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
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
Hughes Hubbard Prevents Eviction of Essex Street Academy Family
Working through VOLS' School-based Children's Project, Hughes Hubbard pro bono attorneys stopped a landlord from evicting an Essex Street Academy…
Sand Castle Housing Project Sued for Housing Discrimination
VOLS was mentioned in a housing case. Housing Works Article: AIDS Issues Update Blog
Sand Castle Housing Project Sued for Housing Discrimination
VOLS was mentioned in a housing case. Housing Works Article: AIDS Issues Update Blog
Queens Apartment Complex Sued Over Accusations of Discrimination
CBS New York Article: Queens Apartment Complex Sued Over Accusations Of Discrimination
