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
As Part of National Pro Bono Week, VOLS Celebrates Andrew Kamensky’s Service to Incarcerated Mothers
Andrew Kamensky is a partner at Hunton & Williams LLP. Two years ago, he began providing pro bono legal assistance to…
SCRIE and roommates — don’t let the forms fool you!
Dear Friends, First of all, I want to apologize for not having posted in a while. Vanessa Diaz, the Elderly…
VOLS Secures Pro Bono Help for HIV Discrimination Case
This past summer, Housing Works came to VOLS seeking pro bono assistance to challenge a landlord's refusal to clients of HASA, a…
New York Law Journal Names David Sherman As Lawyer Who Leads By Example
On October 14, 2014, the New York Law Journal named David Sherman, of Katten, Muchin & Rosenman, as one of…
New York Law Journal Names John Kiernan As Lawyer Who Leads By Example
On October 14, 2014, the New York Law Journal named John Kiernan, of Debevoise & Plimpton, as one of its…
Lawsuit Alleges Discrimination Against Two Disabled Men at Queens Complex
New York Daily News Article: Lawsuit Alleges Discrimination Against Two Disabled Men at Queens Complex
