ABOUT BROWARD LAWYERS CARE
Broward Lawyers Care is the pro bono unit within Legal Aid Service of Broward County and Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida and is the recognized pro bono program in Broward County, Florida. Broward Lawyers Care (BLC) was formed in 1983 by a joint effort of the Broward County Bar and Legal Aid. BLC enables busy attorneys to make a difference in their community. Legal Aid manages the administrative issues so that the attorney’s time is spent directly on the clients’ legal needs. Services at Legal Aid are designed to help clients build self-sufficiency. When you help a Legal Aid client, you have the satisfaction of knowing that you are part of a process that is geared towards helping people in need turn their lives around.
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To sign up as a Pro Bono attorney in the BLC program, simply contact the Pro Bono Coordinator:
Kim Zaffere, Pro Bono Coordinator
Legal Aid Service of Broward County
491 North State Road 7
Plantation, Florida 33317
Direct: (954) 736-2426
kzaffere@legalaid.org
ABOUT COLLIER LAWYERS CARE
Collier Lawyers Care “”CLC”) is a cooperative effort between Legal Aid Service of Collier County (“LASCC”) and the Collier County Bar Association (“CCBA”), using private attorneys to provide pro bono civil legal services to the disadvantaged in Collier County. CLC enables busy attorneys to make a difference in their community by streamlining the administrative process so that the attorneys can use their valuable time actually handling g cases. CLC prescreens cases for merit and financial eligibility, tracks and reports pro bono hours, covers pre-approved court and litigation costs, furnishes malpractice insurance coverage, and matches the attorney’s area of expertise with the legal needs of low-income clients.
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To sign up as a Pro Bono attorney in the CLC program, simply contact the Pro Bono Coordinator:
Jeffrey A. Ahren, Pro Bono Coordinator
Legal Aid Service of Collier County
4125 East Tamiami Trail Naples, FL 34112
Main: (239) 775-4555
Direct: (239-298-8130
jahren@legalaid.org
