On Thursday, November 2nd the Suffolk County Bar Association Pro Bono Project hosted their annualFREE legal clinic for Veterans at the SCBA headquarters in Hauppauge. Coordinated by Chad H. Lennon, Esq., of Tully Rinckey PLLC, Chair of the Suffolk County Bar Association Veterans and Military Committee, over a dozen attorneys generously volunteered their time and talent to help Long Island Veterans who are experiencing legal difficulties in civil matters such as taxation, child support, wills, bankruptcy, etc.Many veterans cannot afford to hire a lawyer and, as a population, have a disproportionately high need for attorneys in these legal areas.
Volunteer attorneys included: Rogerlyn Velez of Angels for Warriors, Harvey Savitt of Savitt & Krantz, P.C., George Pammer of Montefusco Pammer Attorneys At Law, Elyse Sheehan of NY State Veterans Defense Program, Laura LaFauci of Amber Court Communities, Jon Probsteinof Law Offices of Jon Probstein, Regina Brandow of Brandow Law P.C., AmarildaFligsteinof Fligstein Law, Patrick Donohue of Touro Law, Janet Santeramo of Turley Redmond and Rosasco, Rich Dellassoof EOC Housing Assistance, Stuart Gelberg of Law Office of Stuart P. Gelberg, and Nassau Suffolk Law Services.
The Suffolk County Bar Association’s Pro Bono Project was founded in 1980 and is co-sponsored by the Association and Nassau Suffolk Law Services Committee, Inc. The Project of volunteer lawyers provides free legal representation to Suffolk’s underserved in civil matters donating thousands of hours in litigation and court appearances, research and writing, interviewing clients, providing advice and counsel and assisting the Project’s staff in the administration of the program. The Pro Bono Project looks forward to hosting this free legal clinic for Veterans every year.
The Suffolk County Bar Association (SCBA) was founded in 1908to serve the needs of the local legal community and the public. The SCBA sponsors public services such as Lawyer Referral and Information Services (LRIS), the Community Lawyer, an online web based referral service, and the Pro Bono Foundation that provides legal services for the underserved. For more information about the SCBA services, please call (631) 234-5511.
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