The Volunteer Legal Services Project of Monroe County Inc. and the Seventh Judicial District have launched a virtual legal help center and are seeking volunteer attorneys to support the effort. In an effort to serve the public while reducing foot ...

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The legal service agencies in the Telesca Center for Justice are planning to create a new reception area on the first floor and basement of the building at 1 W. Main St. Kevin Ryan, executive director of the Monroe County ...

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Do you recognize anyone in this photo? This is the 2016 Campaign for Justice Cabinet, with a few folks missing that particular day. The cabinet is led this year by co-chairs:  T. Andrew Brown, Thomas P. Durkin, and Megan Dorritie. ...

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Volunteer attorneys are needed to help with a new program to provide legal advice to pro se litigants in U.S. District Court in Rochester. The program is expected to start in mid-February, with a CLE session to prepare volunteers tentatively ...

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Scott MacPherson, staff attorney at the Volunteer Legal Services Project of Monroe County Inc., says he’s found “a cool niche” for himself. “I get to work with all these different members of the legal community that I would never meet ...

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The Volunteer Legal Services Project of Monroe County Inc. will hold a CLE for “Pro Bono Ethics: Issues Related to Board Service” on Nov. 12. The event will begin with registration at 8 a.m. at Genesee Valley Club, at 421 ...

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Spider-Man will have left town by May 17 so it will not be him rappelling 309 feet down the side of the First Federal Plaza building. Instead, it will be dozens of local daredevils raising money for the Seneca Waterways ...

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Access to justice will soon be a little easier for people in the Seventh Judicial District, particularly near its headquarters in Rochester. The Unified Court System is partnering with the Volunteer Legal Services Project of Monroe County Inc. to open ...

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Rochester attorney Lucien A. Morin II was honored last week when the New York State Bar Association presented its 2012 President’s Pro Bono Service Awards at its annual Law Day luncheon at the State Bar Center in Albany. Lucien, a ...

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The Campaign for Justice, Rochester’s annual phonathon fundraiser for civil legal services, will continue through March 31, 2012. On Tuesday, Dec. 6, daytime CFJ calls will be made from WXXI’s studio. Volunteer Legal Services Project, a United Way agency, derives ...

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Studio 34 Creative Arts Center on Elton Street was buzzing with creativity on Aug. 11 as nearly 40 volunteers gathered to help Volunteer Legal Services Project, Inc. enhance the inventory for the upcoming Art of Lawyering fundraising auction scheduled to open on Oct. 6. Studio owner Marilynne Lipshutz was instrumental in lining up instructors to help the participants.

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