Nassau County Bar Association
- To Volunteer, Contact:
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Location:
15th & West StreetsMineola, NY 11501
- Map: maps.google.com
- Phone: (516) 747-4070
- Fax: (516) 747-4147
- Website: https://www.nassaubar.org/
- Email: info@nassaubar.org
The Nassau County Bar Association (NCBA) is the leading resource for legal information and education for the more than 1.3 million people living in Nassau County. NCBA members have a long tradition of stepping forward to assist children, seniors, the abused and neglected, students, homeowners, parents and teens, and those in need.
Since 2009, NCBA volunteer attorneys have provided one-on-one consultations at free clinics to any Nassau County homeowner who is facing or anticipating mortgage foreclosure. Last year, clinics for the victims of Superstorm Sandy were added, to help with foreclosure as well as insurance and FEMA claims, landlord/tenant issues, debt deferral, bankruptcy, and consumer protection issues. Clinics are held twice a month on Mondays, 3-6 p.m. at NCBA's headquarters in Mineola. In addition, some clinics are held off site in severely affected areas.
Volunteers also represent homeowners pro bono at court-mandated conferences with mortgage holders, which are held every week in Supreme Court Mondays through Wednesdays in the mornings at 9 a.m., 11:00 a.m. and in the afternoons at 2 p.m.
Since 2009, NCBA volunteer attorneys have provided one-on-one consultations at free clinics to any Nassau County homeowner who is facing or anticipating mortgage foreclosure. Last year, clinics for the victims of Superstorm Sandy were added, to help with foreclosure as well as insurance and FEMA claims, landlord/tenant issues, debt deferral, bankruptcy, and consumer protection issues. Clinics are held twice a month on Mondays, 3-6 p.m. at NCBA's headquarters in Mineola. In addition, some clinics are held off site in severely affected areas.
- County(s) of Volunteer Opportunity: Nassau
- Area of law: Disaster and Crisis Assistance, Elder Law, Foreclosure, All practice areas welcome for foreclosure and Superstorm Sandy issues.
- Populations Served: General Public
- Opportunities For: Lawyers, Senior Lawyers
- Need for non-English services: Greek, Haitian Creole, Hindi, Italian, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Urdu, All languages are welcome; Nassau County has residents who speak over 90 languages.
- Hours for Pro Bono Opportunities: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm, Foreclosure clinics Mondays 3-6 p.m.; Court-mandated conference representation Monday-Wednesdays, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. and 2 -4 p.m.
- Malpractice insurance is provided for volunteers: Yes
- Training Provided: Yes
- Training Required: Yes
- CLE credit for trainings: Yes
- CLE credit for pro bono: No
- Mentoring or supervision offered: Yes
- Volunteer lawyers need to meet a caseload or hours requirement: No
- Volunteers may participate long-distance: No