Janice Farwell's Contact Details

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Volunteer Lawyers Project

Portland, ME, US • 10 - 19 Employees
Legal/Attorney

In 1983, Pine Tree Legal Assistance partnered with the Maine Bar Foundation to create a project dedicated to engaging volunteers in providing civil legal aid. Housed within Pine Tree, the Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project (VLP) has more than 760 students, attorneys, and community members volunteering each year and it generates more than $1 million dollars annually in volunteer services. The VLP has a small staff that recruits, trains, manages, and supports volunteers to provide free legal help to people of low income throughout the state. In most VLP cases, the legal assistance is provided by pro bono attorney volunteers. Student and community volunteers conduct intake interviews, provide legal information, organize clinics, and help to develop new service projects. Our core service areas include family matters such as divorce and parental rights actions; financial matters such as bankruptcy, debt collection, and foreclosure; and other matters such as unemployment, social security disability, and wills. For over thirty years, the VLP has worked to make "justice for all" a reality in Maine. To transform justice from an ideal into a reality for our clients, the VLP acts as a nexus, connecting pro bono attorneys and individuals with civil legal issues who cannot afford attorneys. Volunteers are involved in every stage - from intake to strategic planning. To learn more about our organization and how you can become involved, please visit our website: vlp.org