2021-11-15T08:09:06-08:00 2020-12-31 760269860 Blazek & Vetterling 2900 Weslayan Suite 200 Houston TX 77027 990 2020-01-01 760090652 Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program Inc HOUS 7132280735 1111 Bagby FLB 300 Houston TX 77002 Keri Brown Chair 2021-11-15 true Keri Brown 999009999 Barbara Murphy P01386215 7134395739 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Anne Chandler 3096243 false X www.makejusticehappen.org X 1983 TX Houston Volunteer Lawyers is a non-profit service of the Houston Bar Association which provides free legal aid to low-income residents of Harris County by connecting them with volunteer lawyers who agree to handle their matters for free. 17 17 41 428 0 3575920 3095991 0 9 252 0 3575929 3096243 0 0 2669876 2356482 0 36352 806165 715277 3476041 3071759 99888 24484 2712106 3049919 572301 885630 2139805 2164289 The mission of Houston Volunteer Lawyers is to provide free legal services to low-income people in Harris County and to promote volunteerism among lawyers. false false 2569467 Houston Volunteer Lawyers (HVL) is a non-profit service of the Houston Bar Association. HVL provides free legal aid to low-income Houstonians facing civil legal problems (e.g., family law, probate, landlord/tenant) through legal advice clinics that target and serve different populations (e.g., the general public, U.S. Veterans, the Chinese and Vietnamese communities, persons with HIV/AIDS). HVL has a screening process for extended representation services through which applicants are connected with a pro bono lawyer in private practice for the life of their legal problem. In 2020, HVL provided in-person, one-on-one legal advice to 2,170 applicants at no charge, 375 of whom were United States Veterans or a surviving spouse of a Veteran. Pro bono attorneys leveraged their skills and time to provide legal assistance to 2,097 low-income clients during the year. In addition, Houston Volunteer Lawyers assisted 2,209 self-represented litigants at its Self Help Program prior to its shutdown in March 2020 due to the pandemic. 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