Eligible litigants are matched with a volunteer lawyer who will provide advice and limited scope representation in certain Madison County District Civil Courts on eviction, debt collection, and Small Claims/ District Court civil cases.
VLB Turning Point Court is a special docket where homeless clients can speak to a judge about unresolved legal issues with VLB volunteer lawyer's assistance.
The Huntsville Madison County Bar Association, the Madison County Volunteer Lawyers Program, and WHNT TV-19 are partnering to provide a free legal phone clinic. Local lawyers will provide free legal advice to those callers who cannot afford legal assistance.
The Birmingham Bar Volunteer lawyers Program provides free legal assistance concerning divorce, child support or custody issues at the BBVLP Domestic Relations Help Desk on any Wednesday morning.
Join panelists Judge Javon Patton, Honorable J. Scott Vowell and Virginia Miller, Attorney/Mediator, for a free Mediation Perspectives Roundtable Discussion on "Fostering a Productive Mediation and Civil Discourse." This event is being sponsored by the Birmingham Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section, the Dispute Resolution Section of the Alabama State Bar and the Alabama Center for […]
The BBVLP is committed to prioritizing legal help to veterans through special legal clinics held every month at the Veteran's Administration Medical Clinic.
The BBVLP provides free legal help to qualified tenants and low-income homeowners in a variety of civil legal matters including, housing, evictions, foreclosures, debt collection, wage garnishment, powers of attorney, Small Claims Court issues and Wills.
The Alabama Access to Justice Commission and the Supreme Court of Alabama will host a reception on Thursday, October 25, 2018 to recognize the recipients of the Pro Bono Exemplars. Pro Bono Exemplars are lawyers who provide 50 or more hours of qualified pro bono legal services under RPC 6.1. For more information go to […]
Law students from each of the the state's law schools will be recognized at the Alabama State Bar Board of Bar Commissioners (BBC) meting on Friday October 26, 2018. Law students are nominated for this honor by their schools based on their pro bono and public service work throughout the year.