Access to Justice by the Numbers
20490
pro bono hours dedicated to
“signature projects,” including:
8350
hours representing 223 nonprofits in corporate and tax matters and in applying for federal stimulus funds to maintain operations during the pandemic
4003
hours representing 49 immigrants seeking lawful status or release from detention and 16 legal services organizations advocating in the courts and administrative agencies on behalf of their immigration clients
2093
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
1944
hours representing 237 low-income entrepreneurs or inventors seeking assistance to start businesses, file for patents, or secure federal stimulus funds to stay open during the pandemic
1517
hours representing 12 domestic violence survivors seeking final restraining orders and/or child custody and support orders
1298
hours representing 45 tenants seeking to avoid eviction and 24 legal and community organizations advocating for reforms to protect tenants from mass eviction during and following the pandemic
591
hours representing 36 transgender individuals seeking legal name changes
306
hours representing 15 frontline workers and low-income individuals in preparing wills, health care proxies, powers of attorney, and other life-planning documents
221
hours representing 7 veterans applying for service-related disability benefits
167
hours representing 14 low-income debtors filing for personal bankruptcy to get a fresh financial start
