ECBA Volunteer Lawyers Project - VLP Email Format
Legal ServicesNew York, United States11-50 Employees
The Erie County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project (VLP) is a nonprofit legal services organization serving Western New York. It provides free civil legal services to low-income individuals and small not-for-profit groups. The program relies on volunteers and continually seeks attorneys who can donate their time to help alleviate the legal challenges facing the disadvantaged. The VLP offers traditional representation in a range of civil matters as well as limited-scope clinics, including the Family Court Help Desk, the Federal Pro Se Assistance Program, and Say Yes Legal Clinics held at Buffalo Public Schools. Based in Buffalo, New York, the VLP operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in the legal services sector. It is a small organization that depends on volunteer lawyers to deliver free civil legal assistance to low-income residents and small nonprofit groups across Western New York.