"We encourage our students to develop their own individual commitment to others and to explore those themes which are central to the Jesuit tradition: the dignity of the human person, the advancement of the common good and compassion for the poor. We seek to train a diverse student body not merely to be good lawyers, but to be lawyers who lead good lives, and who will be prepared to seek and to find meaningful work in service to others that will enrich their communities."
-From The Boston College Law School Mission Statement
Welcome to the Pro Bono Agencies and Organizations listing page. Here you will find lists of organizations that sponsor law-related pro bono activities in Massachusetts. We encourage you to contact those organizations whose work aligns with your own personal mission of service, and to make the time available to contribute to their work in a meaningful way.
You will also find links to sites that offer information in support of pro bono work, and sites that offer non-law-related opportunities for community service.
For further information and assistance, please contact Freda Fishman, Associate Director for Public Interest Programs, at fishmafr@bc.edu.
Criminal Justice
Civil Legal Services
Public Interest Organizations
Bar Associations
Other Useful Links
Aid to Incarcerated Mothers (AIM)
434 Massachusetts Ave.
Suite 503
Boston, MA 02118
Jean Fox
Executive Director
(617) 536-0058
AIM provides support to incarcerated women with children in the Commonwealth's correctional system.
Bail Appeal Project of Legal Service Division of the Suffolk County Sheriff's Department
200 Nashua Street
Boston, MA 02114
Anne Powers
(617) 635-1100, ext. 6665
This office represents indigent clients on bail appeals.
Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS)
44 Bromfield Street
Boston, MA 02108
Denise M. Regan
Deputy Chief Counsel
(617) 482-6212
www.mass.gov/cpcs
CPCS is the agency that provides criminal defense legal representation to indigent persons. This is the Public Defender Office in Massachusetts. Children and Family Law and Mental Health Litigation units as well.
Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS) - Children and Family Law Program
44 Bromfield Street
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 482-6212
www.mass.gov/cpcs
Overview - Committee for Public Counsel Services
Committee for Public Counsel Services - The Appellate Division
44 Bromfield Street, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Brownlow M. Speer, Esq.
Supervising Attorney
(617) 482-6212
www.mass.gov/cpcs
Criminal Justice Institute
Harvard Law School-Austin Hall, Room 302
Cambridge, MA 02138
Ayanna Hines
Administrative Director
(617) 496-8143
www.law.harvard.edu/academics/clinical/cji
The Institute functions as both a research center for issues of criminal justice policy and as a criminal defense clinical program for Harvard Law students.
Federal Public Defender Office
District of Massachusetts
408 Atlantic Avenue, 3rd Floor
Boston, MA 02110
Owen S. Walker, Esq.
Federal Public Defender
(617) 223-8061
The Federal Public Defender represents indigent parties accused of violations of federal law.
Harvard Prison Legal Assistance Project
Harvard Law School
204 Austin Hall
1515 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02138
Pamela Cameron
Hiring Coordinator
(617) 495-3969
www.law.harvard.edu/academics/clinical/plap
This Harvard Law School student program represents indigent prisoners in disciplinary and parole matters.
Massachusetts Correctional Legal Services
8 Winter Street
11th Floor
Boston, MA 02108-4705
Leslie Walker
Executive Director
(617) 482-2773
www.mcls.net
Massachusetts Correctional Legal Services represents indigent prisoners in disciplinary and other penal administrative hearings.
Middlesex County Inmate Legal Services
269 Treble Cove Road
PO Box 565
Billerica, MA 01862
Lee Gartenberg, Esq.
Director
(781) 729-8030, Ext. 3201
Legal services are provided to indigent inmates within the state penal system.
Americorps
10 Causeway Street, Room 473
Boston, MA 02222
Malcolm Coles
(617) 565-7001
www.americorps.org
This domestic service corps places volunteers in low-income or under served communities to provide grassroots legal organizing. Volunteers receive a stipend, an education bonus and some loan deferment and forgiveness.
Bet Tzedek
Jewish Family and Children Center
174 Portland St.
Boston, MA 02114
Pazit Azir
Project Coordinator
(617) 227-6641
www.jfcsboston.org
Bet Tzedek works in collaboration with the Volunteer Lawyers Project to provide referrals to pro bono lawyers for low income people. It also provides Russian, Yiddish and Hebrew translations.
Boston College Legal Assistance Bureau
24 Crescent Street
Suite 202
Waltham, MA 02153
Alan Minuskin
Director
(781) 893-4793
This branch office of Greater Boston Legal Services is a clinical program of Boston College Law School. The Bureau offers legal services in the areas of landlord-tenant, government benefits, elderly, consumer, family law, CHINS, special education and mental health law.
Cambridge and Somerville Legal Services (CSLS)
60 Gore Street, Suite 3
Cambridge, MA 02141
Donna McCormick
Manager
(617) 603-2700
www.gbls.org
CSLS is a branch office of Greater Boston Legal Services. The office represents low-income clients in a variety of legal specialties including housing, public benefits, elderly, family law, immigration and mental health/disability rights and children's healthcare.
Center for Public Representation (CPR)
22 Green Street
Northampton, MA 01060
Steven Schwartz, Esq.
Executive Director
(413) 587-6265
www.centerforpublicrep.org
CPR is a nonprofit public interest law firm pursuing civil rights cases, especially for the mentally ill. There is another office located at 246 Walnut Street, Newton, MA 02160
Children's Law Support Project (CLSP) of the Massachusetts Advocacy Center
100 Boylston Street, Suite 200
Boston, MA 02116-4610
Jerry Mogul
Executive Director
(617) 357-8431
www.massadvocates.org
CLSP offers assistance and support to legal services offices serving low-income children, primarily in the areas of health and education. CLSP is the only Legal Assistance Corporation funded component of the Massachusetts Advocacy Center, a child advocacy organization concentrating on health, education and child welfare issues for low-income children.
Clean Air Task Force
18 Tremont Street, Suite 530
Boston, MA 02108
Ann Weeks, Esq.
Counsel
PHONE (617)624-0234 FAX 617-292-4933
www.catf.us
The Clean Air Task Force, founded in 1996, is a national environmental organization with the sole mission of reducing harmful pollution from the nation's power plants. The goal of the Task Force is to tighten state and federal regulation of air emission from power plants in order to reduce smog, soot, haze, acid rain, toxic pollution and climate change. The Task Force is staffed by a senior team of technical experts, and policy, legal and campaign specialists.
Community Legal Services and Counseling Center
1 West Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
Leslee Klein
Legal Director
(617) 661-1010
www.clsacc.org
This legal services office offers counseling and legal representation for matters including housing and homelessness, family law, benefits, and political asylum.
Disability Law Center
11 Beacon Street
Suite 925
Boston, MA 02108
Christine Griffin, Esq.
Executive Director
(617) 723-8455 or 800-381-0577 TTY (617) 227-9464 FAX (617) 723-9125
www.dlc-ma.org
The Disability Law Center provides free legal representation to under served or indigent disabled clients in cases of discrimination in employment, housing, education, access, public accommodations and government benefits.
Family Advocacy Program -- Boston Medical Center
One Boston Medical Center Place, Dowling 3 South
Boston, MA 02118
Ellen Lawton
Legal Director, Division of Community Pediatrics
(617) 414-7430
The Family Advocacy Program demonstrates the value of collaboration between health care and legal service providers. Established in 1993, FAP serves low income children and their families by providing them with legal representation on a host of issues including health care, housing, education, family law, nutrition, and income supports. In addition to providing direct services, FAP's staff also conducts training on a range of legal issues for health care providers, medical students, and community groups. FAP is also committed to legislative and other forms of systematic reform.
Greater Boston Legal Services
197 Friend Street
Boston, MA 02114
Sonna Marquez
Executive Director
(617) 371-1234
www.gbls.org
This large legal services organization has many offices and many units across the Boston area.
Units:
Asian Outreach Unit
Elderly Unit
Employment Unit
Family Unit
Housing Unit
Health Unit
Immigration
Medicare Advocacy Project
Middlesex Domestic Violence Advocacy Project Unit
Welfare Unit
For more detailed information see a Career Services counselor.
