Pro Bono Opportunities

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Capuchin Soup Kitchen Legal Clinic

Held at the Capuchin Soup Kitchen Every 2^nd and 4^th Thursday of the month, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.  The clinic is entirely volunteer-run and is always seeking new volunteers to meet with and counsel guests of the soup kitchen.

For more information or to sign up for a clinic, contact:

Kim Paulson

kapaulsonesq@gmail.com

https://www.cskdetroit.org/programs/meal_program/meldrum/

The Southwest Detroit immigrant and Refugee Center provides free and low-cost legal services to those who can least afford them in the Detroit area.  Issues include immigration, family, landlord, traffic and others.

Eastside Legal Project – 15491 Maddelein St., Detroit

Every Thursday – noon – 5:00 p.m.

For more information go to:  www.detimmigrantcenter.com

To volunteer go to:  info@detimmigrantcenter.com or call 313-437-1550

The Eviction Defense Clinic is held in the 36th District Court, Room 417 (on the 4th floor).  The clinic is held every:

Monday  from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. 

In 2017, of the more than 32,000 evictions that were filed in Detroit, only about 5% of tenants had an attorney. Your volunteer efforts will allow Lakeshore to provide legal counsel and representation in court to low-income clients who may not otherwise have access to civil legal aid.  Training is provided.  To sign up please go to:

http://signup.com/go/pGJxYGh

Contact person is Kunie Fadipe

313-242-0811 ext. 1313

mailto:kfadipe@lakeshorelegaid.org

Limited scope legal services provided to low-income litigants representing themselves in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.  The Federal pro Se Legal Assistance Clinic is open every Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoon from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM.  Please contact Nicholas Schroeck to sign up.

schroenj@udmercy.edu    313-596-9817

http://www.law.udmercy.edu/academics/experiential-learning/clinics.php

Wayne County Dispute Resolution Center is in need of domestic mediators for divorce cases.  Volunteers are needed every Tuesday from 9:oo a.m. – 12:30 p.m in room 1911 of the Coleman A. Young Municpal Center.  When mediation is concluded, the volunteeer attorney escorts the parties to their judge’s courtroom to report on the outcome.   Contact Bern Dempsey for more information.

Bernard Dempsey, Executive Director WCDRC

bdempsey@mediation-wayne.org

313-561-3500 ext. 311

Provides pro se litigants advice on a variety of issues in all Wayne County Courts. Clinic is conducted on the last Tuesday of the month from 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. on the 13th Floor of the Penobscot Building. The Detroit Bar Association provides lunch and free parking, malpractice insurance and training.  For more information visit: https://www.detroitlawyer.org/clinic/

To register contact:

Mary Kovari
mkovari@detroitlawyer.org
313-961-6120 ext. 210

The Southwest Detroit Immigrant and Refuggee Center provides free and low-cost legal services to those who can least afford them.  Issues include immigration, family, landlord, traffic and others.

Southwest Legal Clinic – 2826 Bagley, Detroit
Wednesday noon – 7:00 p.m.

For more information go to:  www.detimmigrantcenter.com

To volunteer go to:  info@detimmigrantcenter.com or call 313-437-1550

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The Eviction Defense Clinic is held in the 36th District Court, Room 417 (on the 4th floor).  The clinic is held every:

Thursday from from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 

In 2017, of the more than 32,000 evictions that were filed in Detroit, only about 5% of tenants had an attorney. Your volunteer efforts will allow Lakeshore to provide legal counsel and representation in court to low-income clients who may not otherwise have access to civil legal aid.  Training is provided.  To sign up please go to:

http://signup.com/go/pGJxYGh

Contact person is Kunie Fadipe

313-242-0811 ext. 1313

mailto:kfadipe@lakeshorelegaid.org

The International Institute is dedicated to working with foreign-born and with all Americans in the constant task of solving social problems, acculturation, education and acceptance.

Recurring need every Thursday at 111 E. Kirby for experienced volunteer immigration attorneys for our walk-in immigration legal services.

www.iimd.org

Robert Sullivan
resulliv@umich.edu
(313) 871-8600 ext. 229

The Southwest Detroit immigrant and Refugee Center provides free and low-cost legal services to those who can least afford them in the Detroit area.  Issues include immigration, family, landlord, traffic and others.

Eastside Legal Project – 15491 Maddelein St., Detroit

Every Thursday – noon – 5:00 p.m.

