Law Students and volunteer attorneys will prepare wills and other estate planning documents for Habitat for Humanity homeowners.

Alabama’s five law schools have joined together to encourage their students to take the Pro Bono Pledge during Pro Bono Month 2018. The school have joined together on a website that allows law students to commit to include time each year to render service to their communities through activities such as volunteering, mentoring, participating in legal clinics, working in public interest or public service and providing legal services to those in need.

Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Lynn Stuart shall host a lunch for seven members of the bar who enroll, during Pro Bono Month, as new members in one the the state’s Volunteer Lawyers Programs. Attendees will be selected at random. The luncheon will be held at the Heflin-Torbert Judicial Building.

Faulkner University, Jones School of Law celebrates Pro Bono Month by selecting, Laurel Crawford, Executive Director, Montgomery Volunteer Lawyers Program and Holly Ray, Managing Attorney, Legal Services Alabama-Huntsville Office as Profiles of Service.

The BBVLP provides free legal help to qualified tenants and low-income homeowners in a variety of civil legal matters including, housing, evictions, foreclosures, debt collection, wage garnishment, powers of attorney, Small Claims Court issues and Wills.

Helping homeless clients obtain identification so they can work and helping with other legal needs is a priority of the BBVLP.

Get answers to you legal questions at the Montgomery Volunteer Lawyers Program Advice & Counsel Clinic. The clinic will be held on Tuesday, October 2, 2018, at the Montgomery Community Action building 1100 Adams Avenue, Montgomery. The clinic will open at 3:00 p.m. It is open to the public and you do not need an appointment. Local lawyers will provide free legal advice to those who cannot afford legal assistance.