Hale and Dorr Legal Services Center
122 Boylston Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Cheryl Burg Rusk
Hiring Contact
(617) 522-3003
The Legal Services Center is a legal services office serving low-income clients. The Center also serves as a clinical program for Harvard Law School students.
Hampshire County Domestic Relations Program for Children
c/o Hampshire County Bar Association, Inc.
15 Gothic Street, Suite #10
Northampton, MA 01060
Rebecca Ryan
Executive Director
(413) 586-8729
The program provides attorneys for children involved in domestic relations cases.
Harvard Legal Aid Bureau
1587 Massachusetts Ave., Baker House
Cambridge, MA 02138
Susana Arteta
Administrative Director
(617) 495-4408
www.law.harvard.edu/students/orgs/hlab
This clinical program of Harvard Law School represents indigent clients in matters of government benefits, housing, family and elder law and HIV issues.
Legal Advocacy and Resource Center (LARC)
197 Friend Street
Boston, MA 02114
Jessica Ladd, Esq.
Executive Director
(617) 371-1123
The Center is the primary legal services screening agency for low-income people in Massachusetts. It provides self-help assistance, operates a hotline and refers low-income people to other agencies.
Legal Assistance Corporation of Central Massachusetts (LACCM)
405 Main Street, 4th Floor
Worcester, MA 01608
Robert Nasdor, Esq.
Executive Director
(508) 752-3718
http://www.livejustice.org/
LACCM offers representation to low-income clients in matters of family law, landlord-tenant, benefits, elderly law, and Medicare advocacy.
Legal Services for Cape Cod and the Islands (LSCCI)
460 West Main Street
Hyannis, MA 02601
Raymond Yox, Esq.
Executive Director
(508) 775-7020 or (800) 742-4107
www.lscci.org
LSCCI provides legal representation for indigent clients in housing, benefits, family law, elderly law, education and domestic violence.
Massachusetts Justice Project (MJP)
57 Suffolk Street
4th Floor
Holyoke, MA 01040
Alan Ells
Director
(413) 533-2660
MJP works in the area of housing, domestic relations, employment, consumer, public benefits, health, trust and estates and bankruptcy issues.
Massachusetts Law Reform Institute (MLRI)
99 Chauncy Street, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02111
Judith Liben, Esq.
Attorney
(617) 357-0700
www.mlri.org
A legal resource center that provides support for low-income citizens and their lawyers. The Institute achieves its mission through litigation, legislative advocacy, administrative regulatory proceedings and negotiation. MLRI also provides legal support and backup to field legal services and accepts individual and class clients for statewide impact litigation.
Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation (MLAC)
11 Beacon Street, Suite 820
Boston, MA 02108
Lonnie Powers, Esq.
Executive Director
(617) 367-8544
www.mlac.org
MLAC is the primary funding agency for legal services providers in Massachusetts.
Merrimack Valley Legal Services
35 John Street, Suite 302
Lowell, MA 01852
Ken MacIver, Esq.
Executive Director
(978) 458-1465
Areas of Practice: LEG Secondary: LT, GB, FAM
Merrimack Legal Services assist indigent clients with legal problems concerning landlord-tenant, government benefits, family and elder law.
Middlesex County Inmate Legal Services
269 Treble Cove Road
Billerica, MA 01862
Lee Gartenberg, Esq.
Director
(781) 729-8030, Ext. 3190
Legal services are provided to indigent inmates within the state penal system.
National Consumer Law Center
77 Summer Street, Suite 10
Boston, MA 02110
Odette Williamson
Executive Director
(617) 542-8010
www.consumerlaw.org
The Center provides nationwide back-up to legal services attorneys who are litigating consumer issues.
Neighborhood Legal Services (NLS)
37 Friend Street
Lynn, MA 01902
Ross M. Doloff, Esq.
Director
(781) 599-7730 or 800-747-5056
www.neighborhoodlaw.org
NLS specializes in housing, welfare, disability, elder and family law as well as community economic development.
New Center for Legal Advocacy (NCLA)
257 Union Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
Richard McMahon, Esq.
Executive Director
(508)979-7160
www.ncla.net
The office specializes in family law with a primary focus on domestic violence. The office also serves as a phone intake and referral source for Southeastern Massachusetts.
South Middlesex Legal Services (SMLS)
354 Waverly Street
Framingham, MA 01702
Nancy King, Esq.
Executive Director
(508) 620-1830
www.smlegal.org
SMLS provides legal assistance to low-income clients needing representation in matters such as housing, family law, benefits, employment and consumer law.
Southeastern Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation (SEMLAC)
22 Bedford Street
Fall River, MA 02720
Michael Alexander, Esq.
Director
(508) 676-2124
SEMLAC serves indigent clients in matters of government benefits, family law, bankruptcy and health issues. There are branch offices with a separate managing attorney in New Bedford, Brockton and Fall River.
Tri-Cap, Inc.
110 Pleasant Street, 2nd Floor
Malden, MA 02148
c/o Pro Bono Legal Project Coordinator
(781) 322-4125
www.tri-cap.org
Tri-Cap handles eviction defense; subsidy termination/denials; welfare denials, termination, problems; civil suits related to auto accident claims; custody, visitation, modifications, guardianship; etc.
University of Massachusetts Student Legal Services Office
University of Massachusetts
922 Campus Center Way
Amherst, MA 01003
Corey Carvalho
Assistant to Director
(413) 545-1995
This office provides legal advice, litigation services and pertinent legal information to students at the University of Massachusetts.
Volunteer Lawyers Project
29 Temple Place
Boston, MA 02111
Meg Connolly, Esq.
Executive Director
(617) 423-0648
www.vlpnet.org
The Project is a division of the Boston Bar Association and provides advocacy, individual litigation services and public education in the areas of housing, family, consumer, government benefits and elder law.
Western Massachusetts Legal Services, Inc. (WMLS)
127 State Street
Springfield, MA 01103
Andrew Steinberg, Esq.
Executive Director
(413) 781-7814
www.wmls.org
WMLS provides legal services to indigent clients in such matters as housing, elder law, government benefits, family law, disability law and landlord-tenant.
PUBLIC INTEREST ORGANIZATIONS
AIDS Action Committee
294 Washington Street, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Susan Kelley
resumes@aac.org
(617) 437-6200
www.aac.org
The AIDS Action Committee advocates for PWAs (people with AIDS) in matters of discrimination, health care needs and housing. The Committee also conducts a public education and awareness campaign.
Alternative House Outreach & Administrative Services
174 Central Street, Suite 225
Lowell, MA 01852
978-937-5777
Alternative House is a multi service organization providing emergency shelter and other support services to women who are victims of domestic violence. Attorneys and law students can assist in a legal information clinic that is free to women who are victims of domestic violence and can also assist in court.
Alternatives for Community and Environment (ACE)
2181 Washington Street, Suite 301
Roxbury, MA 02119
Quita Sullivan
Staff Attorney
617-442-3343 ext 26
www.ace-ej.org
ACE provides legal, educational and organizational support to under- served communities facing environmental and public health threats.
American Friends Services Committee
2161 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02140
Keith Harvey
Regional Director
(617) 661-6130
www.afsc.org/
The Committee seeks to work for prisoners' rights and to abolish discrimination in the legal system.
American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics
765 Commonwealth Avenue, Suite 1634
Boston, MA 02215
Benjamin W. Moulton
Executive Vice President and Director
(617) 262-4990
www.aslme.org
The Society is a nonprofit organization designed to augment dialogue on health care issues and ethics between the legal and medical professions through education, discourse and policy formulation.
Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
40 Court Street
Boston, MA 02108
Robert Leikind
Regional Director, New England
(617) 406-6300
www.adl.org
The ADL is committed to the preservation of justice for all Americans through the legal system, the media and politics.
Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence
P.O. Box 120108
Boston, MA 02112-0108
Shirely Fan
Executive Director
617-338-2350
www.atask.org
The organization's goal is to eliminate domestic violence in the Asian communities through community education and service for survivors of abuse, services include counseling and housing advocacy.
Battered Women's Resources, Inc.
P.O. Box 1209
Leominster, MA 01453
Joanne Tulonen
Executive Director
(978) 537-2306
Battered Womens' Resources, Inc. interns work on court-based advocacy for victims of domestic abuse who are seeking protection of the court by petitioning for a 209A restraining order. This organization has an attorney who comes to their office two afternoons per month who gives half hour free consultation to abuse victims.
Brockton Family and Community Resources, Inc.
18 Belmont Street
Brockton, MA 02301
Lynn Santiago-Calling
Volunteer Coordinator
508-583-2045
Brockton Family & Community Resources, Inc. offers free domestic violence support services. Law students provide information and court-based advocacy.
Cambridge Community Services (CCS)
99 Bishop Allen Drive
Cambridge, MA 02139
Susan Golden
Executive Director
617-876-5124
CCS oversees several direct service programs for adolescents that focus on education, employment and community service. Legal areas include immigration and criminal law.
Cape Cod Dispute Resolution Center (CCDRC) Inc.
80 Route 6A
P.O. Box 193
Orleans, MA 02653
Peter Regan
Director of Operations
508-240-1717
www.capemediation.org
CCDRC is a private, nonprofit organization offering dispute resolution services and training to individuals and businesses on Cape Cod and throughout Southeastern Massachusetts.
Casa Myrna Vasquez, Inc.
P.O. Box 180019
Boston, MA 02118
Susan Duley
Interim Executive Director
(617) 521-0100
www.casamyrna.org
This battered women's advocacy group provides legal representation to domestic violence victims and their families.
Catholic Charities Greater Boston Regional Office
35 Bird Street
Dorchester, MA 02125
Kevin Broughton
Executive Director
(617) 287-1150
The Office provides immigration legal services, sponsors the Immigration Access Board and works at refugee resettlement.
Catholic Charities Refugee and Immigration Services
75 Kneeland Street, 8th Floor
Boston, MA 02111
(617) 451-7979
www.ccab.org
The organization represents low income immigrants of all nationalities in asylum and family immigration cases.
Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC)/Boston College Immigration and Asylum Project
885 Centre Street
Newton, MA 02459
Mary Holper, Esq.
Detention Attorney
(617) 552-0593
CLINIC/BCIAP is a clinical program of Boston College Law School. The program provides legal representation and "Know Your Rights" presentations to detained immigrants who are facing deportation.
Center for Insurance Research (CIR)
1130 Massachusetts Avenue
2nd Floor
Dorchester, MA 02138
Brenden Bridgeland
Executive Director
(617) 441-2900
www.thewatchdog.org
A nonprofit research center, the CIR attempts to reform the financial services industry through lobbying and litigation. Established in 1991, the Center serves as a watchdog on the insurance industry.
Center for Law and Education
43 Winter St., 18th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Kathleen Boundy, Esq.
Co-Director
(617) 451-0855
www.cleweb.org
The Center for Law and Education is a nonprofit agency focusing on students' rights, especially in the areas of desegregation, expulsion and special education. The Center, with offices in both Cambridge and Washington, DC, provides backup and research to practitioners nationwide.
Center for Public Representation (CPR)
22 Green Street
Northampton, MA 01060
Steven Schwartz, Esq.
Executive Director
(413) 586-6024
www.centerforpublicrep.org/
CPR is a nonprofit public interest law firm pursuing civil rights cases, especially for the mentally ill. There is another office located at 246 Walnut Street, Newton, MA 02160, phone (617) 965-0776.
Centro Presente
54 Essex Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
Jessica Durram
Development Director
(617) 497-9080
www.cpresente.org
This agency provides legal assistance to those with immigration and/or political asylum legal problems.
Chelsea's Commission on Hispanic Affairs
1 Silk Street
Chelsea, MA 02150
Guillermo Quinteros
Director
617-889-4567
The Commission promotes the social, political and economic empowerment of the Hispanic community. Law students provide court advocacy. Spanish speaking requirement.
Children's Law Center of Massachusetts
298 Union Street
Lynn, MA 01903
Jay McManus
Deputy Director
(781) 581-1977
www.clcm.org
The Children's Law Center is a nonprofit pediatric law practice representing children in abuse and neglect, delinquency, special education, mental health, and other court proceedings. The Center also provides backup and training to juvenile law professionals across the Commonwealth.
Children's Legal Services, Inc.
4 Cypress Street
Brookline, MA 02445
Henry E. Bock, Jr., Esq.
(617) 264-7333
www.childlaw.org
Children's Legal Services, Inc. is a private, nonprofit law center whose staff provides legal representation in child abuse and neglect and delinquency cases and serves as guardians ad litem in child abuse and neglect, delinquency, special education, mental health and medical matters.
Citizens for Juvenile Justice
101 Tremont Street
Suite 1015
Boston, MA 02108
Lael Chester
Executive Director
www.cfjj.org
Citizens for Juvenile Justice is dedicated to strengthening a juvenile justice system that protects the public through the rehabilitation of youth. Law students conduct legal research on pending legislation or key juvenile justice issues.
City Life / Vida Urbana
P.O. Box 117
3313 Washington St.
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Juan Leyton
Administrative Director
(617) 524-3541
617-338-1050
www.clvu.org
City Life / Vida Urbana is a volunteer-led bilingual (Spanish-English) community organization that for 23 years has undertaken organizing and advocacy to promote tenants' rights, affordable housing, and other issues of social justice.
City Year
285 Columbus Avenue
Boston, MA 02116
Danielle McNeil
Human Potential
(617) 927-2600
www.cityyear.org
City Year is a nonprofit urban youth service corps offering yearlong service opportunities to high school and college youth. The corps is staffed by loaned executives and other professionals. It is considered a national model program.
Committee to End Elder Homelessness, Inc.
1640 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02118
Pam Jones
Manager
617-369-1550
www.ceeh.org
The major goals of the organization are: 1) to publicize the problem of homelessness among the elderly, 2) to promote early identification of elderly at risk of becoming homeless and 3) the develop a variety of housing and social services options to suit the varying needs of the elderly at-risk. Legal areas include probate law, wills and government benefits.
Common Cause
59 Temple Place
Suite 600
Boston, MA 02110
Pam Wilmot
Executive Director
(617) 426-9600
www.commoncause.org
Common Cause is a citizen's lobby that works to reduce the influence of special interest money in our political process. Common Cause has successfully pressured Congress to adopt strong financial disclosure laws; helping to rid presidential elections of dubious contributions; and spearheading the effort that created tougher laws that made it harder for public officials to use their public office for private gain.
Community Action Agency of Somerville (CAAS)
66-70 Union Square #104
Somerville, MA 02143
Julie Powell
Advocacy Program Director
(617) 623-7370
CAAS, a private nonprofit agency, is the legally designated antipoverty agency of Somerville. CAAS currently has three components: the advocacy program which addresses tenants' rights and affordable housing issues, welfare policy, and racial conflict; the Somerville Community Partnership organized effort in the community to reduce the use of alcohol and other drugs; and the Head Start Program which provides education, health, and other social services to low-income Somerville children and their families.
Community Action, Inc. / Consumer Protection Program
25 Locust Street
Haverhill, MA 01832
Karen Pinette
Director of Personnel
(978) 373-1971
www.communityactioninc.org
Community Action, Inc.'s Protection Program mediates disputes between consumers and businesses, provides information and referrals on pertinent consumer laws, and assists consumers in the preparation of cases from small claims court.
Community Builders
95 Berkeley Street, Suite 500
Boston, MA 02116
Lark Jurev Patermo
General Counsel
(617) 695-9595
www.communitybuilders.org
Community Builders' mission is to increase the availability of affordable housing through legal advocacy.
Community Care Services
70 Main Street
Taunton, MA 02780
John P. Roylston
Human Resource Director
(508) 821-7777 ext. 221
www.communitycareservices.org
ComCare Services is a nonprofit agency providing legal services in administrative/regulatory law, labor/employment law, family law, women's law, alternative dispute resolution, youth/child law, and education law.
