Federal Reserve, NYC Bar To Launch Pro Bono Initiative Geared To Consumer Representation In Bankruptcy, Home Foreclosure, Eviction Matters

In New York City, the New York Law Journal reports (appearing at NY Lawyer.com):

• A unique partnership between the federal government and the New York City Bar Association is the latest of several initiatives by which attorneys are volunteering to help individuals caught in the kind of financial distress registered by record numbers of bankruptcy filings, home foreclosures, evictions and debt recovery litigation. Set to launch next month is the Lawyers Foreclosure Intervention Network, a two-year pilot project developed by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to be administered by the City Bar Justice Center.

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• Lawyers interested in volunteering service to the financially distressed may go through a learning process of their own on June 19 during a full day's workshops at Fordham University School of Law. The workshops, co-sponsored by County Lawyers and the Feerick Center for Social Justice at Fordham Law, aim to develop strategies for pro bono lawyers in helping New Yorkers "stabilize and improve their financial health, build wealth ... and be better protected against deceptive and abusive practices" by credit card companies and other lenders, according to a program statement.

For more, see Federal Reserve Joins Bankruptcy Pro Bono Efforts.

Go here for:

• Defending Mortgage Foreclosures 2008,
• New York City Pro Bono Training Calendar,
• New York State Pro Bono Opportunities Guide.