the vision of the VLP and recognize the need for pro bono legal services in the community.Fred
The [Pro Bono Immigration] Committee has also combined forces with Catholic Charities, organizing clinics to assist refugees with the sometimes daunting process of status adjustment.Megan Sprecher
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