Community Catalyst
30 Winter Street, 10th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Nomita Ganguly
Staff Attorney
(617) 275-2807
www.communitycat.org
Areas of Practice: HEA Secondary: CON
Formerly Families USA Foundation, Community Catalyst is a national consumer advocacy organization working on health care issues at the federal and state level. Community Catalyst provides technical assistance to community groups, Attorneys General, and State Insurance Divisions in over 25 states.
Community Service Network, Inc. (CSN)
271 Main Street #302
Stoneham, MA 02180
Sheila Herbeck
Executive Director
(781) 438-5981
CSN's mission is to help low income clients access the knowledge and skills that promote self-sufficiency. Services include homeless intercept services, landlord-tenant mediation, benefit advocacy, employment advocacy and first-time home owner program.
Conservation Law Foundation (CLF)
62 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02110
Seth Kaplin, Esq.
Senior Attorney
(617) 350-0990
www.clf.org
CLF is a nonprofit, member-supported environmental foundation using law to conserve, preserve and manage threatened environments through impact litigation, lobbying and policy formulation.
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Southern New England (CCCS)
8 Winter Street or 51 Union St
10th Floor Worcester, MA 01608
Boston, MA 02108
Mel Stiller
Executive Director
(617) 426-6644 (508) 795-1444
www.creditcounseling.org
CCCS provides free advice, referral, and counseling on debt-management (including landlord/tenant) where client pays bills on reduced payment through CCCS. They also provide housing counseling on pre-purchase and mortgage default. CCCS will assist clients even if the court is already involved.
Court Appointed Special Advocates Program (CASA)
Suffolk County Juvenille Court, CASA Program
24 New Chardon Street, P.O. Box 9663
Boston, MA 02114
Susan Conrad
Probation Officer
(617) 788-6390
www.thecasaproject.org
The CASA program works to promote the best interests of children involved in judicial proceedings for matters such as abuse, neglect, and CHINS petitions. The CASA Project recruits, trains, and provides supervision and support for community volunteers who are appointed by a judge to serve as guardians ad litem.
Court Appointed Special Advocates Program (CASA)
Worcester County Juvenile Court Department
100 Grove Street
Worcester, MA 01605
Alicia Lenahan
Executive Director-Program Contact
(508) 757-9877
www.thecasaproject.org
The CASA program works to promote the best interests of children involved in judicial proceedings for matters such as abuse, neglect, and CHINS petitions. The CASA Project recruits, trains, and provides supervision and support for community volunteers who are appointed by a judge to serve as guardians ad litem.
Court Appointed Special Advocates Program (CASA)
Family Services
430 North Canal Street
Lawrence, MA 01843
Connie Williamson
Program Coordinator
(978) 683-9505 ext. 17
www.familyserviceinc.com
The CASA program works to promote the best interests of children involved in judicial proceedings for matters such as abuse, neglect, and CHINS petitions. The CASA Project recruits, trains, and provides supervision and support for community volunteers who are appointed by a judge to serve as guardians ad litem.
Court Appointed Special Advocates Program (CASA)
101 State Street
Suite 202
Springfield, MA 01103
Isabel Morales
Director
(413) 781-2272
www.nationalcasa.org
The CASA program works to promote the best interests of children involved in judicial proceedings for matters such as abuse, neglect, and CHINS petitions. The CASA Project recruits, trains, and provides supervision and support for community volunteers who are appointed by a judge to serve as guardians ad litem.
Crittenton Hastings House
10 Perthshire Road
Brighton, MA 02135
Roger Olser
Director of Educational Services
617-782-7600
Crittenton Hastings House addresses the needs associated with pregnancy, parenting and family life. Clients need assistance in the areas of family law, housing and employment.
Cultural Survival, Inc.
215 Prospect Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
Marc Camp
Director of Operations
(617) 441-5412
www.cs.org
Cultural Survival is a nonprofit organization founded in 1972 to defend the human rights and cultural autonomy of indigenous peoples and oppressed ethnic minorities. Through research and publications, they focus attention on violations of those rights and advocate alternative policies that avoid genocide, ethnic conflict, and the destruction of other peoples' ways of life.
Daybreak Resources for Women and Children, Inc.
Box 925
Worcester, MA 01610
Linda Cavaioli
Executive Director
(508) 755-5371
Daybreak seeks to enable women to break free from abuse, empowers young people with skills to resist abuse and violence, and encourages women to share their strength and courage with others. Daybreak applies for an IOLTA grant to fund a court advocate who meets with women at the courthouse for emotional support and to provide information for those who seek legal redress through 209A restraining orders. Daybreak's other services include a hotline, support groups, and short term counseling.
Eastern Service Workers Association (ESWA)
264A Adams Street
Dorchester, MA 02122
Phyllis Kornblum
Operations Manager
(617) 265-1599
ESWA is a mutual benefit association of service and other low income workers and concerned citizens who have joined together to fight to change conditions of joblessness, homelessness and helplessness in the community. Sessions are run by an ad hoc Coalition of Concerned Legal Professionals (CCLP), an association promoting access to justice for the growing number of Boston residents who otherwise cannot afford legal recourse and are therefore denied due process.
Elder Services of Berkshire County
66 Wendell Ave.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Robert Dean
Executive Director
413-499-0524
www.esbci.org
The mission of Elder Services is to assist Berkshire elders to maintain dignity, independence and self-determination through outreach, advocacy and education. Legal advice regarding public benefits, housing, age discrimination and health care issues.
Environmental Careers Organization, Inc.
30 Winter Street
Boston, MA 02108
Jeff R. Cook
Chief Executive Officer
(617) 426-4375
www.eco.org
This environmental careers development office sets up internships for undergraduates and graduates in different disciplines with corporate sponsors, nonprofit organizations, and state and local government agencies. There are regional officers in San Francisco, Seattle and Boston.
Environmental League of Massachusetts (ELM)
14 Beacon Street
Suite 714
Boston, MA 02108
Jim Gomes
President
(617) 742-2553
www.environmentalleague.org
ELM advocates for stronger environmental laws and educates the public about environmental issues.
Families for Kids
520 Dudley Street
Roxbury, MA 02119
Kim Stevens
Program Director
(617) 989-9446
www.csrox.org/mffk
Areas of Practice: JUV
This project is funded by Kellogg Foundation to find permanent homes for children, and promotes the implementation of new adoption law.
Family Services of Greater Boston
31 Heath Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Paul Youd
Director of Behavioral Health Services
617-523-6400
The mission is to promote self-sufficiency and well-being of at-risk families and individuals through the provision of innovative, culturally competent and integrated health and social services.
Federation for Children with Special Needs
1135 Tremont Street
Suite 420
Boston, MA 02120
Carolyn Romano, Esq.
Staff Attorney
(617) 236-7210 ext. 141
www.fcsn.org
The Federation operates a training program and information center for parents of children who are in need of special education services. In addition to education, the organization focuses on heath care issues for special-needs children. The Federation provides advocacy at the State House.
Framingham Court Mediation Services
600 Concord Street
Framingham, MA 01702
Carol Bronder
Director
(508) 872-9495
FCMS provides mediation as an early intervention method for resolving differences in order to prevent the escalation of criminal behavior. Law students provide mediation.
Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD)
30 Winter Street, Suite 800
Boston, MA 02108
Gary Buseck
Executive Director
(617) 426-1350
www.glad.org
GLAD provides representation on gay and lesbian civil rights and related issues. The AIDS Law Project litigates cases of discrimination against People with HIV.
Health Law Advocates
30 Winter Street
Suite 940
Boston, MA 02108
Laurie Martinelli
Executive Director
617-338-5241
www.hla-inc.org
HLA's mission is to provide legal advocacy for vulnerable populations, the chronically ill and the uninsured who are seeking access to adequate health care.