For more information go to:  www.detimmigrantcenter.com

To volunteer go to:  info@detimmigrantcenter.com or call 313-437-1550

The Eviction Defense Clinic is held in the 36th District Court, Room 417 (on the 4th floor).  The clinic is held every:

Monday  from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. 

In 2017, of the more than 32,000 evictions that were filed in Detroit, only about 5% of tenants had an attorney. Your volunteer efforts will allow Lakeshore to provide legal counsel and representation in court to low-income clients who may not otherwise have access to civil legal aid.  Training is provided.  To sign up please go to:

http://signup.com/go/pGJxYGh

Contact person is Kunie Fadipe

313-242-0811 ext. 1313

mailto:kfadipe@lakeshorelegaid.org

Limited scope legal services provided to low-income litigants representing themselves in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.  The Federal pro Se Legal Assistance Clinic is open every Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoon from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM.  Please contact Nicholas Schroeck to sign up.

schroenj@udmercy.edu    313-596-9817

http://www.law.udmercy.edu/academics/experiential-learning/clinics.php

Wayne County Dispute Resolution Center is in need of domestic mediators for divorce cases.  Volunteers are needed every Tuesday from 9:oo a.m. – 12:30 p.m in room 1911 of the Coleman A. Young Municpal Center.  When mediation is concluded, the volunteeer attorney escorts the parties to their judge’s courtroom to report on the outcome.   Contact Bern Dempsey for more information.

Bernard Dempsey, Executive Director WCDRC

bdempsey@mediation-wayne.org

313-561-3500 ext. 311

Clinic is conducted every 1st Tuesday of the month.    The clinic runs from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.  They also have volunteer opportunities in the office on a daily basis to meet client need.  Please contact:

Erin Peets

epeets@wcnls.org

Erma Yarbrough Thomas

ethomas@wcnls.org

313-937-8291

The Southwest Detroit Immigrant and Refuggee Center provides free and low-cost legal services to those who can least afford them.  Issues include immigration, family, landlord, traffic and others.

Southwest Legal Clinic – 2826 Bagley, Detroit
Wednesday noon – 7:00 p.m.

For more information go to:  www.detimmigrantcenter.com

To volunteer go to:  info@detimmigrantcenter.com or call 313-437-1550

A Power Act (Pro Bono Work to Empower and Rep[resent Act of 2018, P.L. 115-237) requires each judicial district within the judiciary to hold an annual event to encourage the legal community ro provide pro bono services to survivors of domestic and dating violence, sexual assault and stalking

A Power Act Panel Presentation will be held on Wednesday, September 4, 2019 – 6:00 p.m. at Wayne County Community College

Please see flyer below for more information

POWER Act Flyer

The Eviction Defense Clinic is held in the 36th District Court, Room 417 (on the 4th floor).  The clinic is held every:

Thursday from from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 

In 2017, of the more than 32,000 evictions that were filed in Detroit, only about 5% of tenants had an attorney. Your volunteer efforts will allow Lakeshore to provide legal counsel and representation in court to low-income clients who may not otherwise have access to civil legal aid.  Training is provided.  To sign up please go to:

http://signup.com/go/pGJxYGh

Contact person is Kunie Fadipe

313-242-0811 ext. 1313

mailto:kfadipe@lakeshorelegaid.org

The International Institute is dedicated to working with foreign-born and with all Americans in the constant task of solving social problems, acculturation, education and acceptance.

Recurring need every Thursday at 111 E. Kirby for experienced volunteer immigration attorneys for our walk-in immigration legal services.

www.iimd.org

Robert Sullivan
resulliv@umich.edu
(313) 871-8600 ext. 229

The Southwest Detroit immigrant and Refugee Center provides free and low-cost legal services to those who can least afford them in the Detroit area.  Issues include immigration, family, landlord, traffic and others.

Eastside Legal Project – 15491 Maddelein St., Detroit

Every Thursday – noon – 5:00 p.m.

For more information go to:  www.detimmigrantcenter.com

To volunteer go to:  info@detimmigrantcenter.com or call 313-437-1550

Limited scope legal services provided to low-income litigants representing themselves in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.  The Federal pro Se Legal Assistance Clinic is open every Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoon from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM.  Please contact Nicholas Schroeck to sign up.

schroenj@udmercy.edu    313-596-9817

http://www.law.udmercy.edu/academics/experiential-learning/clinics.php

The Eviction Defense Clinic is held in the 36th District Court, Room 417 (on the 4th floor).  The clinic is held every:

Monday  from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. 

