VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROJECT
Description
THE VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROJECT IS A REFERRAL NETWORK TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE LEGAL SYSTEM REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. THERE ARE NOW ONLY 5 SELF HELP CENTERS LOCATED ACROSS THE STATE TO ASSIST WITH INTAKE INFORMATION. NO PHONE CALLS ONLY WALK INS ARE ACCEPTED. PREFER INDIVIDUALS START BY CALLING THE LEGAL AID OFFICE, BUT CAN USE WALK IN OFFICE IF NEED. THE AVAILABLE SELF HELP CENTERS ARE LOCATED IN THE COURTHOUSE OF: BUFFALO COUNTY-FIRST FRIDAY OF MONTH 10-2 DOUGLAS COUNTY-MON, WED, FRI 10-2 HALL COUNTY-FRIDAYS 10-2 LANCASTER COUNTY-MONDAY 10-2 AND THURS 9-1 MADISON COUNTY-THIRD FRIDAY OF MONTH 10-2 THE PROGRAM SEEKS TO MATCH PEOPLE WHO HAVE CIVIL LEGAL PROBLEMS WITH ATTORNEYS WHO ARE WILLING TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE ON A PRO BONO/REDUCED FEE BASIS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES INFORMATION AND REFERRALS PERTAINING TO CIVIL LEGAL PROBLEMS. PEOPLE NEEDING TRANSLATORS MUST PROVIDE THEIR OWN.
Contact Information
Address:
NEBRASKA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION
635 S 14TH
PO BOX 81809
Lincoln
NE
68501-1809
Hours of Operation:
8:30 TO 4:30 MONDAY-FRIDAY
Website:
www.nebar.com
Main Phone:
Phone
800-927-0117
Other Phone(s):
Phone
402-475-7091
Fax
402-475-7098
Main Contact(s):
STAFF
Other Contact(s):
Main Email:
Other Email(s):
jmcneil@nebar.com
General Information
Agency ID: 670
List of Provided Services:
Advocacy and Support: Legal Assistance
Information and Referral: Information and Referral
Counties Served: Adams, Banner, Blaine, Boone, Box Butte, Boyd, Brown, Buffalo, Burt, Butler, Cass, Cedar, Chase, Cherry, Cheyenne, Clay, Colfax, Cuming, Custer, Dakota, Dawes, Dawson, Deuel, Dixon, Dodge, Douglas, Dundy, Fillmore, Franklin, Frontier, Furnas, Gage, Garden, Garfield, Gosper, Grant, Greeley, Hall, Hamilton, Harlan, Hayes, Hitchcock, Holt, Hooker, Howard, Jefferson, Johnson, Kearney, Keith, Keya Paha, Kimball, Knox, Lancaster, Lincoln, Logan, Loup, Madison, McPherson, Merrick, Morrill, Nance, Nemaha, Nuckolls, Otoe, Pawnee, Perkins, Phelps, Pierce, Platte, Polk, Red Willow, Richardson, Rock, Saline, Sarpy, Saunders, Scotts Bluff, Seward, Sheridan, Sherman, Sioux, Stanton, Thayer, Thomas, Thurston, Valley, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Wheeler, York, Arthur, Antelope
Written material: NONE
Eligibility: CIVIL MATTER-LOW INCOME FOR PRO BONO ASSISTANCE-INDIVIDUAL MUST HAVE AN INCOME OF NO MORE THAN 125% OF FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL GUIDELINES. FOR REDUCED FEE ASSISTANCE, ONE'S INCOME MUST BE WITHIN 150% OF THOSE GUIDELINES. INTAKE INTERVIEW IS DONE BY PHONE.
Ages Served: All Ages
Disabilities Served: Alcohol/Drug, BIMI (Behavioral Impairment/Mental Illness), Brain Injury/Head Injury, DD (Developmental Disability including ID), Hearing Impairment, LD (Learning Disability), OHI - Other Health Impairment, Orthopedic, Speech Disability, Visual Disability
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Fees: NO CHRGE
Sliding fee schedule: Yes
How to appeal a decision: INDIVIDUALS MAY REAPPLY AND/OR PERSON MAY WRITE A LETTER ADDRESSED TO THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Languages with interpreters on staff: Spanish