Healthcare For All
30 Winter Street
Suite 1010
Boston, MA 02108
John McDonough
Executive Director
(617) 350-7279 ext. 2911
www.hcfama.org
HLA's mission is to provide legal advocacy for vulnerable populations, the chronically ill and uninsured.
Help for Abused Women and Their Children (HAWC)
27 Congress Street
Salem, MA 01970
Debby Fletcher, Esq.
Legal Advocate
(978) 744-2299 ext. 20
www.helpabusedwomen.org
HAWC offers referrals and services to battered women and their families and assists in obtaining restraining orders.
HIV/AIDS Law Consortium of Western Massachusetts (LCWM)
425 Union Street, Suite 118
West Springfield, MA 01089
Diane Palladino
Program Director
(413) 732-0011
LCWM is a legal program that provides a broad range of legal services to people infected or affected by HIV/AIDS.
Homeowners Options for Massachusetts Elders (HOME)
137 South Street, Lower Level
Boston, MA 02111
Leonard Raymond
Executive Director
(617) 451-0680
HOME is a private, nonprofit charitable organization that provides comprehensive in-home counseling on a statewide basis to elderly homeowners of modest means.
Housing Discrimination Project, Inc.
57 Suffolk Street
Holyoke, MA 01040
Eric Bove
Legal Director
(413) 539-9796
The Housing Discrimination Project, Inc. is a nonprofit fair housing organization that provides counseling and legal services for anyone who has been illegally denied housing. Our objective is to enforce fair housing laws to ensure that everyone has the right to live where they choose.
Inquilinos Boricuas en Accion (IBA)
Legal Unit
405 Shawmut Avenue
Boston, MA 02118
Vanessa Calderon-Rosado
Chief Executive Director
(617) 927-1707
www.iba-etc.org
A nonprofit community advocacy and legal center, IBA assists clients with human services, community development and youth services.
International Institute of Boston
1 Milk Street
Boston, MA 02109
Dr. Westy Egmont
President
(617) 695-9990
www.iiboston.org
The Institute provides legal representation in immigration matters to indigent foreign nationals.
Jane Doe, Inc.
14 Beacon Street, Suite 507
Boston, MA 02108
Mary R. Lauby
Executive Director
(617) 248-0922
www.janedoe.org
This organization lobbies on behalf of women and children's issues and provides program and service referrals to battered women.
Judge Baker Children's Center
53 Parker Hill Avenue
Boston, MA 02120-3225
James Prince
Director
(617) 232-8390
www.jbcc.harvard.edu
The Center provides clinical and educational services to children who have special needs.
Justice Resource Institute: Health Law Institute HLI
130 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
Jon Argenziano, Esq.
Director
(617) 988-8700
HLI offers both a direct legal services program providing legal representation to any JRI Health clients as well as public policy work on medical records privacy, insurance reform, and access to healthcare. The work of the program spans a large range of services ranging from criminal court appearances, depositions, credit collection interventions, wills and custody and permanency placement hearings.
Juvenile Rights Advocacy Project (JRAP)
Boston College Law School
885 Centre Street
Newton Centre, MA 02859
Francine Sherman
Director
(617) 552-4382
www.bc.edu/schools/law/services/academic/programs/clinical/inhouse/#juvenilerights
JRAP student interns work in two general areas: 1) education and the juvenile justice system and 2) delinquency dispositions. These areas reflect the ongoing connection between law and psychology, social work, and health in the area of juvenile justice as well as the need for lawyers to advocate for their youthful clients beyond the courtroom and across conventional legal lines. Those students selecting "education" will staff the Brighton High School and the Gardner Elementary School. Those interested in "dispositions" will represent girls who have been found delinquent and are committed to the MA Department of Youth Services.
Lawyers' Clearinghouse on Affordable Housing and Homelessness
16 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108
Jill Goldenberg, Esq.
Associate Director
(617) 723-0885
www.lawyersclearinghouse.org
The Clearinghouse is a pro bono legal project working on issues of affordable housing and homelessness.
Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law of the Boston Bar Association
294 Washington Street, Suite 940
Boston, MA 02108
Charles Walker
Executive Director
(617) 482-1145
The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights is a private non-profit civil right law office dedicated to fighting race and national origin discrimination through impact litigation, individual case representation, community education, community economic development and policy advocacy. For nearly 40 years, LCCR has represented clients and organizations in Greater Boston and throughout Massachusetts in the areas of employment, housing and public accommodations discrimination; education discrimination, school desegregation and bilingual education issues; voting rights; racial violence and police misconduct; healthcare and environmental justice. Our economic development work provides legal assistance for low-income entrepreneurs in under-served communities.
Massachusetts Advocacy Center
100 Boylston Street, 2nd Floor
Suite 200
Boston, MA 02116
Jerold Mogul
Executive Director
(617) 357-8431
The Massachusetts Advocacy Center is a private, nonprofit child advocacy organization with the mission of improving the life status and opportunity for a productive life of the children of the Commonwealth. The Center has always focused on low-income, minority, and disabled children, and has concentrated on the substantive areas of public education, child health, and child welfare.
Massachusetts Alliance of HUD Tenants
42 Seaverns Ave.
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Michael Kane
Executive Director
(617) 267-2949
The organization organizes and advocates for tenants and tenants rights in Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Appleseed Center for Law and Justice
8 Winter Street, Suite 402
Boston, MA 02108
Alan Jay Rom
Executive Director
(617)482-8686
www.appleseeds.net
Areas of Practice: CON Secondary: JUV
The Massachusetts Appleseed Center is a public interest law organization. The Center draws on the legal and other talents of its members to seek systemic solutions to pressing social problems amenable to law-related resolutions that are not addressed by other public or private initiatives. The Center was founded in 1994 and is an affiliate of the Appleseed Foundation in Washington, D.C.
Massachusetts Citizens for Children
14 Beacon Street
Suite 706
Boston, MA 02108
Jetta Bernier
Executive Director
(617) 742-8555
www.masskids.org
Areas of Practice: JUV Secondary: FAM
This is a local chapter of a national committee to prevent child abuse.
Massachusetts Civil Liberties Union
99 Chauncy Street, Suite 310
Boston, MA 02111
John W. Roberts
Executive Director
(617) 482-3170
www.aclu-mass.org
A branch of the ACLU, the Massachusetts Civil Liberties Union engages in impact litigation around violations or deprivations of civil liberties such as privacy, free speech, and the rights of women, gays, minorities and the disabled.
Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless
8 Winter Street, Suite 402
Boston, MA 02108
Robin Frost
Executive Director
781-595-7570
www.mahomeless.org
The Coalition sponsors two programs. The first involves policy work around housing and shelter access, the second is a donation assistance program in which used furniture and other donations are distributed to those in need.
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE)
16 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108
John H. Gillis
Program Coordinator
(617) 742-0615
http://www.mcle.org
MCLE provides continuing legal education courses to the Massachusetts Bar.
Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group (MASSPIRG)
44 Winter Street
Boston, MA 02108
Amy Perry
Hiring Director
(617) 292-4800
www.masspirg.org
This state chapter of the nationwide PIRG network has organizations dedicated to addressing consumer and environmental issues in society through lobbying, advocacy and public education.
Massachusetts Senior Action Council, Inc.
565 Warren Street.
Dorchester, MA 02121
Geoff Wilkinson
Executive Director
(617) 442-3330
www.masssenioraction.org
The Council engages in grassroots advocacy for the elderly and conducts vigorous lobbying, policy and legislative research and sponsorship.
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC)
99 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02110
Joe McElroy, Esq.
General Counsel
(617) 587-1500
www.mspcc.org
The MSPCC is a private, nonprofit child protection agency assisting in the foster and permanent placement of children removed from their parents.
Mediation Works, Inc. (MWI)
9 Park Street
6th Floor
Boston, MA 02108-4807
Chuck Doran
Executive Director
(617) 973-9739 ext. 22
www.mwi.org
MWI is a private, nonprofit dispute resolution organization providing mediation services to parties seeking mutually beneficial solutions to difficult disputes. MWI provides training to individuals, communities, universities, and corporations interested in mediation as a way of making an immediate and positive difference through the practice of productive dispute resolution methods. MWI also assists low-income South Shore residents involved in summary process, community, criminal, and family law cases.
