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Volunteer Benefits

It is one of the most beautiful compensations of the life that no man can sincerely help another without helping himself.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Here's What HVLP Can Do for You

HVLP strives to make pro bono representation by our volunteers as convenient and rewarding an experience as possible. Volunteering with HVLP provides attorneys with many benefits, including:

Professional Development

Visibility and Networking Opportunities

Individual Mentoring by Experienced Attorneys

FREE CLE Training for Volunteer Attorneys

HVLP's Family Law Seminar consists of presentations delivered by notable family law attorneys. The seminar offers 6.5 hours of credit including 1 hour of ethics. It is free to any attorney who agrees to accept a HVLP case. The seminar will be held on May 19th at the South Texas College of Law. To register for the seminar please call Frank Olvera at 713-228-0735 extension 140.
Family Law Clinics are mobile CLE courses presented by HVLP staff attorneys for non-family lawyers interested in handeling pro bono family law cases. Please visit our calendar to see our upcoming scheduled clinics or call Paula Cassidy at 713-228-0735 extension 119 to schedule a clinic for your firm.
Individual mentoring by experienced attorneys is provided to any attorney who handles an HVLP case. Mentors are also assigned to any firm hosting a Family Law Clinic. HVLP mentors are available to answer any procedural or substantive law question that may arise in your pro bono case. If you need to be assigned a mentor or are interested in becoming a mentor please contact Paula Cassidy at 713-228-0735 extension 119.

Education Resources from CLE courses

Malpractice Insurance coverage for any case accepted through HVLP