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LAWYERS CARE VOLUNTEER ATTORNEY PROGRAM
The Lawyers Care Volunteer Attorney
Program assists low income residents of its service area obtain pro bono legal assistance
in civil legal matters. Lawyers Care offers assistance to residents of Allen, Barren,
Butler, Edmonson, Green, Hart, Logan, Metcalfe, Simpson, Taylor and Warren Counties. The
legal assistance offered by this Program is made possible through the volunteer efforts of
the more than one hundred attorneys in the Program's service area. These attorneys donate
their time and expertise to insure that everyone, regardless of their income, receives
equal access to the justice system
Lawyers Care can assist applicants obtain
pro bono representation in areas such as:
 | consumer:
debt collection, contracts, utility debts, bankruptcy, etc.
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| health:
living wills, medicaid, medicare, ets.
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| wills/estates:
will preparation, probate of small estates, etc.
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| family:
dissolution of marriage, adoption, name changes, visitation, custody, etc.
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| income:
job discrimination, wage claims, SSI, Social Security, disability, unemployment, workers
comp, etc.
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In addition to the services Lawyers Care
offers to low income members of its service area, the Program also serves to promote the
efforts of its volunteer attorneys. Their contributions are the heart of the Lawyers Care
program.
Lawyers Care
offers the following services to its volunteers
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secondary malpractice insurance for cases referred through the Program
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continuing legal education training
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sample in forma pauperis pleadings
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reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses for cases referred through the Program
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recognition through bar association publications and local media
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reporting of volunteer hours for Kentucky Bar Association standard
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IF YOU WOULD LIKE
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON BECOMING A LAWYERS CARE VOLUNTEER, PLEASE CONTACT THE PROGRAM
COORDINATOR,
CONNIE H. RHEA.
Telephone: 270-782-1924
Fax: 270-782-1993
Toll
Free : 800-782-1924
e-mail: ctls@ctls.bowlinggreen.net
IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO APPLY FOR ASSISTANCE THROUGH LAWYERS CARE VOLUNTEER ATTORNEY PROGRAM,
LAWYERS CARE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROJECT, OR FAMILY COURT PRO SE LITIGATION PROJECT, PLEASE
CONTACT THE PROGRAM BETWEEN 9:00 A.M. AND3:00 P.M. CENTRAL TIME FOR INITIAL ELIGIBILITY
SCREENING:
Telephone: 270-782-1924
Toll free: 1-800-782-1924
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