Medicare Advocacy Project (MAP)
Greater Boston Legal Services
197 Friend Street
Boston, MA 02114
Monica Halas
Senior Attorney
(800) 323-3205
www.gbls.org/map
Cases handled: Medicare issues; imminent hospital discharges; managed care (e.g. HMO issues); problems with eligibility; home health care; skilled nursing facility and hospital problems; nursing home issues; hospice issues.
Mercy Corps Conflict Management Group (CMG)
The Roger Fisher House
9 Waterhouse Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Theodore Johnson
Program Manager and Legal Advisor
(617) 354-5444
www.mercycorps.org
CMG is dedicated to improving the methods of negotiation, conflict resolution, and cooperative decision-making as applied to issues of public concern.
META - Multi-Cultural Education, Training, and Advocacy
240A Elm Street
Suite 22
Somerville, MA 02144
Roger Rice
Executive Director
(617) 628-2226
META is a nonprofit organization established in 1983 to protect the rights of Latino, Asian, Haitian, and other immigrant linguistic minority, and migrant youth. Over the years, META's client base has expanded to include public school students from low-income households, irrespective of race and ethnicity. META is dedicated to the full realization of the educational and personal potential of this vulnerable class of children.
Multicultural Aids Coalition
801B Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02118
Gary Daffin
Executive Director
(617) 442-1622
www.mac-boston.org
The Coalition is a nonprofit, community-based organization committed to the delivery of HIV/AIDS-related prevention education and intervention services for communities of color. Legal interns have an opportunity to research and prepare reports on the issue of access to medical facilities and treatment programs.
NAACP
P.O. Box 8368
Boston, MA 02114
Neil Duke, Esq.
Legal Redress Committee Chair
(888)333-7053
The NAACP is committed to fighting discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, gender or disability through zealous legal advocacy.
National Center for Fair and Open Testing
342 Broadway
Cambridge, MA 02139
Monty Neill
Executive Director
(617) 864-4810
www.fairtest.org
The Center is an information clearinghouse and advocacy organization which seeks to eradicate bias in standardized testing.
National Coalition of Advocates for Students (NCAS)
100 Boylston Street, Suite 737
Boston, MA 02116
Joan First
Executive Director
(617) 357-8507
NCAS is a coalition of child advocacy groups committed to equal access to public education for minority, disabled and poor students.
National Environmental Law Center (NELC)
29 Temple Place
2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02111
Catherine Oddy
Administrator
(617) 422-0880
www.nelconline.org
NELC is a nonprofit litigation and policy center focusing on the Clean Water Act, toxic waste reduction, pollution prevention and chemical accidents.
National Lawyers Guild, Massachusetts Chapter
14 Beacon Street, Suite 407
Boston, MA 02108
Urszula Masny-Latos
Director
(617) 227-7335
www.nlg.org
This branch of the National Lawyers Guild, a nationwide attorney organization, is committed to fighting racism, poverty, repression and oppression both in the States and abroad. The Guild was formed in the 1930's as an alternative to the ABA, which at that time denied membership to African-Americans.
National Voting Rights Institute
27 School Street, suite 500
Boston, MA 02108
John C. Bonifaz
Executive Director
(617) 624-3900
www.nvri.org
Founded in 1994, the National Voting Rights Institute is a nonprofit organization dedicated to challenging the constitutionality of the current campaign finance system at the federal and state levels. Through litigation and public education, the Institute aims to redefine the issue of private money in public elections as the newest voting rights barrier and to emphasize the constitutional rights of all citizens, regardless of economic status, to participate in the entire election process on an equal and meaningful basis.
New England Legal Foundation
150 Lincoln Street, 6th Floor
Boston, MA 02111
Loretta Smith, Esq.
Legal Director
(617) 695-3660
www.nelf.org
The Foundation conducts impact litigation to "champion individual economic liberties, traditional property rights, balanced economic growth and a properly limited government."
New England Pension Assistance Project, Gerontology Institute, UMass Boston
100 Morrissey Boulevard
Boston, MA 02125
Jack Pizer
Coordinator
(617) 287-7311
www.pensionaction.org
The project provides information and individual counseling and assistance in filing claims and obtaining pensions and other retirement income. The project provides answers to general questions as well as referrals to attorneys. The bulk of the services is assistance on individual pension problems.
Our Sisters' Place
P.O. Box 4236
Fall River, MA 02723
Lisa Abrams
Program Director
(508) 677-0224
Our Sisters' Place provides safety and shelter for women and their children for up to 3 months. They believe that their safety can often times be reinforced by the legal process. They follow a case through its lifetime. They utilize restraining orders, child custody, visitation, and divorce proceedings where domestic violence was present. Areas of the law include domestic violence, family, homelessness, immigration, probate, women, youth, and children.
Pike Institute on Law and Disability
Boston University School of Law
765 Commonwealth Avenue, 16th Floor
Boston, MA 02215
Patricia Friedman
Director
(617) 353-2904
The Pike Institute teaches courses on disability issues and produces a bulletin on disability law, discrimination, employment, institutionalization, nursing homes, special education, etc.
Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts
1055 Commonwealth Ave
Boston, MA 02215
Rebecca Reiner
Volunteer Coordinator
(617) 616-1660 ext. 1593
www.pplm.org
Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts depends on the work of volunteers and interns to make it possible to achieve its mission of providing low-cost, high-quality medical, educational, counseling, and advocacy services to men and women across the state.
Political Asylum/Immigration Representation Project (PAIR)
14 Beacon Street, Room 804 A
Boston, MA 02108
Sarah Ignatius, Esq.
Executive Director
(617) 742-9296
www.pairproject.org
PAIR recruits, trains, and provides back-up to pro bono attorneys accepting indigent immigration cases. The project also assists with pro bono class action suits. PAIR is also located at Boston College Law School.
Pro Bono Legal Project, Tri-City Community Action Program (Tri-CAP)
110 Pleasant Street, 3rd Floor
Malden, MA 02148
John Froio, Esq.
Housing Attorney
(781) 322-4125
www.tri-cap.org
Tri-CAP is a multi service, antipoverty agency with three agency divisions: Access, Energy, and Children and Family Services. Part of the Access division, the Pro Bono Legal Project provides legal advice, advocacy, and representation to low-income people with civil legal problems.
Project Genesis: Merrimack Valley Housing Partnership
PO. Box 1042
Lowell, MA 01853-1042
James Wilde
Executive Director
(978) 459-8490
The mission is to promote home ownership opportunities for low and moderate income earners.
Quincy Community Action Programs Inc.
1509 Hancock Street
Quincy, MA 02169
Trish Appert
Housing Program Director
(617) 479-8181
www.sharingweb.org/agencies/qcap.htm
The program works to assist families and individuals to improve the quality of their lives by minimizing the effects of poverty, promoting self-sufficiency and advocating for social change.
Salem Harbor Community Development Corporation
102 Lafayette Street
Salem, MA 01970
James T. Haskell
Executive Director
(978) 745-8071
The Salem Harbor Community Development Corporation is a nonprofit, community-based, housing and community economic development agency working for community control over housing, economic empowerment and self-determination for low-income and moderate-income residents and viable neighborhoods in Salem.
Shelter Legal Services Foundation (SLSF)
885 Centre Street
Newton, MA 02459-1156
Dawn M. Basher, Esq.
Executive Director
(617) 552-0623
www.shelterlegalservices.org
SLSF is a nonprofit organization proving free legal services to homeless and low-income individuals receiving services from area shelters and facilities. SLSF operates legal clinics at the New England Shelter for Homeless Veterans (Wednesday evenings) and Rosie's Place (Monday evenings).
Social Justice For Women
108 Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 02111
Marianne Galvin
617-482-0747, ext 104
Social Justice for Women provides services to women in conflict with the law including advocacy, access to substance abuse treatment, HIV education and services, alternative sanctions and services for pregnant women and women with children.
