LAWPRO approved PBLO projects (Last updated: Dec 2015)
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1 IN HOUSE PROGRAMS Children s s LAWPRO approved PBLO projects (Last updated: Dec 2015) Name PBLO Partners Description PBLO s Education Law (formerly known as the Child Advocacy Project) Older Youth Adoptions (Pilot) Project PBLO at CHEO PBLO at Children s Hospital (London) PBLO at Holland Bloorview PBLO at McMaster Children s Hospital The Advocates Society and Justice for Children & Youth Association of Corporate Counsel, Ontario Chapter, and Catholic Children s Aid Society of Ontario BLG, the Children s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Lerners LLP, Siskinds LLP, The Advocates Society and Children s Hospital at London s Health Sciences Centre Gowlings, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital McMaster Children s Hospital 1 Provides free lawyers to help lowincome families whose children face challenges to their rights at school with respect to bullying, unfair discipline or failure to accommodate disabilities. Promotes family formation by providing free lawyers to facilitate the adoption process for families of foster children over the age of 18.
2 PBLO at SickKids Unaccompanied Minors The Hospital for Sick Children, McMillan LLP and Torkin Manes LLP McCarthy Tétrault LLP, RBC Law Group, Canada Border Safety Association, Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada and Toronto Pearson Airport Provides pro bono Designated Representatives to unaccompanied minors arriving at Pearson Airport seeking refugee status. Litigation Assistance s Name PBLO Partners Description Law Help Ontario at Small Claims Court Small Claims Courts, roster lawyers (various firms) and students (primarily through Pro Bono Students Canada) Provides brief services (including inperson legal advice and periodic representation in court) to selfrepresented litigants with civil nonfamily matters. Court based centres currently active at 47 Sheppard Ave. E. in Toronto and 161 Elgin St. in Ottawa. Toronto Small Claims Court Judgment Debtor Examination Law Help Ontario at Superior Court Law Help Ontario Remote Services Project (Pilot) Appeals Assistance Toronto Small Claims Court, Blake, Cassels and Graydon LLP, McCarthy Tétrault LLP Superior Courts, roster lawyers (various firms) and students (primarily through Pro Bono Students Canada) Roster lawyers (various firms) and students (primarily through Pro Bono Students Canada Superior Court of Justice, Divisional Court, Court of Appeal for Ontario, The Advocates Society and roster lawyers 2 Provides weekly amicus (friend of the court) on Wednesday sittings of Judgment Debtor Examination Court. Amicus assists the Court by advancing factual and legal position of selfrepresented litigants who appear and helping to resolve matters Provides brief services (including inperson legal advice) to selfrepresented litigants with civil nonfamily matters. Court based centres currently active at 393 University Ave. in Toronto and 161 Elgin St. in Ottawa Provides brief services (including telephone legal advice) to selfrepresented litigants with civil nonfamily matters in Small Claims Court and Superior Court, who live outside a city with a court based help centre. Matches counsel with selfrepresented appellants and respondents at all levels of appellate court. Services range from brief advice up to and including representation, at counsel s discretion and subject to
3 Appeals Assistance Crown Wardship Branch Amicus Duty Counsel at Court of Appeal Federal Court Assistance Supreme Court Leave to Appeal Amicus Duty Counsel at Tax Court of Canada Amicus Duty Counsel at Divisional Court Amicus Duty Counsel at Small Claims Court Ontario Court of Justice, Superior Court of Justice, Court of Appeal for Ontario, The Advocates Society and roster lawyers Court of Appeal for Ontario and roster lawyers Federal Court of Canada, The Advocates Society and roster lawyers Supreme Court of Canada, Canadian Bar Association and roster lawyers Tax Court of Canada, KPMG Law, roster lawyers Divisional Court and roster lawyers Small Claims Court and roster lawyers 3 agreement with client. Matches counsel with appellants of Crown wardship no access orders. Services range from brief advice up to and including representation, at counsel s discretion and subject to agreement with client. Provides weekly amicus (friend of the court) on Wednesday sittings of motions pending appeal at the Court of Appeal for Ontario. Amicus assists the Court by advancing factual and legal position of self represented litigants who appear. Matches counsel with selfrepresented litigants in the Federal Court of Canada. Services range from brief advice up to and including representation, at counsel s discretion and subject to agreement with client. Matches counsel (all former Supreme Court clerks) with self represented litigants seeking leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada. Services range from brief advice up to and including representation, at counsel s discretion and subject to agreement with client. Provides amicus (friend of the court) on sittings before participating judges on trials conducted under the informal procedure. Amicus assists the Court by advancing factual and legal position of self represented litigants who appear. Provides weekly amicus (friend of the court) on Thursday sittings of motions pending appeal or review at the Divisional Court. Amicus assists the Court by advancing factual and legal position of self represented litigants who appear. Provides bi weekly amicus (friend of the Court) on Friday motions. Amicus assists the Court by advancing factual and legal position of self
