Client Centered. Community Focused. Pro Bono Powered.
VOLS partners with New York City’s community organizations, law firms and companies
to provide free civil legal services to New Yorkers with limited access to resources.
Our Services
VOLS’ free legal services support New Yorkers with limited access to resources as they face their civil legal challenges.
VOLS works with older adults, immigrant youth, individuals seeking public benefits, small business owners, and incarcerated mothers.
What's New At VOLS
Equal Justice Works Fellow Joins Dream Not Deferred Project
Equal Justice Works awarded Molly Coe a fellowship to support VOLS' efforts to provide pro bono legal assistance to immigrant students.…
WNYC “Death Beds” Series Highlights Importance of Life-Planning
WNYC has been running an excellent series of stories by health reporter Fred Mogul on the importance of end-of-life planning and care.…
Correctional Association of New York “States of Denial” series at the Brooklyn Museum
There are over 2 million men, women and children incarcerated in the United States. As the Correctional Association of New…
Lawsuit settlement creates new NYCHA procedures
In 2012, the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) implemented a policy of aggressively requiring tenants, most of them elderly…
Bill Lienhard Featured in Pro Bono Institute’s PBEye
Bill Lienhard, VOLS' Executive Director, was featured recently in the Pro Bono Institute's PBEye, as part of the Pro Bono Institute's…
Pro Bono Institute’s PBEye Features VOLS Executive Director
VOLS Executive Director Bill Lienhard was featured in Pro Bono Institute's PBEye series. Pro Bono Institute's PBEye Video: Why Do Pro Bono? Bill Lienhard, Volunteers…
