Pro Bono

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• Resource Training Presentations & Videos

  Custody Guardian ad Litem Pro Bono Attorney Training Videos

  There are hundreds of children in the District of Columbia who are caught in the middle of contested custody proceedings. Custody guardians ad litem advocate…

• Resource Practice Kits

  Practice Kit 15: Domestic Violence

  Created September 2018. This practice kit is intended as a guide for lawyers who are working with families affected by domestic violence.  In particular, this…

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  DC Pro Bono Week: Medical-Legal Partnership Site Visit 2018

  The last person that a parent expects to see at the pediatrician’s office is a lawyer. However, medical-legal partnerships help families obtain the legal services…

• Resource Fact Sheets

  Changes to the Law on Expert Witnesses

  In 2016, the D.C. Court of Appeals issued Motorola Inc. v. Murray, changing the legal standard in D.C. for qualifying expert witnesses. This fact sheet…

• Resource Fact Sheets

  Pro Bono FAQs

  Children’s Law Center’s pro bono attorneys serve more than 400 children and families every year. All our cases are designed to provide children in the…

• Resource Fact Sheets

  Pro Bono Fact Sheet

  We partner with hundreds of dedicated legal volunteers to help children in crisis.

• Resource Training Presentations & Videos

  Caregiver Custody Training PowerPoints

  A series of PowerPoint presentations developed by Children’s Law Center on representing caregivers in custody cases as a pro bono attorney in the District of…

• Resource Training Manuals

  Caregiver Custody Training Manual

  Below you will find Children’s Law Center’s comprehensive Caregiver Custody Training Manual, broken up into its component tabs.   Tab 1: IntroductionIncludes the manual table of…

• Resource Practice Kits

  Practice Kit 06, Education Toolkit

  Revised September 2018. This practice kit contains school contact information, calendars, enrollment and stability information for DC and Prince George’s County schools. There are also chapters…

• Resource Fact Sheets

  Required Legal Findings and Standards of Proof

  Attorneys in DC child welfare proceedings may litigate a variety of issues throughout their practice. This fact sheet summarizes the key legal findings and standards…