Solutions for Living
200 Boston Avenue
Suite 1900
Medford, MA 02155
Richard Bedine
Executive Director
(781) 306-1180
This resource bureau provides counseling and support to court-involved youths. They also mediate child/school and intra-family disputes.
Somerville Mediation Program
81 Highland Avenue
Somerville, MA 02143
Alice Comack
Director
(617)625-6600 ext. 6146
The program is a nonprofit community mediation office that provides alternative dispute resolution services. They also operate school mediation programs in high schools.
South Shore Women's Center
225 Water Street, Suite 412
Plymouth, MA 02360
Barbara Fuyat
Executive Director
(508) 582-0078
www.lscci.org/sswc.htm
South Shore Women's Center has trained volunteers and staff to assist individuals seeking relief from abuse through the court system. The center's mission is to end domestic violence by providing support and education to victims, their families and the community. Services include: crisis intervention/safety planning, a 24-hour hotline, emergency shelter via Safe Home Network, court advocacy, social service referral resources, community education, volunteer training, police training, outreach, and violence prevention projects. Paralegals and law students provide court advocacy, safety planning and court support.
Support Committee for Battered Women
P.O. Box 540024
Waltham, MA 02454
Heather Latham
Volunteer / Hotline Coordinator
(781) 891-4056
The committee assists battered women and their children to obtain civil restraining orders; advocates for battered women in court proceedings; refers women to pro bono legal services; and provides crisis intervention. Law students provide legal information and direct representation in civil restraining order hearings or child support hearings.
The Domestic Violence Institute/ NUSL
716 Columbus Avenue
Suite 212
Roxbury, MA 02120
Pualani Enos, Esq.
Director
(617) 373-8617
The Boston Medical Center (BMC) Domestic Violence Advocacy Project trains law students for Domestic Violence Advocate Positions in its Emergency Room Project and its Court Advocacy Project. The Project is run jointly by the BMC Emergency Personnel and experienced attorneys from the Domestic Violence Institute of Northeastern University School of Law.
The Harvard Tenant Advocacy Project
Harvard Law School
Austin Hall, Room 009
1515 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
Betty Blake
Administrative Coordinator
(617) 495-4394
The Project serves the Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, and Woburn areas, providing general landlord-tenant advice, and representing public housing tenants at informal conferences, private conferences, and grievance panel hearings.
The Home For Little Wanderers
271 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Danika Johnsky
Volunteer and Intern Coordinator
617-267-3700
www.thehome.org
BCS promotes the welfare of children, youth and their families, advocating for all children but concentrating on those who are poor and at-risk.
The Nature Conservancy
205 Portland Street, Suite 400
Boston, MA 02114
Venessa Salvucci
Communications
(617) 227-7017
www.nature.org
The Nature Conservancy is an international nonprofit organization that protects biological diversity through land preservation, procurement and management.
The Salvation Army
P.O. Box 971
170 Pearl Street
Springfield, MA 01105
Major Glenn H. Avery
Coordinator
(413) 733-1518
The Salvation Army is an international religious and charitable movement. It provides numerous services to the poor including housing assistance, rental assistance, clothing and youth programs for first time offenders.
The Welcome Project
530 Mystic Ave. #111
Somerville, MA 02145
Nelson Salazar
Executive Director
(617) 623-6633
www.welcomeproject.org
The Welcome Project is a multi service center for low-income families living in the Mystic Public Housing Development neighborhood.
Title IX Advocacy Project
140 Clarendon Street
7th Floor
Boston, MA 02116
Victoria Alzapiedi, Esq.
Executive Director
(617) 247-6722
The Title IX Advocacy Project is a youth-empowerment and legal advocacy organization that works with young people and their adult allies to stop gender discrimination in middle schools and high schools in the greater Boston area. The project currently focuses on sexual harassment in school and discrimination against pregnant and parenting students. It will add gender equity in school-based athletics to the programs. Attorneys as pro bono panel members represent students without charge. Law students conduct legal research, facilitate youth programs and workshops, and develop resource materials.
Tobacco Products Liability Project
Tabacco Control Resource Center, Northeastern University School of Law
400 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Richard Daynard
President
(617) 373-2026
www.tobacco.neu.edu
This project provides back-up and assistance to plaintiff's attorneys who seek damages against tobacco companies.
Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)
2 Brattle Square, Suite 6
Cambridge, MA 02138
Kathleen Rest
Executive Director
(617) 547-5552
www.ucsusa.org
This organization is dedicated to the monitoring of scientific advances and their ethical and societal implications.
Victim Rights Law Center for Survivors of Sexual Violence
99 Bishop Allen Drive
Cambridge, MA 02139
Susan Vickers
Director
(617)492-8306
www.barcc.org
Assists survivors of sexual assault with the criminal, civil and academic justice systems. Legal areas include privacy rights, criminal law, torts and academic justice law.
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts of Massachusetts, Inc.
249 A Street, Apt. 14
Boston, MA 02110
James Grace, Esq.
Executive Director
(617) 350-7600
www.vlama.org
A branch of the Boston Bar Association, VLA provides legal representation to artists and nonprofit arts organizations requiring assistance in such areas as contracts, leases, copyright and licensing.
Western Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health (COSH)
640 Page Blvd., Ste. 104
Springfield, MA 01104
Aaron Wilson
Executive Director
(413)731-0760
www.masscosh.org
Western MassCOSH helps workers solve health and safety problems by providing the following services: education; technical assistance; medical and legal referrals; and advocacy for fair compensation laws and procedures and workplace rights.
Western Massachusetts Volunteer Lawyers Service
57 Suffolk St.
Suite 401
Holyoke, MA 01040
Pat Walsh, Coordinato
(413) 533-2660
The program's goal is to use all resources to provide effective legal assistance to low -ncome residents of western Massachusetts.
Womanshelter/Companeras Legal Emergency Assistance Program (LEAP)
P.O. Box 1099
Holyoke, MA 01041-1099
Karen B. Cavanaugh
Executive Director
(413) 538-9717
www.literacyproject.org/CPOrgDataBase/womanshelter.html
Womanshelter / Companera's mission is to assist, support, and empower those whose lives are affected by battering and abuse. They are committed to a philosophy of empowerment through a self-help model.
The Legal Emergency Assistant Program (LEAP) assists clients in area courts.
Women's Crisis Center of Greater Newburyport
5 Market Square, Suite 109
Amesbury, MA 01913
Martha Chadwick, Esq.
Victims Services
(978) 834-9710
The mission of the Women's Crisis Center of Greater Newburyport is to support women in the process of freeing themselves and their children from violence and in overcoming the effects of violence. Law students do research, work with attorneys on various panels and provide court advocacy for 209A cases.
Women's Lunch Place, Legal Advocacy Program
67 Newbury Street
Boston, MA 02116
Claire Reilly
Executive Director
(617) 267-1722
www.womenslunchplace.org
The Women's Lunch Place Legal Advocacy Program is a pro bono project of the Women's Bar Association. Volunteer attorneys participate in a legal clinic for poor and homeless women who come to the Women's Lunch Place, a day center in Boston. Law students do research, interview clients and perform advocacy.
Women's Protective Services WPS
300 Howard Street
Framingham, MA 01702
Lynne Pizette
Office Manager
(508) 820-0834
WPS works with survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. Among the services it provides are: a 24-hour hotline for emergency domestic violence and rape calls and advocacy involving legal, medical and policy issues. Attorneys provide representation without charge or at a reduced fee for survivors and for WPS when the service is subpoenaed. Law students provide legal information and advocacy through domestic violence law clinics; accompany clients to court. Law students must be in their third year.
Women's Rights Network
Wellesley Centers for Women
106 Central Street
Wellesley, MA 02481
Meena Sonea Hewett
Assistant to the Director
(781) 283-2500
www.wcwonline.org
WRN works to end domestic violence in the U.S. and abroad by promoting international collaboration in the search for solutions, and by fostering solidarity between the U.S. battered women's movement and the global women's human rights movement. WRN's programs are designed to generate innovative solutions to domestic violence by giving battered women's advocates in different parts of the world structured opportunities to share their expertise, brainstorm about new strategies, and build long-term partnerships with one another.
