There are many ways to provide pro bono legal assistance.
Attorneys present topics at information clinics at a legal service’s organization or a public library. They provide brief counsel and advice at an Ask-A-Lawyer event at a community center or a veterans’ clinic.
Lawyers also participate in Citizenship Day, the Name Change Project or at an Advance Directives for Seniors event.
Volunteers may choose to assist a client by working with Guardian ad Litem, the Office of Public Defender or Three Rivers Legal Services.
Many attorneys select their cases by visiting the case review resource at jaxlegalaid.org, Pro Bono Involvement, Cases Awaiting Placement.
Clients are identified by Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, the Northeast Florida Medical Legal Partnership and Three Rivers.
More people have access to the courts and legal assistance, thanks to the attorneys listed and to so many more. The need for pro bono legal service is immense and every contribution matters.
For information on pro bono opportunities in the 4th Judicial Circuit, contact [email protected].
The following attorneys accepted cases in the first quarter of 2017:
Debra Alexander,
Tess Arington,
Michelle Atack,
Mohammed Bataineh,
Lucreita Becude,
Rebecca Black,
Homer Bliss,
Kim Bouchard-Chaimowiz
Vicki Bowers,
Imani Boykin,
Linda Bryan,
John Cherneskie,
Seth Corneal,
Joseph Crawford.
Thoma Cushman;
Gardner Davis,
Holli Dean
Catherine (Poppy) Decunto,
Lisa DiFranza,
Kristen Drake,
Ronald Duryea,
Ashlea Edwards
Robert Ellis,
Troy Farquhar,
William “Trey” Flournoy,
James Floyd,
Crystal Freed,
Leanna S.A. Freeman,
Michelle Fusillo;
Joseph Gasparro,
Jay Grife,
Jared Hernandez,
John Humes,
Aaron Irving,
Edward Jackson,
Diana Johnson,
David King,
Drew Krieger,
Eric Lawson,
Debbie Lee-Clark,
Whitney Lonker,
Matthew Lufrano,
Derek Maines,
Rusty Mead,
Vicki Meadors,
William Michaelis,
Ryan Moore,
Robert Morgan,
Virginia Morgan,
Mark Moss,
Robert Murphy,
Cynthia Nichols,
James Nolan,
Marisa O’Connor,
Tom Pycraft,
Donato Rinaldi,
Annie Rodriquez,
Tania Schmidt-Alpers,
Buddy Schulz,
Judith Setzer,
Craig Sherar,
Judith Shine,
Howard Smith,
John (Jack) Spence,
Michael, Stanski,
Max Story,
Vincent Sullivan,
Clyde Taylor,
Amanda Thoele,
Matthew Tonuzi,
Raymond Treadwell,
John Westfield,
Thomas White,
Trevor Williams
Robert Wood