The Lawyers Clearinghouse operates free legal clinics throughout the year at three area shelters. In order to qualify, clients must be homeless, using shelter services, or otherwise income eligible for free legal services. This week’s clinic will match pro bono …

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The Clearinghouse held a Legal Clinic for the Homeless on Friday, November 14 at St. Francis House in Boston, along with five volunteer lawyers from Goulston & Storrs and one third-year law student from Boston University. Nine homeless and low …

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This event is for lawyers only. Presenters: Dick Allen, Esq., formerly of Casner & Edwards and MA Attorney General’s Office. We are happy to introduce a new program with our Access to Justice Fellow Dick Allen, a nonprofit law expert …

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The Lawyers Clearinghouse and the Massachusetts Access to Justice Commission cohosted a Kick-Off Event for the Access to Justice Fellows Program on the evening of Thursday, October 2 at the John Adams Courthouse in Boston. Members of Boston’s legal and nonprofit …

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There were no persuasive phone calls or networking events involved in Dick Allen’s decision to volunteer as an Access to Justice Fellow after his retirement. Instead, the experiences of his wife Rosemary, a Fellow with the 2013-14 class, convinced him to …

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A 2-hour training for pro bono lawyers to understand and complete the Form 1023 to obtain 501(c)(3) public charity status for nonprofit clients. Presenters:  Sandy Tarrant, Esq., Casner & Edwards LLP Registration*: To RSVP, click here. Please register by November …

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The Lawyers Clearinghouse celebrated its 26th anniversary on June 12 with over 150 guests at the Boston office of Nixon Peabody, raising over $90,000 thanks to the generosity of law firms, corporations, and individual donors. Meeting attendees were joined by …

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The Lawyers Clearinghouse operates free legal clinics throughout the year at three area shelters. In order to qualify, clients must be homeless, using shelter services, or otherwise income eligible for free legal services. This week’s clinic will match pro bono attorneys from Choate, Hall & Stewart with homeless clients at Pine Street Inn seeking legal assistance.

The Lawyers Clearinghouse operates free legal clinics throughout the year at three area shelters. In order to qualify, clients must be homeless, using shelter services, or otherwise income eligible for free legal services. This week’s clinic will match pro bono attorneys from Brown Rudnick with homeless clients at the Cardinal Medeiros Center seeking legal assistance.

The Lawyers Clearinghouse operates free legal clinics throughout the year at three area shelters. In order to qualify, clients must be homeless, using shelter services, or otherwise income eligible for free legal services. This week’s clinic will match pro bono attorneys from Mintz Levin and the Liberty Mutual Legal Department with homeless clients at St. Francis House seeking legal assistance.