Attorneys

Why Volunteer Through Community Law Program?

• Pinellas County has many families living at or below the poverty level, and these families often have a disproportionate number of legal difficulties that can profoundly impact their daily lives.
• You would be providing legal assistance to individuals who could not otherwise afford legal representation.
• Attorneys can meet their aspirational pro bono goal of 20 hours of pro bono service or a $350 donation in lieu of service through the Community Law Program, a qualified legal aid organization. CLP is also a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
• CLP provides opportunities for free CLE seminars.
• Offers personal and professional enrichment as well as networking and mentoring opportunities with other practitioners.
• Attorneys are covered by Community Law Program’s malpractice insurance while doing qualified pro bono work.

Other Benefits:

• 50% discount on dues to the St. Petersburg Bar for the 1^st year of a new membership
• Use of CLP’s office and equipment for pro bono cases
• Access to mentors
• Annual Appreciation Event

Volunteer Guidelines:

1. Licensed Florida attorney in good standing with the Florida Bar or retired or inactive attorney certified as an emeritus lawyer under Chapter 12 of the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar. For a copy of these rules, go to https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.stpetebar.com/resource/resmgr/files/Emeritus_AttachmentsFnl_.pdf.
2. Treat the client with the same dignity and respect that you would any other client.
3. Keep track of your time.
4. Inform us when the referred matter is complete.

Volunteer Opportunities:

• Spend a couple hours per month or per week providing free legal advice remotely, via phone or video conference.
• Help pro se litigants complete family law forms.
• Assist a senior or veteran with a will or advanced directive.
• Represent individuals pro bono in a variety of areas of civil law.
• Assist qualified non-profits with transactional business issues.
• Help a young adult formerly in foster care or who is in extended foster care keep or maintain self-sufficiency.
• Assist qualified non-profits with transactional business issues.
• Mentor a volunteer attorney providing pro bono legal assistance.
• To find available pro bono cases in your area online, check out www.floridaprobonomatters.org

How to Volunteer:

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• Yes! I am willing to accept pro bono cases in these areas

• • Attorney for Young Adult Formerly in Foster Care
  • Bankruptcy Probate Consumer Law
  • Domestic Violence Injunctions
  • Expungement/Sealing of Records/Voting Rights/Amend 4 and Drivers License Suspension
  • Family Law
  • Guardianships
  • Housing/Landlord-Tenant
• • Mortgage Foreclosure Defense
  • Probate
  • SSI/SSDI Cessation Appeals
  • Transactional Assistance to Non-profits (e.g., Expungement/Sealing of Records formation, 501©(3) apps, contract drafting/review)
  • Unemployment Appeals
  • Wills/Advance Directives
  • Other

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  Please check all Clinics for which you would be willing to volunteer

• • 2nd & 4th Tuesdays (1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.) Civil Legal Clinic at CLP (e.g. cases involving auto repairs & repossessions, criminal records expunction, non-payment of wages/wage garnishment, etc)
  • 3rd Tuesday (10:00 – 12 noon) Probate Clinic at CLP
  • Wednesdays (10:00 a.m. – 12 noon) William L. Penrose Family Law Walk-In Clinic at CLP
  • 2nd & 4th Thursdays (12 noon - 1:30 p.m.) Family Law Forms Review Clinic at CLP
  • 3rd Thursday (10:00 a.m. - 12 noon) Dissolution Forms Class at CLP
  • 1st Friday (10:00 a.m. - 12 noon) Elder Law Clinic at the Sunshine Senior Center, 330 - 5 th Street North, St. Petersburg, FL
  • 1st & 3rd Fridays (1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.) Housing Clinic at CLP
  • 3rd Friday (10:00 a.m. – 12 noon) Elder Law Clinic at the Gulfport Senior Center, 5501 - 27th Avenue South, Gulfport, FL
  • 2nd Friday (10:00 a.m. – 12 noon) Bankruptcy Clinic at CLP
  • 4th Friday (10:00 a.m. - 12 noon) Civil & Family@ Childs Park YMCA, 691 43rd Street S, St. Pete
  • 1st & 3rd Thursdays (5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.) Amendment Four Clinic online

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  Tax Deductible Donation

  Rule 4-6.1(b) of the Florida Rules of Professional Conduct, permit attorneys to discharge their aspirational pro bono obligation by making an annual contribution of at least $350.00 to a legal aid organization. You can discharge this aspirational pro bono requirement by making a tax-deductible contribution to our organization. To donate online go to: www.lawprogram.org/donate/

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  A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION (#CH-2475) AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL FREE WITHIN THE STATE 1-800-435-7352 OR BY VISITING ONLINE AT WWW.FRESHFROMFLORIDA.COM. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE.

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Training Videos

Sink or Swim: Keeping a Debtor Client Afloat in Bankruptcy (Chapter 7)

https://vimeo.com/album/5370307

*This video is password protected.  Please email Kimberly Rodgers at krodgers@lawprogram.org for password and materials.*

The Perfect Pro Bono Opportunity: Helping Pro Se Litigants Complete Family Law Forms

https://vimeo.com/879556619?share=copy

*This video is password protected.  Please email Kimberly Rodgers at krodgers@lawprogram.org for password and materials.*