Legal Directory
JustCause (Formerly, Volunteer Legal Services Project)
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JustCause provides free legal advice and representation to eligible individuals via volunteer attorneys in consumer matters, immigration matters, family preparedness and other civil legal problems.
| Counties served: | Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Wayne |
Services Provided
| Are immigration legal services provided? | Yes |
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: | Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions |
| Types of immigration legal services provided: | Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS |
| Other areas of legal assistance: | Consumer, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Elder Law, Foreclosure, Health, HIV/AIDS, Nonprofit Organizations, Taxes, Veterans |
| Populations served: | Domestic Violence Victims, Farm workers, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender |
| Languages spoken: | Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Malay-Indonesian, Spanish, Tamil |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: | Yes |
| Nominal fee charged? | No |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: | 6 |
| Is organization BIA recognized? | Yes |
| Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 0 |
| Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 0 |
| Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: | 0 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? | Yes |
| Network affiliations: | American Immigration Lawyers Association |
Administrative Information
| Contact Person: | |
| Executive Director: |
Tina Foster
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| Last contact date: | January 2, 2018 |
| Administrator comments: | 1/28/15: added 3/28/16: updated 02 Jan 2018: tickler 15 Oct 2021: tickler 18 Oct 2021: updated from tickler responses |
| IAN Members? | No |
