Pro Bono Opportunities

Attorney Pro Bono Opportunities

AppalReD offers the following pro bono attorney opportunities:

1.         Pro Bono Case Referrals- We can send you case referrals for pro bono representation in the following areas: family law, bankruptcies, collection cases, and evictions.

2.         Low Income Taxpayer Clinic-You can volunteer to provide pro bono help to clients with IRS tax issues.

3.         Reduced Fee Case Referrals-We can send you case referrals in family law, bankruptcy, eviction, and collections for you to handle at a reduced fee.

4.         Pro Se Clinics-AppalReD holds clinics to help pro se litigants with divorces and other family law cases.  You can volunteer to help at a clinic.

5.         Social Security Hearings for victims of Eric C. Conn 

6.         Disaster Legal Services- We will have opportunities to volunteer a few hours in person at DRCS or virtually AND we will have case referrals in areas of disaster law such as FEMA appeals, landlord-tenant issues, bankruptcy, contractor scams, etc.

If you are interested in any of these opportunities, please complete the volunteer application. Reach out to Charnel Burton, Pro Bono Director at CharnelB@ardfky.org.

If you are interested in volunteering to respond to the February 2025 flooding, please fill out the volunteer application or email the Pro Bono Director. In the coming days, we will update this page with a link to a disaster legal services volunteer form. Thanks for your help!

Non-Attorney Pro Bono Opportunities

You do not need a law license to help make a difference in your community. AppalReD is always in need of dedicated, committed individuals to help out. Anyone with the time, dedication, and talent to help AppalReD achieve its mission is encouraged to complete the volunteer application.

Law Student Opportunities

In addition, if you are a law student and would like more information on how you can volunteer during the school year or summer, please complete the volunteer application.

Read an article by Notre Dame Law Student volunteer Sophie Miller on her experience volunteering with AppalReD.

Notre Dame Students Spring 2024
Law Students from Notre Dame Law spent their Spring Break volunteering at two pro se clinics. They are joined by local pro bono volunteers Doug Holliday and Daryle Ronning.

 

 

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