In 2017, of the more than 32,000 evictions that were filed in Detroit, only about 5% of tenants had an attorney. Your volunteer efforts will allow Lakeshore to provide legal counsel and representation in court to low-income clients who may not otherwise have access to civil legal aid.  Training is provided.  To sign up please go to:

http://signup.com/go/pGJxYGh

Contact person is Kunie Fadipe

313-242-0811 ext. 1313

mailto:kfadipe@lakeshorelegaid.org

Wayne County Dispute Resolution Center is in need of domestic mediators for divorce cases.  Volunteers are needed every Tuesday from 9:oo a.m. – 12:30 p.m in room 1911 of the Coleman A. Young Municpal Center.  When mediation is concluded, the volunteeer attorney escorts the parties to their judge’s courtroom to report on the outcome.   Contact Bern Dempsey for more information.

Bernard Dempsey, Executive Director WCDRC

bdempsey@mediation-wayne.org

313-561-3500 ext. 311

The Southwest Detroit Immigrant and Refuggee Center provides free and low-cost legal services to those who can least afford them.  Issues include immigration, family, landlord, traffic and others.

Southwest Legal Clinic – 2826 Bagley, Detroit
Wednesday noon – 7:00 p.m.

For more information go to:  www.detimmigrantcenter.com

To volunteer go to:  info@detimmigrantcenter.com or call 313-437-1550

The Eviction Defense Clinic is held in the 36th District Court, Room 417 (on the 4th floor).  The clinic is held every:

Thursday from from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 

In 2017, of the more than 32,000 evictions that were filed in Detroit, only about 5% of tenants had an attorney. Your volunteer efforts will allow Lakeshore to provide legal counsel and representation in court to low-income clients who may not otherwise have access to civil legal aid.  Training is provided.  To sign up please go to:

http://signup.com/go/pGJxYGh

Contact person is Kunie Fadipe

313-242-0811 ext. 1313

mailto:kfadipe@lakeshorelegaid.org

Capuchin Soup Kitchen Legal Clinic

Held at the Capuchin Soup Kitchen Every 2^nd and 4^th Thursday of the month, from 9 .am. to 11 a.m.  The clinic is entirely volunteer-run and is always seeking new volunteers to meet with and counsel guests of the soup kitchen.

For more information or to sign up for a clinic, contact:

Kim Paulson

kapaulsonesq@gmail.com

https://www.cskdetroit.org/programs/meal_program/meldrum/

The International Institute is dedicated to working with foreign-born and with all Americans in the constant task of solving social problems, acculturation, education and acceptance.

Recurring need every Thursday at 111 E. Kirby for experienced volunteer immigration attorneys for our walk-in immigration legal services.

www.iimd.org

Robert Sullivan
resulliv@umich.edu
(313) 871-8600 ext. 229

The Southwest Detroit immigrant and Refugee Center provides free and low-cost legal services to those who can least afford them in the Detroit area.  Issues include immigration, family, landlord, traffic and others.

Eastside Legal Project – 15491 Maddelein St., Detroit

Every Thursday – noon – 5:00 p.m.

For more information go to:  www.detimmigrantcenter.com

To volunteer go to:  info@detimmigrantcenter.com or call 313-437-1550

Wayne County Dispute Resolution Center is sponsoring General Civil 40 Hour Mediation Training from
9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. on the following dates:

Friday, September 13, 2o19
Saturday, September 14, 2019
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Friday, September 20, 2019
Saturday, September 21, 2019
Wednesday, September 25, 2019

General Civil Training announcement

Become a Volunteer Mediator at the Wayne County Dispute Resolution Center

Contact Bern Dempsey for more information.

Bernard Dempsey, Executive Director WCDRC

bdempsey@mediation-wayne.org

313-561-3500 ext. 311

The Eviction Defense Clinic is held in the 36th District Court, Room 417 (on the 4th floor).  The clinic is held every:

Monday  from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. 