Youth Advocacy Project-Committee for Public Counsel Services
10 Malcom X Blvd
Roxbury, MA 02119
Joshua Dohan, Esq.
Project Director
(617) 445-5640
The Youth Advocacy Project (YAP) is an innovative, community based project which combines many disciplines to ensure that juveniles receive comprehensive legal representation in conjunction with a variety of social services, educational and therapeutic interventions to address each child's needs and to prevent initial and repeat court involvement in young people by collaborating with other public and private agencies as a proactive, community partner to develop needed services and programs. Law students advocate for clients, provide direct representation without charge, interview clients and research legal topics.
BAR ASSOCIATIONS
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
155 Summer Street.
Buffalo, NY 14222
Barbara Ellen Handschu, Esq.
President
(617)262-6400
www.aaml.org
Areas of Practice: BAR Secondary: FAM
Asian-American Lawyers Association of Massachusetts
9 Canal Street
Boston, MA 02114
Myong Joun
President
(617) 724-4100
www.aalam.org
Areas of Practice: BAR Secondary: MIN
Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Massachusetts Chapter
8 New England Executive Park, Suite 160
Burlington, MA 01803
Jennifer L. Comer
Executive Director
(781) 425-5040
www.massacademy.com
Areas of Practice: BAR
Barnstable County Bar Association
P.O. Box 718
3180 Maine Street
Barnstable, MA 02630
Madeleine Delorey, Esq.
Executive Director
(508) 362-2121
Areas of Practice: BAR
Berkshire Bar Association
8 Bank Row
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Anthony Doyle, Esq.
President
(413)499-1701
Areas of Practice: BAR
Boston Bar Association
16 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108
Richard M. Page, Jr.
Executive Director
(617) 742-0615
www.bostonbar.org
Areas of Practice: BAR Secondary: PRO
Bristol County Bar Association
448 County Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
Gerlinde B. Lowe, Esq.
Executive Director
(508) 990-1303
Areas of Practice: BAR
Central Middlesex County Bar Association
PO Box 216
57 Main Street
Concord, MA 01742
Albrecht Saafield
President
978-369-2700
Areas of Practice: BAR
Dukes County Bar Association
Tomassian & Tomassian, Jr.
122 Main Street
Edgartown, MA 02539
Martin Tomassian, Esq.
President
(508) 627-3334
Areas of Practice: BAR
Essex County Bar Association
36 Federal St.
Salem, MA 01970
Pamela L. Davis Surette, Esq.
Executive Director
(978) 741-7888 FAX (508) 741-1348
Areas of Practice: BAR
Federal Bar Association, Massachusetts Chapter
Meehan, Boyle & Cohen, PC
Two Center Plaza
Boston, MA 02108
Michael B. Bogdanow, Esq.
President
617-523-8300
Areas of Practice: BAR
Franklin County Bar Association
20 Federal Street
Greenfield, MA 01301
Christine Baronas, Esq.
Executive Director
(413) 774-2994
Areas of Practice: BAR
Hampden County Bar Association
Hall of Justice, 50 State Street
P.O. Box 559
Springfield, MA 01102
Judith K. Potter, Esq.
Executive Director
(413) 732-4648
Areas of Practice: BAR
Hampshire County Bar Association
Court House
15 Gothic Street
Northampton, MA 01060
Rebecca Ryan, Esq.
Executive Director
(413) 586-8729
Areas of Practice: BAR
Hampshire County Domestic Relations Program for Children
c/o Hampshire County Bar Association, Inc.
15 Gothic Street
Northampton, MA 01060
Rebecca Ryan, Esq.
Executive Director
(413)586-5038
Areas of Practice: JUV Secondary: FAM BAR
The program provides attorneys for children involved in domestic relations cases.
Juvenile Bar Association
P.O. Box 6355
Boston, MA 02114
Daniel T. McGlynn, Esq.
President
(978) 388-0749
Areas of Practice: BAR Secondary: JUV
Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, Inc.
8 New England Executive Park, Suite 160
Burlington, MA 01803
Sheila Sweeney
Director of Development & Public Relations
(781) 425-5040
www.massacademy.com
Areas of Practice: BAR
Massachusetts Association of Women Lawyers
P.O. Box 1903
Boston, MA 02205-5923
Diane Capozzoli, Esq.
President
617-696-8265
Areas of Practice: BAR Secondary: WOM
Massachusetts Bar Association
20 West Street
Boston, MA 02111-1204
Martin Healy
Acting Executive Director
(617) 338-0500
www.massbar.org
Areas of Practice: BAR Secondary: PRO
Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association
Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky & Popeo, PC
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02121
William Cowan
MBLA President
(617) 348-3003
www.mblaonline.org
Areas of Practice: BAR Secondary: MIN
Massachusetts Black Women Attorneys
P.O. Box 960015
Boston, MA 02208
Marjorie H. O’Reilly
(617) 332-8949
Areas of Practice: BAR Secondary: WOM
Massachusetts Lesbian and Gay Bar Association
P.O. Box 9072
Boston, MA 02114
Joyce Kauffman
Co-Chair
(617) 577-1505
www.mlgba.org
Areas of Practice: BAR Secondary: GAY
Massachusetts Trial Lawyers Association
28 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
J. Owen Todd, Esq.
President
(617) 720-2626
Areas of Practice: BAR
Middlesex County Bar Association
New Courthouse
48 Thorndike
Cambridge, MA 02141
Diane M. Verner, Esq.
Executive Director
(617) 494-4150
Areas of Practice: BAR
Middlesex County Bar Association Free Legal Clinic
New Courthouse
40 Thorndike Street, 4th Floor
Cambridge, MA 02141
Diane Verner, Es.
Executive Director
(617) 494-4150
Areas of Practice: LEG Secondary: BAR
Volunteer lawyers give one free half hour consultation consisting of general information and self-help advice, as well as referrals to private lawyers on any kind of case.
Northern Middlesex Bar Association
Law Office of R. J. Gardner, Jr.
42 W. Main Street
Ayer, MA 01432
Thomas Gibbons
President
(978) 772-2284
Areas of Practice: BAR
South Middlesex Bar Association
372 Union Ave.
Framingham, MA 01702
Glenn A. French
President
(508) 879-7770
Areas of Practice: BAR Secondary:
The Bar Association of Norfolk County
15 Cottage Avenue
Suite 206
Quincy, MA 02169
Adrienne C. Clarke
Administrator
(617) 471-9693
Areas of Practice: BAR Secondary:
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts of Massachusetts (VLA)
294 A Street, Studio 14
Boston, MA 02114
James F. Grace, Esq.
Director of Legal Services
(617) 350-7600
www.vlama.org
Areas of Practice: BAR Secondary: PRO, ART
A branch of the Boston Bar Association, VLA provides legal representation to artists and nonprofit arts organizations requiring assistance in such areas as contracts, leases, copyright and licensing.
Volunteer Lawyers Project
29 Temple Place, Suite 300
Boston, MA 02111
Meg Connolly, Esq.
Executive Director
(617) 423-0648
Areas of Practice: PRO Secondary: BAR, CON, ELD, FAM, HOU, GB, LEG
The Project is a division of the Boston Bar Association and provides advocacy, individual litigation services, and public education in the areas of housing, family, consumer, government benefits and elder law.
West Suburban Bar Association
Lois J. Bugajsky
Executive Director
(781) 894-6000
http://members.aol.com/wsbalaw/
Areas of Practice: BAR
Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts
18 Tremont Street, Suite 730
Boston, MA 02108
Elisabeth J. Medvedow
Executive Director
(617) 973-6666
www.womensbar.org
Areas of Practice: BAR Secondary: WOM
Worcester County Bar Association
19 Norwich Street
Worcester, MA 01608
Elizabeth W. More
President
(508) 752-1311
www.worcestercountybar.org
Areas of Practice: BAR