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PRO BONO OPPORTUNITIES

“What greater public good is there than to help those who truly do not otherwise have access to justice. I encourage you to continue to work in your communities.”

-Chief Justice Peggy Quince
March 11, 2010

WHAT

 With over 500,000 low income individuals and families in our community, the need for free legal services cannot be met by LSGMI staff alone. Pro bono resources are critical to supplement the work we do and to help address the many unmet legal needs. LSGMI welcomes pro bono assistance from law firms, individual attorneys, law students, and other volunteers, and provides the necessary training and mentoring to support those volunteers. We also provide malpractice insurance for our pro bono volunteers. To volunteer, click here. For more information on LSGMI's Pro Bono Projects, click below:

WHY

 By offering pro bono services, you will be able to satisfy your Florida Bar Pro Bono responsibility and be part of the One Campaign.

You will also:

  • Grow professionally and gain personal satisfaction
  • Gain respect and recognition from your colleagues and the community
  • Learn new areas of law and obtain valuable hands-on experience

And most importantly, you will change lives.

HOW

 Take a Case:
You can provide legal representation for a low income individual or family who otherwise would not get help. Areas of representation include defense of evictions and mortgage foreclosures, bankruptcy, consumer, SSI disability, unemployment compensation, tax, transactional work for non-profit developers, special education, probate and naturalization. Visit www.DadeCountyProBono.org for more information about current cases needing pro bono attorneys.

Co-Counsel:
You can assist an LSGMI staff attorney as co-counsel.

Volunteer at a Clinic:
You can provide individual advice to pro se litigants at one of our Self Help Clinics. To volunteer at a Small Claims Clinic, click here.

Training:
You can present a training on a legal topic or practice skills area for our staff attorneys.

Mentoring:
You can provide leadership and guidance to one of our staff attorneys in a substantive area within your expertise.

Make a donation:
You can also make a donation to support the work of LSGMI's staff. Your donation satisfies the Florida Bar Pro Bono requirements. To donate now, click here.

WHO

Holland & Knight Pro Bono Attorneys Improve Quality of Housing for Low-Income Residents in Overtown

The residents of Town Park Village, No. 1, Inc., a low-income housing cooperative in the heart of Overtown, recently received long awaited brand new impact resistant windows. Funding for the windows had been promised by the City of Miami since June 2009. Finally, in May of 2011, loan documents between the City of Miami and Town Park were finalized and executed, and by the end of June, the property received the windows which will protect the residents during periods of rain and hurricanes.

This sorely needed improvement would not have been possible without the pro bono legal assistance of Danielle Price, Doug Darbut, and Richard Perez, attorneys at the Miami office of Holland & Knight, who worked closely with Shahrzad Emami, LSGMI Affordable Housing Project Director , and the Town Park Village Board of Directors of to finalize the transaction. Many thanks to the Holland & Knight team who devoted their pro bono time to improve the quality of life for the residents of Town Park.

For more information please contact Vivian Chavez: vchavez@lsgmi.org