In 2017, of the more than 32,000 evictions that were filed in Detroit, only about 5% of tenants had an attorney. Your volunteer efforts will allow Lakeshore to provide legal counsel and representation in court to low-income clients who may not otherwise have access to civil legal aid.  Training is provided.  To sign up please go to:

http://signup.com/go/pGJxYGh

Contact person is Kunie Fadipe

313-242-0811 ext. 1313

mailto:kfadipe@lakeshorelegaid.org

Limited scope legal services provided to low-income litigants representing themselves in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.  The Federal pro Se Legal Assistance Clinic is open every Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoon from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM.  Please contact Nicholas Schroeck to sign up.

schroenj@udmercy.edu    313-596-9817

http://www.law.udmercy.edu/academics/experiential-learning/clinics.php

Wayne County Dispute Resolution Center is in need of domestic mediators for divorce cases.  Volunteers are needed every Tuesday from 9:oo a.m. – 12:30 p.m in room 1911 of the Coleman A. Young Municpal Center.  When mediation is concluded, the volunteeer attorney escorts the parties to their judge’s courtroom to report on the outcome.   Contact Bern Dempsey for more information.

Bernard Dempsey, Executive Director WCDRC

bdempsey@mediation-wayne.org

313-561-3500 ext. 311

The Southwest Detroit Immigrant and Refuggee Center provides free and low-cost legal services to those who can least afford them.  Issues include immigration, family, landlord, traffic and others.

Southwest Legal Clinic – 2826 Bagley, Detroit
Wednesday noon – 7:00 p.m.

For more information go to:  www.detimmigrantcenter.com

To volunteer go to:  info@detimmigrantcenter.com or call 313-437-1550

The Eviction Defense Clinic is held in the 36th District Court, Room 417 (on the 4th floor).  The clinic is held every:

Thursday from from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 

In 2017, of the more than 32,000 evictions that were filed in Detroit, only about 5% of tenants had an attorney. Your volunteer efforts will allow Lakeshore to provide legal counsel and representation in court to low-income clients who may not otherwise have access to civil legal aid.  Training is provided.  To sign up please go to:

http://signup.com/go/pGJxYGh

Contact person is Kunie Fadipe

313-242-0811 ext. 1313

mailto:kfadipe@lakeshorelegaid.org

The International Institute is dedicated to working with foreign-born and with all Americans in the constant task of solving social problems, acculturation, education and acceptance.

Recurring need every Thursday at 111 E. Kirby for experienced volunteer immigration attorneys for our walk-in immigration legal services.

www.iimd.org

Robert Sullivan
resulliv@umich.edu
(313) 871-8600 ext. 229

The Southwest Detroit immigrant and Refugee Center provides free and low-cost legal services to those who can least afford them in the Detroit area.  Issues include immigration, family, landlord, traffic and others.

Eastside Legal Project – 15491 Maddelein St., Detroit

Every Thursday – noon – 5:00 p.m.

For more information go to:  www.detimmigrantcenter.com

To volunteer go to:  info@detimmigrantcenter.com or call 313-437-1550

Wayne County Dispute Resolution Center is sponsoring General Civil 40 Hour Mediation Training from
9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. on the following dates:

Friday, September 13, 2o19
Saturday, September 14, 2019
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Friday, September 20, 2019
Saturday, September 21, 2019
Wednesday, September 25, 2019

General Civil Training announcement

Become a Volunteer Mediator at the Wayne County Dispute Resolution Center

Contact Bern Dempsey for more information.

Bernard Dempsey, Executive Director WCDRC

bdempsey@mediation-wayne.org

313-561-3500 ext. 311

Lakeshore Legal Aid is sponsoring a Legal Aid for Veterans Clinic.  Clients will be looking for information and advice in Driver’s License Restoration, Landlord-Tenant Rights, Child Support, Expungements and Identiy Theft.  Attorneys will give advice and brief service with the possibility of further direct pro bono services for a client.  

Training will be provided beginning at 10: a.m. and training materials will be emailed to volunteer ahead of time.  A training binder will be available at the clinic.  Food and refreshments will be provided.

When:  Friday September 20, 2019 from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (training begins at 10:00 a.m.)

Where:  Southwest Solutions Human Resource Center, 1600 Porter, Detroit 48216

To register contact:      Mary Novrocki – mailto:mnovrocki@lakeshorelegalaid.org

The Eviction Defense Clinic is held in the 36th District Court, Room 417 (on the 4th floor).  The clinic is held every:

Monday  from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. 

