access to justice
Representing Those Who Would Otherwise Go Unrepresented
2019
18613
pro bono hours dedicated to “signature projects,” including:
6635
hours representing 105 immigrants seeking lawful status or release from detention
4694
hours representing 119 nonprofits seeking a wide range of corporate and tax assistance
2019
hours representing 10 domestic violence survivors seeking final restraining orders and/or child custody and support orders
1990
hours representing 31 individuals with criminal convictions seeking to prove their innocence, appeal their convictions, petition for pardons or sentence commutations, or expunge low-level criminal records
1115
hours representing 44 low-income entrepreneurs or inventors starting businesses or filing for patents
829
hours representing 84 tenants fighting eviction or seeking to remedy unlivable conditions
516
hours representing 14 veterans applying for service-related disability benefits or attempting to regain their driver’s licenses
334
hours representing 14 low-income debtors filing for personal bankruptcy to get a fresh financial start
298
hours representing 31 transgender individuals seeking legal name changes
183
representing 3 conservators seeking legal custody of children and/or young adults with disabilities in their care