Client Centered. Community Focused. Pro Bono Powered.
VOLS provides free civil legal services to low-income New Yorkers through close partnerships with community-based organizations, law firms and companies. Our vision is access to justice for every New Yorker.
Our Services
VOLS’ free legal services support New Yorkers with limited access to resources as they face their civil legal challenges.
Our legal programs support older adults with incapacity and life planning, immigrant young people and families navigating immigration laws, individuals seeking access to public benefits, small business owners with transactional legal challenges, and incarcerated mothers with family law questions.
What's New At VOLS
VOLS Applauds City’s Commitment to Right to Counsel in Housing Court
VOLS applauds Mayor Bill de Blasio's and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito's recent announcement to commit to providing lawyers to represent tenants…
Immigration Project Raises Over $5,000 from 37 People Since 1/27/17
Thirty-seven people have donated a total of more than $5,000 to VOLS' Immigration Project since 1/27/17. We are very grateful…
NY Times Article, “Liberal Lawyers Plan Waive of Resistance to Trump’s Policies”
Here's a great New York Times article concerning the activities of liberal lawyers challenging Trump administration policies. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/30/us/politics/lawyers-trump-travel-order.html?_r=0
Soapply, Microenterprise Project Client, Featured in New York Times
VOLS’ Microenterprise Project client Mera McGrew’s company Soapply was recently featured in the New York Times’ Front Burner column. Soapply makes pure, organic liquid…
Gothamist Features Liz Markuci, Immigration Project Director
"LIVING IN A SANCTUARY CITY MEANS LIVING IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU FEEL SAFE AND YOU CAN TRUST THE AUTHORITIES…
Shruti Chopra, Microenterprise Project Volunteer, Publishes Article in State Bar News
Shruti Chopra is an attorney licensed to practice in New York and India who focuses on intellectual property, technology and mergers…
