Pro Bono
Private Attorney Involvement (“PAI”) Program
Each year, MVLS receives thousands of phone calls from clients requesting legal assistance in civil matters. Most callers cannot afford to seek private counsel and MVLS lacks the resources to provide representation to most of them. To help meet these requests for services, many private attorneys have volunteered their help by joining the PAI program. For many of those who need help, our volunteer lawyers offer the only chance for equal access to justice. If you are interested in donating some of your time, please fill out the form below, or call our office today!
Attorney Obligations
We ask attorneys joining the PAI program to accept one pro bono case per year. We match your case to your practice interests. You can also accept or decline a referral following the initial interview.
Attorney Benefits
In exchange for your assistance, we will offer you:
- office space to meet with the client;
- the use of our library materials to research issues in your client’s case;
- the use of Westlaw services to research issues in your client’s case;
- MVLS staff attorney consultation should you have a question about a case;
- free training programs; and,
- access to reduced fee MCLE trainings.
We also provide courtesy/fee generating referrals to attorneys in the PAI program. We may refer clients who may be over the income threshold, or clients with problems which would not normally be referred through MVLS because they may be outside our priorities or are fee generating.
Volunteering
MVLS is always in need of volunteers of all backgrounds to help out. If your interested in contributing some of your time, please fill out the volunteer sign-up form or call our office today!
Thank you!
