Pro Bono Week

The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland
Celebrates Pro Bono Week 2009

 Calendar of Events

Saturday, October 24 –

Brief Advice & Referral Clinic

Fatima Family Center, 6600 Lexington Avenue (Cleveland)

9:45 am -12:00 pm (first come, first served)

Staffed by volunteers from John Carroll University’s alumni association and McDonald Hopkins

Monday, October 26 –

Case Western Reserve University

Law School Volunteer Recognition & Recruitment

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

 

Brief Advice & Referral Clinic

East Tech High School, 2439 East 55th Street (Cleveland)

Staffed by volunteers from the Norman S. Minor Bar Association & Taft/

Tuesday, October 27 –

Continuing Legal Education Seminar: “Tax Consequences of Worker Classification”

The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, 1223 West Sixth Street (Cleveland)

10:00 am – 12:00 pm (reservations required)

 

Brief Advice & Referral Clinic – Focused on Unemployment Issues

The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, 1223 West Sixth Street (Cleveland)

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm (appointment required)

Staffed by volunteer attorneys and the Cleveland Marshall College of Law clinic

 

Elder Law Clinic

City of Avon’s Senior Center, 36786 Detroit Avenue (Avon)

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm (appointment required)

Staffed by volunteers from Jancura & Associates

 

Wednesday, October 28 –

Continuing Legal Education Seminar: “Mediation in Foreclosure Cases in Lake County”

Hellriegel’s Restaurant, 1840 Mentor Avenue (Painesville)

8:15 am – 11:30 am (reservations required)

In collaboration with the Lake County Bar Association

 

Pro Se Divorce Clinic

The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland’s Ashtabula Office, 121 East Walnut Street (Jefferson)

1:30 pm - 4:30 pm (appointment required)

 

Bankruptcy By-Pass Clinic

The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, 1223 West Sixth Street (Cleveland)

4:30 pm – 6:30 pm (appointment required)

Staffed by volunteers from the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (Bankruptcy Section) and Benesch Friedlander

 

Evening Law Firm Clinic

The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, 1223 West Sixth Street (Cleveland)

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm (appointment required)

Staffed by volunteers from Ulmer & Berne and Seeley Savidge Ebert & Gourash Co. LPA

 

Thursday, October 29 –

Continuing Legal Education Seminar “E-Discovery”

KeyBank Auditorium, 127 Public Square (Cleveland)

2:15 pm – 4:30 pm (by invitation only)

 

Celebrate Pro Bono Week Reception

The Atrium at Key Tower, 127 Public Square – 10^th Floor (Cleveland)

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm (reservation required)

All are welcome!

Friday, October 30 –

Pro Se Divorce Clinics

Two locations:

-          Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Galleria - Second Floor (Cleveland)

-          The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland’s Lake/Geauga Office, 8 North State Street (Painesville)

various times (appointment required – call for details)

Saturday, October 31 –

Immigration/ Refugee Clinic

The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, 1223 West Sixth Street (Cleveland)

10:00 am – 12:00 pm (appointment required)

Staffed by volunteers from the C. Lyonel Jones Pro Bono Committee

Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association’s Bench/Bar Run

Galleria at Erieview (Cleveland)

8:00 am

Questions or want to make an appointment/reservation?  Contact Legal Aid’s Volunteer Lawyers Program at probono@lasclev.org or 216-687-1900.