In 2017, of the more than 32,000 evictions that were filed in Detroit, only about 5% of tenants had an attorney. Your volunteer efforts will allow Lakeshore to provide legal counsel and representation in court to low-income clients who may not otherwise have access to civil legal aid.  Training is provided.  To sign up please go to:

http://signup.com/go/pGJxYGh

Contact person is Kunie Fadipe

313-242-0811 ext. 1313

mailto:kfadipe@lakeshorelegaid.org

Limited scope legal services provided to low-income litigants representing themselves in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.  The Federal pro Se Legal Assistance Clinic is open every Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoon from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM.  Please contact Nicholas Schroeck to sign up.

schroenj@udmercy.edu    313-596-9817

http://www.law.udmercy.edu/academics/experiential-learning/clinics.php

Wayne County Dispute Resolution Center is in need of domestic mediators for divorce cases.  Volunteers are needed every Tuesday from 9:oo a.m. – 12:30 p.m in room 1911 of the Coleman A. Young Municpal Center.  When mediation is concluded, the volunteeer attorney escorts the parties to their judge’s courtroom to report on the outcome.   Contact Bern Dempsey for more information.

Bernard Dempsey, Executive Director WCDRC

bdempsey@mediation-wayne.org

313-561-3500 ext. 311

Provides pro se litigants advice on a variety of issues in all Wayne County Courts. Clinic is conducted on the last Tuesday of the month from 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. on the 13th Floor of the Penobscot Building. The Detroit Bar Association provides lunch and free parking, malpractice insurance and training.  For more information visit: https://www.detroitlawyer.org/clinic/

To register contact:

Mary Kovari
mkovari@detroitlawyer.org
313-961-6120 ext. 210

The Southwest Detroit Immigrant and Refuggee Center provides free and low-cost legal services to those who can least afford them.  Issues include immigration, family, landlord, traffic and others.

Southwest Legal Clinic – 2826 Bagley, Detroit
Wednesday noon – 7:00 p.m.

For more information go to:  www.detimmigrantcenter.com

To volunteer go to:  info@detimmigrantcenter.com or call 313-437-1550

Capuchin Soup Kitchen Legal Clinic

Held at the Capuchin Soup Kitchen Every 2^nd and 4^th Thursday of the month, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.  The clinic is entirely volunteer-run and is always seeking new volunteers to meet with and counsel guests of the soup kitchen.

For more information or to sign up for a clinic, contact:

Kim Paulson

kapaulsonesq@gmail.com

https://www.cskdetroit.org/programs/meal_program/meldrum/

The Eviction Defense Clinic is held in the 36th District Court, Room 417 (on the 4th floor).  The clinic is held every:

Thursday from from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 

In 2017, of the more than 32,000 evictions that were filed in Detroit, only about 5% of tenants had an attorney. Your volunteer efforts will allow Lakeshore to provide legal counsel and representation in court to low-income clients who may not otherwise have access to civil legal aid.  Training is provided.  To sign up please go to:

http://signup.com/go/pGJxYGh

Contact person is Kunie Fadipe

313-242-0811 ext. 1313

mailto:kfadipe@lakeshorelegaid.org

The International Institute is dedicated to working with foreign-born and with all Americans in the constant task of solving social problems, acculturation, education and acceptance.

Recurring need every Thursday at 111 E. Kirby for experienced volunteer immigration attorneys for our walk-in immigration legal services.

www.iimd.org

Robert Sullivan
resulliv@umich.edu
(313) 871-8600 ext. 229

The Southwest Detroit immigrant and Refugee Center provides free and low-cost legal services to those who can least afford them in the Detroit area.  Issues include immigration, family, landlord, traffic and others.

Eastside Legal Project – 15491 Maddelein St., Detroit

Every Thursday – noon – 5:00 p.m.

For more information go to:  www.detimmigrantcenter.com

To volunteer go to:  info@detimmigrantcenter.com or call 313-437-1550

Wayne County Dispute Resolution Center is sponsoring General Civil 40 Hour Mediation Training from
9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. on the following dates:

Friday, September 13, 2o19
Saturday, September 14, 2019
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Friday, September 20, 2019
Saturday, September 21, 2019
Wednesday, September 25, 2019

General Civil Training announcement

Become a Volunteer Mediator at the Wayne County Dispute Resolution Center

Contact Bern Dempsey for more information.

Bernard Dempsey, Executive Director WCDRC

bdempsey@mediation-wayne.org

313-561-3500 ext. 311

Project Clean Slate is an initiative of the City of Detroit, helping Detroit residents access better opportunities by clearing their criminal record.  Volunteer attorneys are needed to meet with participants and conduct eligibility assessments for expungement.

Breakfast/lunch and training will be provided.

Time:
Saturday, September 28, 2019
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (partial-day shifts available)

Location:
Straight Gate International Church
10100 Grand River Ave, Detroit, MI 48204