Idaho volunteer lawyers program

IVLP works to close the justice gap in Idaho by providing pro bono attorneys to represent clients and operating monthly legal clinics where individuals may access free legal advice. IVLP will use Access to Justice Idaho funds to provide legal services that ensure the health, safety and stability of individuals and families and that help people maintain and secure income and housing.

Specifically, IVLP will assist victims of domestic violence with family law matters; protect children and adults from abuse, neglect and abandonment; provide debt defense; and fight against evictions and for habitable housing.

DisAbility Rights Idaho has been helping Idahoans with disabilities since Hudson, Boise Phone: Matthew L. Kinghorn, Pocatello Phone: Dylan B. Lawrence, Boise Phone: Susan D. Powell Mauk, Boise Phone: Paul D. McFarlane, Boise Phone: Victoria A. Olds, Nez Perce Phone: Andrea P. Patterson, Boise Phone: Gene A. Petty, Caldwell Phone: Joseph N. Pirtle, Boise Phone: Julie Stomper, Idaho Falls Phone: Thomas M.

Douglas A. In the end, the support that Smith received from her two volunteer attorneys and their paralegal staff far exceeded her expectations. Smith and her teenage son were trying to sort through international law regarding which country her son was required to reside after she separated from his father.

I know they had a lot on their plates, but they made me feel like I was their equal. Olson and Watkins went far beyond filing paperwork or standing up in court. Although the case has been settled for many months now, Olson continues to show compassion and care for Smith, still checking in with her on occasion.