How do I get a pro bono lawyer for custody?
Family law– if you have a child custody or divorce case, legal aid may be able to help. Call your local legal aid office or ask the Judge in your case to appoint a legal aid lawyer to represent you in court.
Does legal aid help with criminal cases?
Public defenders and court-appointed lawyers are different than legal aid attorneys and in most states they are completely separate organizations. Unfortunately, none of the legal services organizations funded by the Legal Services Corporation can help with criminal cases.
What is GBLS?
Welcome to GBLS Every week, Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS) provides free legal assistance and representation on civil (noncriminal) matters to hundreds of the neediest residents in the city of Boston and 31 surrounding cities and towns.
Can you get legal aid for harassment?
For some cases, legal aid is free. If you need to seek an injunction to protect you or your child from domestic abuse, violence or harassment you may qualify for legal aid as long as you meet the means test (the means test is not so strict for injunction cases).
Why do lawyers take pro bono cases?
Provides an Opportunity for Collaboration. Along with opportunities to practice in areas outside their day-to-day work, pro bono cases also give attorneys the chance to work with other lawyers in their firms whom they may not otherwise know. That creates relationships — and cross-firm opportunities in the future.
How do I hire a lawyer with no money?
Here’s how to find legal help if you can’t afford a lawyer:
- Contact the city courthouse.
- Seek free lawyer consultations.
- Look to legal aid societies.
- Visit a law school.
- Contact your county or state bar association.
- Go to small claims court.
What is the difference between a legal aid and a lawyer?
The only difference there should be between a privately retained lawyer and a legal aid/public defender attorney is who lays their bill. A private attorney you pay for, the legal aid attorney is paid by the government.
Is GBLS a nonprofit?
Greater Boston Legal Services, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and recognized by several donor-advised funds.
How can you prove harassment?
Proving harassment to secure a conviction
- the defendant has pursued a course of conduct.
- the course of conduct amounted to harassment of another person.
- the defendant knew or ought to have known that the course of conduct amounted to harassment.
Where can I find legal services in Massachusetts?
Welcome to MassLegalServices.org, the online poverty law library and collaboration resource for legal services advocates in Massachusetts. Not a lawyer or legal advocate? for legal information and self help materials.
Is there a legal aid program in Massachusetts?
Massachusetts does not have enough lawyers for all the people who need legal help. We cannot help everyone, even if you have a low income. What if legal services program cannot help me? You can get legal information and self-help tools from our statewide websites.
Why was the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation created?
The Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation was established to ensure that low-income people with critical, non-criminal legal needs would have access to legal information, advice, and representation.
Is the Massachusetts court system open to the public?
Courts are open but conducting most business over the phone and video over the Internet. See Contact the Court Evictions for some tenants are on hold! See COVID-19 and Housing