http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/shlep/2006/10/20/biglaw-boosts-brooklyn-pro-se-project/ news, views and info on self-help law and pro se litigation Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:11:37 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/shlep/2006/10/20/biglaw-boosts-brooklyn-pro-se-project/comment-page-1/#comment-465 shlep: the Self-Help Law ExPress » Blog Archive » Brooklyn self-help project leverages pro bono efforts Thu, 28 Dec 2006 15:26:59 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/shlep/2006/10/20/biglaw-boosts-brooklyn-pro-se-project/#comment-465 [...] Two months after its opening (covered in our prior post), the Self-Represented Legal Services Project, at the Brooklyn Family Court, is receiving high grades.   A New York Daily News article ”Family Court offers free legal advice” (Dec. 28, 2006) explains that an “unprecedented partnership between private lawyers and state courts” has placed volunteer attorneys from some of the largest NYC law firms on site Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., since November 2nd.   The project is “Led by the Greenberg Traurig law firm, attorneys from Citigroup, Strook & Strook & Lavan; Reed Smith; Dechert and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe.” [...] [...] Two months after its opening (covered in our prior post), the Self-Represented Legal Services Project, at the Brooklyn Family Court, is receiving high grades.   A New York Daily News article ”Family Court offers free legal advice” (Dec. 28, 2006) explains that an “unprecedented partnership between private lawyers and state courts” has placed volunteer attorneys from some of the largest NYC law firms on site Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., since November 2nd.   The project is “Led by the Greenberg Traurig law firm, attorneys from Citigroup, Strook & Strook & Lavan; Reed Smith; Dechert and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe.” [...]

]]> http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/shlep/2006/10/20/biglaw-boosts-brooklyn-pro-se-project/comment-page-1/#comment-90 Susan A. Tue, 24 Oct 2006 17:58:27 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/shlep/2006/10/20/biglaw-boosts-brooklyn-pro-se-project/#comment-90 i have a case in brooklyn family court. my court apointted attorney didn't appear without any notice on sep 19, 2006. we suppose to go over forensic psychology report. the judge gave me next court date to January 18, 2006!!! My lawyer disappeared and i don't know what to do. The judge order visitations but i didn't see my son from January 31, 2006 when father of my son removed him from school withut jurisdiction or court order and brought him to brooklyn family court with advice of his lawyer. My lawyer never filed motion for me to reinforce my visitations rights. i don't know what to do. please, i need any advise how to handle my case. i have a case in brooklyn family court. my court apointted attorney didn’t appear without any notice on sep 19, 2006. we suppose to go over forensic psychology report. the judge gave me next court date to January 18, 2006!!!
My lawyer disappeared and i don’t know what to do.
The judge order visitations but i didn’t see my son from January 31, 2006 when father of my son removed him from school withut jurisdiction or court order and brought him to brooklyn family court with advice of his lawyer.
My lawyer never filed motion for me to reinforce my visitations rights.
i don’t know what to do. please, i need any advise how to handle my case.

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