Pro Bono Projects & Resources

Projects

Michigan Legal Assistance Partnership Project (MI-LAPP) Request for Case Referral Information

• Patent Pro Bono Project
• QDRO Program
• Malpractice for Pro Bono Program
• Tax Pro Bono Program

John W. Cummiskey Award

• Award Criteria & Winners

We hope you found the information and resources helpful. If you need pro bono (low or no cost) legal assistance, please e-mail rmathis@michbar.org.

Clean Slate/Expungement Resources for Pro Bono Attorneys

• Clean Slate FAQs

Training & Resources

• Pro Bono Opportunities
• Find Legal Programs by County
• Trauma Informed Practice for Pro Bono Workshop, 2021 MS PowerPoint
• Effectively Representing the Veteran Client: Legal & Cultural Basics (ABA)
• Law School Clinics in Michigan
• ADR & Pro Bono Policy Memo, 2014
• Documenting the Justice Gap in Michigan, 2017
• ABA Report on the Pro Bono Work of America's Lawyers, 2013
• Legal Services Corporation Report of the Pro Bono Task Force, 2012
• Assessment of Pro Bono in Michigan, February 2013
• And Justice for All—A Report on Pro Bono in MI, 2007
• ABA Rule 6.1: Voluntary Pro Bono Publico Service
• Pro Bono Toolkit for Judges
• U of M Law School Voluntary Pro Bono Pledge
• Cooley Law School Voluntary Pro Bono Pledge
• Voluntary Pro Bono Standards
• Online Registration to Volunteer Pro Bono Services
• Model Pro Bono Policies

Reentry Issues

General Reentry Resources

• Michigan Legal Help – Self-Help Tools
• SADO Reentry Guidebook
• SADO Reentry Service Locator App
• SADO Reentry Workshops

Employment

• Michigan Legal Help - Employment
• Returning Citizens – Pure Michigan Talent Connect
• SADO Reentry Guidebook (Pages 58-64)         

Housing

• Detroit Rescue Mission – Prisoner Reentry Services
• Michigan Legal Help - Housing
• SADO Reentry Guidebook (Page 25)

Family, Relationships, Children, Child Support, and Parental Rights

• Michigan Legal Help - Family
• SADO Reentry Guidebook (Pages 107-115)

Attorney-Client

• Attorney-Client Questionnaire

Other Legal Issues

Immigration

• Michigan Immigrant Rights Center
• Michigan Immigrant Rights Center - Immigration Services by Location
• Michigan Legal Help - Immigration
• Farmworker Legal Services
• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Expungement

• Michigan Legal Help – Crime, Traffic, and ID
• Project Clean Slate (Detroit)
• Safe and Just Michigan

Pro Bono Month

• Pro Bono Month
• Celebrate Pro Bono

Links of Interest

• A Lawyer Helps
• ABA Center for Pro Bono
• Pro Bono Institute
• ProBono.net