Pro Bono Partnerships:
Increasing Access to Justice
Lawyers do lots of things to make our society better – helping to clean up public spaces, providing meals to shut-ins, mentoring young adults, and serving on boards of many non-profits, like hospitals, schools and cultural organizations. Beyond that, we provide free (“pro bono”) legal service to people who are involved in court proceedings and cannot afford attorneys.
Pro Bono Partnerships was formed by the Wayne County Bar Association in 2017. Our goal is to “balance the scales of justice.” That means we typically provide a free attorney only if there is an attorney representing the other side or if the interests of justice otherwise require it.
We work in close partnership with North Penn Legal Services, the full-time provider of those services, and with several community non-profits (like VIP and Workforce Alliance), filling in “justice gaps” in these areas:
PLAINTIFF PFA
DEFENDANT PFA
CUSTODY HEARINGS
SIMPLE DIVORCE (NO CHILDREN AND NO REAL ESTATE)
LANDLORD/TENANT EVICTIONS AND SECURITY DEPOSIT DISPUTES
PARDONS
WAIVER OF CRIMINAL COURT DEBT
If you cannot afford a lawyer in one of these areas, contact North Penn first.
If North Penn cannot help you:
