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Volunteer Opportunities
How Lawyers Can Participate
NLA provides many opportunities, including:
“Lawyer for the Day” program in the Northeast Housing Court sessions in Lowell, Lawrence, and Lynn, providing eviction defense to vulnerable tenants facing homelessness.
209A restraining order project with the opportunity to advocate on behalf of domestic violence survivors in court.
Family law telephone helplines.
Direct representation in connection with uncontested divorces, bankruptcy, and basic will preparation.
Research, writing, and document review in affirmative litigation impact cases.
Why You Should Participate
Gain courtroom experience in cases where you can have an immediate impact.
Our “Lawyer for the Day” program in Housing Court and our 209A project in the District Court are great opportunities for those looking to conduct hearings on a Limited Assistance basis.
Training opportunities
Training seminars in consumer law, housing law, and family law will be offered throughout the year. Available in both in-person and virtual.
Mentorship
Foster long-term relationships with other pro bono attorneys and NLA staff attorneys.
Early career attorneys will have access to experienced professionals and training.
Non-Lawyers are welcome to volunteer too. Non-lawyers can do everything from serving as paralegals, to assisting at reception to administrative support for fundraising, document review and much more.
Will you share your skills to ensure justice for all?
Hear From A Current Volunteer!
Pro Bono Events
2023 Volunteer Appreciation Event
On October 26th, we celebrated our Pro Bono attorneys at our 2023 Volunteer Appreciation Event at Spicket River Brewery in Lawrence, MA!
Pro Bono Honor Roll
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Ron Abramson
Anthony C. Adamopoulos
Jonathan Barlam
Meredith Bayer
Angelina A. Bruce-Flounory
Cecilia Bole
Maureen Carroll
Rebecca Cazabon
Martha Coakley
Thomas D. Doyle
Matthew Fitzgerald
Susanne L. Gilliam
Melanie Kaufman
Christine M. Kingston
Lawrence K. Kolodney
Matthew LaMothe
Peter Mansur
Joshua B. Marcus
Julia Mason
Sean McDonough
Kathleen McGrath
Norma T. Mercedes
Pamela Mulligan
Laura J. Parsons
Andrew Pearson
Elizabeth Ranks
Alexander Ried
Richard Rodriguez
Nathan R. Soucy
Eric Speed
Frederick L. Stoker III
Amber K. Talbot
Dan Wade
Bill Walsh-Rogalski
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Amber Talbot
Angelina Bruce-Flounory
Anthony Adamopoulos
Anthony Muir
Bill Walsh-Rogalski
Bret Thompson
Carl Fumarola
Camila Ransom
Carroll Gee
Chris Modlish
Christine Kingston
David Relethfor
Ed Daley
Elizabeth Ranks
Eric Speed
Frederick Stoker
Hannah Glass
Jack Foster
John Custer
John Wessler
Jonathan Molleur
Joshua Marcus
Katherine Baker
Katherine D. Friedman
Kate Bergeron
Kara Thorvaldsen
Kari Hong
Kathleen McGrath
Laura Parsons
Madeleine Howard-Morrissey
Margot Thistle
Marilenin Vasquez
Marisa Agganis
Matthew LaMothe
Michael Pastore
Michael Utke
Mikaela Taberner
Murray Kremer
Nathan Soucy
Norma Mercedes
Pamela Mulligan
Peter Mansur
Richard Rodriguez
Ron Abramson
Sean Daley
Sean Murphy
Susanne Gilliam
Svetlana Santos
Theodore Laskaris
Thomas Doyle
Thomas Gately
Thomas Hayman
William O'Shaughnessy
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Amber Talbot
Andrea Moskal
Andrew Pearson
Angelina Bruce-Flounory
Anthony Adamopoulos
Anthony Muir
Arthur Phelps
Bill Walsh-Rogalski
Bret Thompson
Brian Kydd
Carl Fumarola
Chris Modlish
Erin Dwyer-Frazier
Francis Powell
Frederick Stoker
Jack Foster
Jennifer Roma
John Wessler
Jonathan Molleur
Joshua Marcus
Kate Bergeron
Katherine Baker
Katherine Friedman
Lawrence Kolodney
Madeleine Howard-Morrissey
Marilenin Vasquez
Matthew LaMothe
Melanie Todman
Michael Pastore
Michael Utke
Nathan Soucy
Norma Mercedes
Nur Kara
Pamela Mulligan
Peter Mansur
Rebecca Ryan
Susanne Gilliam
Theodore Laskaris
Thomas Doyle
Thomas Hayman
Pro Bono Spotlight
Liz Ranks
Liz has been a volunteer with NLA’s Housing Unit since our partnership with Fish & Richardson started back in 2016.
Starting in 2016, Liz would attend the Lawrence session of the Northeast Housing Court and handle motion hearings, evidentiary hearings, trials, and mediations.
In the past 7 years, Liz has become an expert in landlord-tenant law and eviction defense strategy. Her commitment to sticking with this pro bono work, and learning this area of law so well, has provided an incredible benefit to the tenants she represents.
We thank Liz for her continuous efforts to serve our community members!
“Everybody can be great because anybody can serve.”