In May, our New York office was pleased to host Angela Britton and Cheryl Montgomery from the NYC Family Court for a training session on participating in the Family Court Volunteer Attorney Program.
Since 2016, Kramer Levin has partnered with Morgan Stanley in-house attorneys in staffing a monthly legal clinic for pro se litigants in either Brooklyn or Manhattan Family Court.
Participants in the program commit to spending at least one half-day per year in Family Court, during which they partner with a Morgan Stanley attorney and together they meet with pro se litigants for around 30 minutes each to provide advice about questions they have with regard to child support, paternity, custody and visitation. A family court staff attorney is on-site and available to participants for consultation. There is no follow-up after the clinic; the advice is limited to what is provided during the consultation session only, and we do not take on any continuing representation. Please contact Max Goldman if you are interested in volunteering.
View Pro Bono News: Fall 2019.
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