For Pro Bono Volunteers
Resources - Local Pro Bono Efforts - Pro Bono Training Events
Lawyers Wanting to Volunteer: Donate your time and expertise to those in need. The American Bar Associationis gathering information from individuals who are willing to provide legal assistance to those in need from the events in the Northern Gulf Coast.
Louisiana Supreme Court Issues Supplemental Emergency Pro Bono Civil Legal Assistance Rule
On January 20, 2006, the Supreme Court of Louisiana issued an Order promulgating a supplemental emergency pro bono civil legal assistance rule to permit non-admitted lawyers to render temporary pro bono civil legal services to victims of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita.
The Order expands the legal services providers and lawyer-supervised pro bono agencies through which pro bono services may be rendered to:
- Southeast Louisiana Legal Services Corporation
- Acadiana Legal Services Corporation
- Capital Area Legal Services Corporation
- Legal Services of North Louisiana, Inc.
- Southwest Louisiana Legal Services Society, Inc.; and
- The Pro Bono Project (New Orleans)
The rule will remain in effect for one year.
The entire Order including information regarding application for a limited certification of pro bono practice in Louisiana may be found at this location.
I Would Like to Volunteer My Professional Legal Services
Note Regarding FEMA Assistance: Those willing to accept pro bono referrals must be licensed lawyers in one or more of the affected states. If you are not licensed in that state, you may answer the hotline calls, but you cannot give legal advice, only complete the intake form which will then be given to an attorney who is licensed. You need not be licensed or a member of the ABA Young Lawyer Division to operate the hotlines. See the FEMA-ABA Young Lawyers Division Manual for Disaster Legal Services (Summer 2004, 6.9 Mb) for further information about the FEMA-YLD Disaster Legal Services Program.