ACBA & ACBF projects

DISASTER RELIEF PROJECT
Advises and represents victims of disasters and catastrophes.
Contact: Lawyer Referral Service, 412-261-5555.

DIVORCE LAW PROJECT
Represents plaintiffs in simple no-fault divorce actions and conducts outreach clinics at community service agencies.
Contact: 412-402-6714.

FEDERAL COURT PRISONERS CIVIL RIGHTS PRO BONO PROJECT
Represents prisoners who have filed non-frivolous civil claims in federal court. Managed by the staff of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

FEDERAL PROBATIONERS ECSEL PROGRAM
Advises and represents federal probationers enrolled in the Workforce Development Program who are facing legal issues that impede their return to the workforce, including criminal records expungement, child support, Social Security, driver’s license suspension. Managed by the U.S. Probation Office.

FLOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Provides legal advice, referrals, and/or representation to individuals who are impacted by flooding in Allegheny County.
Contact: Lawyer Referral Service, 412-261-5555.

INDIGENT BIRTHPARENT ATTORNEY PROJECT
Represents indigent birthparents in termination of parental rights proceedings in Orphans’ Court.
Contact: Lawyer Referral Service, 412-261-5555.

JUVENILE COURT PROJECT
Provides free legal representation to qualified low-income parents who are parties to a dependency action through Allegheny County’s Juvenile Court.
Contact: 412-391-4467.

MILITARY PERSONNEL PRO BONO PROJECT – Offers legal advice, referrals, and/or representation to military personnel and their immediate family members who are Allegheny County residents who have been called to active duty as a result of war and/or military action.
Contact: Timothy O’Brien, Esq., 412-232-4400; tpob@icubed.com.

PITTSBURGH PRO BONO PARTNERSHIP
Group of law firm and corporate legal department members who develop signature pro bono projects:

REAL PROPERTY SECTION PRO BONO PROJECT – Provides legal advice to qualified low-income community development organizations with annual unrestricted operating budgets equal to or less than $500,000.

REASSESSMENT APPEAL PRO BONO PROJECT – Represents low-income Habitat for Humanity homeowners in appeals of 2012 Allegheny County property tax reassessments.

“SAVE YOUR HOME” MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE CONCILIATION PROJECT – Provides limited representation at judicial conciliation conferences to low-income borrowers in residential mortgage foreclosure proceedings as part of the “Save Your Home” program of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas.

UPTOWN LEGAL CLINIC – Offers pro bono legal services at Bethlehem Haven to indigent and low-income individuals in matters pertaining to family law, housing, debtor-creditor, and benefits issues.
Contact: 412-391-1348 x120.

Member organizations:

CHRISTIAN LEGAL AID OF PITTSBURGH
Provides free legal consultations on non-criminal matters including but not limited to family law, protection from abuse orders, bankruptcy, landlord-tenant issues, and elder law.
Contact: 412-622-0232; clapittsburgh@yahoo.com.

EDUCATION LAW CENTER
Provides legal advocacy to families who have public education related problems. Services include individual counseling and technical support, legal representation in select individual cases and cases involving key issues affecting large numbers of students, and advocacy for administrative and legislative reforms at the local, state, and national levels.
Contact: 412-391-5225

EQUITY PROTECTION LEGAL CLINIC
Provides transactional legal services to residential real property owners with the goal of securing and preserving ownership interests for owner-occupants.

GREATER PITTSBURGH ARTS COUNCIL, VOLUNTEER LAWYERS FOR THE ARTS
Provides advice and representation to emerging and small arts organizations and low-income individual artists in the following areas: incorporation, by-laws and 501(c) (3) status filings, entertainment contracts, immigration law, trademark, copyright, and other IP issues.
Contact: 412-391-2060 x227.

JEWISH FAMILY & CHILDREN’S SERVICE
Offers family and immigration law assistance to low-income refugees and immigrants in Pittsburgh. Contact: Pittsburgh Refugee & Immigrant Assistance Center, 412-422-7200

KIDSVOICE
Represents abused, neglected, and at-risk children in Juvenile Court dependency proceedings.
Contact: 412-391-3100

LAWLINKS, A PROGRAM OF THE BAYER CENTER FOR NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT AT ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY
Provides legal services, education, and advice to small, grassroots, non-profit organizations.
Contact 412-397-6000

NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION
Provides advice and representation in the following areas: employment and unemployment compensation law, family law, tenant’s rights, debt collection and bankruptcy law, protection from abuse, SSI and social security disability, litigation defense, estates with limited assets, and adult guardianships.
Contact: 412-255-6700

NORTH HILLS COMMUNITY OUTREACH, INC.
Provides counseling and referral services at clinics in the North Hills regarding family, consumer, and landlord/tenant issues.
Contact: 412-487-6316

PITTSBURGH AIDS TASK FORCE LEGAL COMMITTEE
Advises, refers, and/or represents people living with AIDS and HIV infection, their family, and friends in legal matters including: wills; living wills; powers of attorney; SSI/SSDI; guardianship; and issues involving civil rights, employment discrimination, medical treatment discrimination, confidentiality issues and medical insurance.
Contact: 412-345-7456

PRO SE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY, FAMILY DIVISION--ADULT SECTION
Assists eligible unrepresented applicants in the preparation of motions to be presented to a Family Court judge. Managed by the Family Division—Adult Section, Court of Common Pleas.
Contact: 412-350-5600