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Volunteer Attorney Program

SERVICES OFFERED: Private Attorneys provide a legal resource for indigent persons with civil legal problems.  Private attorneys can choose to help a client per year on a pro bono basis in any area that he/she designates or by providing legal advice at the Project office.

Volunteer Attorneys are offered the following Support:

• CLE training and materials at reduced rates or at no charge.

• In-house access to West Tennessee Legal Services, Inc., library facilities, including computer access to legal resources on the internet.

• Professional liability insurance of up to $75,000 on cases referred through the Project.

• Consultations and technical assistance through West Tennessee Legal Services, Inc., attorneys and staff specialists

• Case referrals through the West Tennessee Lawyer Referral Service.  Referrals include fee-generating personal injury and bankruptcy cases as well as other case types that are not within the priorities established by the board of West Tennessee Legal Services, Inc., or are not handled by WTLS due to Legal Services Corporation Restriction.

• Tennessee Commission on CLE awards Ethics and professionalism hours based on the number of hours donated through a pro bono program.

• Quarterly Newsletter providing case law updates, CLE announcements and other information of interest to attorneys in West Tennessee.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:  Must meet income/asset guidelines reside within the service area and have a case with probable merit.

INCOME/ASSET GUIDELINES:  Less than 125 percent of the poverty level.

SERVICE AREA:  Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Gibson, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Lake, Madison, McNairy, Obion and Weakley.

CONTACT:   Kathryn Tucker at (731) 426-1308.

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