Pro Bono Opportunities-Family Law 

Civil Protection Orders for Victims of Domestic Violence: Attorneys are needed to represent low-income victims of domestic violence at hearings before Northern Virginia Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts. These cases usually will have been scheduled for a date and time certain before the applicant comes to LSNV seeking assistance. A minimal time commitment is involved, usually including one brief court appearance. Training and mentoring are available.

Contested Child Custody or Visitation, Child Support, and Divorce Cases: Volunteer attorneys are needed to provide representation on contested child custody, visitation and divorce cases that LSNV staffing resources are unable to meet.

Hotline Phone Consultations for Family Issues:  Attorneys are needed to perform telephone consultations on non-emergency family law issues on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. The attorneys may make the calls from their office/home or from the LSNV Falls Church Office.

Uncontested Divorces: Volunteer attorneys are needed to handle uncontested divorce cases on behalf of low-income applicants. These cases have been pre-screened to ensure that all potentially contested issues, such as custody, support and property disputes have been resolved before being referred to an attorney. A minimal time commitment is involved, usually including one brief court appearance. Training and forms are available. Volunteer paralegals are also needed to interview applicants to determine determine whether the matter is uncontested.
 
For further information contact:

Dan Schy, Pro Bono Coordinator
Legal Services of Northern Virginia
4080 Chain Bridge Road
Fairfax, VA  22030
(703) 778-4803
dschy@lsnv.org