Pro Bono Resource Center   

The VBA Corporate Counsel Section has initiated a project to help match in-house lawyers and corporate counsel with pro bono service providers. None of the pro bono service providers listed in the Resource Center limits volunteer opportunities to in-house lawyers, but each provider has malpractice insurance that will cover the volunteer attorney.

Pro Bono Service Providers

The Pro Bono Clearinghouse

The Pro Bono Clearinghouse is a referral service of the Greater Richmond Bar Foundation, linking experienced volunteer attorneys with nonprofit corporations in need of legal representation.

Contact: info@grbf.org | 804-780-2600

Lawyer Application Form

The Whitman-Walker Health Legal Services Program

WWH provides free legal services to the LGBT and HIV/AIDS communities in the DC metropolitan area on matters related to access to health care. The program serves more than 2,500 clients each year, providing assistance on matters involving discrimination, insurance, immigration, medical debt, public benefits (Medicare/Medicaid/ADAP, etc.), estate planning, and elder and transgender rights.

Contact: Lee Hicks | 202-939-7627

Northern Virginia Pro Bono Law Center

The award-winning Northern Virginia Pro Bono Law Center provides opportunities for pro bono service in these areas of law: consumer, employment, family & juvenile, housing, life planning and nonprofit organizations. The program, supported by the Fairfax Law Foundation and the Fairfax Bar Association, provides civil legal services to poverty and indigent clients, as well as local nonprofits. Programs include: Neighborhood Outreach, Nonprofit Legal Support, Community Economic Development Project, Wills on Wheels, Family Legal Assistance Project, Uncontested Divorce representation, and work in consumer, employment and housing law. Volunteer opportunities are available in Fairfax. Clients must live in Fairfax County.

Contact: Arlene Beckerman | 703-246-3779

Legal Services of Northern Virginia

LSNV is a local legal aid program for individuals unable to afford private legal counsel. LSNV seeks to provide equal access to the civil justice system for residents of the City of Alexandria, the Counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William and the cities and towns adjacent to those counties. LSNV partners with pro bono volunteer attorneys and paralegals from the private bar to provide free legal services in civil legal areas including family law, housing law, elder law, public benefits claims, access to health care, child advocacy, employment and civil rights law, consumer law, AIDS/HIV issues and tax disputes. Staff and volunteers also provide free legal advice, brief service, and representation in administrative hearings and in court, as well as community legal education, and advocacy before local and state governmental entities.

Contact: help@lsnv.org | 703-504-9153

Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program

The Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program represents veterans before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.

Contact: probonoprogram@nvlsp.org | 202-265-8305

Community Tax Law Project

CTLP provides free legal help to Virginia’s low-wage families and individuals experiencing economic harm because of a tax problem. Our services directly strengthen the financial stability of working families and ensure that all Virginians receive fair and equal treatment in tax disputes. In addition, we operate a program providing free startup legal services to Richmond area nonprofit organizations.

Contact: info@ctlp.org | 804-358-5855

Hogar Immigrant Services, Catholic Charities

Hogar Immigrant Services works for immigrants to achieve self-sufficiency and participate fully in the greater community. It offers a combination of legal consultation and representation primarily on naturalization issues.

Contact: 703-534-9805