4 Mediation Assistance Project (Pilot) Trial Matching Project Wills Assistance Service (Pilot) Roster mediators Toronto Small Claims Court, Bennett Jones LLP, Stockwoods LLP Department of Justice Volunteers, PBLO staff represented litigants who appear. Provides pro bono mediation to clients of Law Help Ontario who have matters that are subject to mandatory mediation. Provides representation to lowincome, self represented litigants who have a scheduled trial at the Toronto Small Claims Court. Service is distinct from the same day pro bono duty counsel service that is provided in the same court. To provide simple wills to lowincome individuals using a combination of automated document assembly software and supervised pro bono legal advice. Charitable Law (formerly known as Volunteer Lawyers Service) Name PBLO Partners Description Charitable Advice and Representation Service Roster lawyers (various firms) Helps Ontario charities and nonprofits improve governance and manage risk by providing non litigation, transactional and business law representation. Charity Toolbox Guided self help tool for organizations seeking to incorporate or apply for charitable status. FACILITATED PROGRAMS 4 Villages Employment Law Clinic Sack Goldblatt Mitchell LLP, 4 Villages Community Health Centre 519 LGBTQ Advice Clinic Roster lawyers, The 519 Community Centre Aboriginal Artists Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP, Aboriginal Legal Services of Toronto advice and referrals to lowincome individuals in the CHC s catchment area on employment law and related human rights issues. Advice clinics held bimonthly. advice and referrals in an LGBTQ positive environment. Advice clinics held weekly. Free legal advice and representation to low income Aboriginal artists on Intellectual property, commercial contracts 4
5 AIDWYC Centre francophone Clinic Support Project CNIB Corporate Health and Capacity Building Project (set to begin January 2016) Roster lawyers, Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted Roster lawyers, Centre francophone RBC Law Group, Blakes, CNIB 5 and other business law matters. Identifying, advocating for, and exonerating individuals convicted of a crime that they did not commit and to preventing such injustices in the future through education and reform. Emeritus lawyers and lawyers in the 25% & 50% fee categories conduct client intake, provide summary advice and conduct legal research and writing in support of clinic lawyers. RBC Law Group and Blakes act as counsel to CNIB on various corporate governance and management issues. Connect Legal Roster lawyers, Connect Legal Free legal advice and representation to newcomer entrepreneurs with business law matters. Estate Planning Evergreen Brickworks Redevelopment Legal Clinic for the Greek Inmate Appeals Duty Counsel Luke s Place (Durham region, inperson services) Virtual Family Law Clinic (pilot) Miller Thomson s Accelerator Projects Roster lawyers, Hamilton Community Legal Clinics Blakes Cassels and Graydon LLP, Evergreen Canada Hellenic Canadian Lawyers Association, The Greek Community of Toronto Inmate Appeals Duty Counsel and roster lawyers Roster lawyers, Luke s Place Luke s Place, Schlifer Clinic, Roster lawyers, Various shelters Miller Thomson LLP, MaRS Discovery District, and its subgroup, Social Innovation Generation in Toronto, Digital Media Zone located at Ryerson University, the Accelerator Volunteer lawyers provide free wills and Powers of Attorney to lowincome Hamiltonians. Blakes represents Evergreen on matters relating to the redevelopment of the Don Valley Brickworks in Toronto advice and referrals for GCT s clients. Clinics held on a monthly basis. Provides brief services to qualified indigent self represented individuals before the Court of Appeal for Ontario with respect to criminal appeals and appeals with respect to related regulatory offences. Free legal advice, brief services and referrals to survivors of domestic violence in family law matters Provides legal information and short term legal services to women who have left an abusive relationship and are not able to access in person legal assistance. Project uses web conferencing platforms to connect women with pro bono lawyers for 55min sessions. Miller Thomson provides pro bono summary advice to start up businesses and entrepreneurs at the listed Ontario accelerator centres.
6 Refugee Sponsorship Support (temporarily approved with a view to permanent approval) Ryerson Law and Business Clinic Centre, located at the University of Waterloo and the HUB, located in Kitchener Roster lawyers, Refugee Sponsorship Support Fogler, Rubinoff LLP, McMillan LLP, Miller Thomson LLP, Ridout & Maybee LLP and Ted Rogers School of Business at Ryerson University Provides public legal education, summary advice and short term legal services to Canadians seeking to privately sponsor refugees. Provides access to free legal information, advice, and referrals on a variety of business related legal issues to small businesses and entrepreneurs who cannot afford to retain a lawyer. Also provides training and mentorship to Ryerson Law & Business students seeking exposure to the legal profession Miller Thomson at Ryerson Ontario Securities Exchange Commission Litigation Assistance Miller Thomson LLP, Ryerson Law Research Centre Roster lawyers 6 Free legal information, summary advice, referrals and representation to Ryerson students. Free legal advice and representation to unrepresented respondents appearing in administrative enforcement proceedings before the OSC. CILAC Pro Bono Project CILAC, various community groups advice and referrals to members of the Iranian Canadian Community. PLE and summary advice clinics held monthly at various locations. PBSC Student Mentorship Roster lawyers, Pro Bono Students Canada Mentorship for pro bono students delivering pro bono legal services via an approved PBSC program. South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario Roster lawyers, SALCO advice and representation to lowincome members of Ontario s South Asian Community Teen Legal Helpline Teen Legal Helpline, Roster lawyers Free online service that matches teen questions with experienced volunteer lawyers who provide confidential summary legal advice. Test Case Support The Stop Community Food Centre (formerly the Green/Arts Barns Redevelopment ) American College of Trial Lawyers, Community Legal Clinic Simcoe Haliburton Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, The Stop Expertise and support for the clinic s test cases. BLG acts as General Counsel to the Stop. Unison Health Community Services McCarthy Tétrault LLP and Unison McCarthys acts as general counsel to
7 (formerly known as Lawrence Heights Community Health Centre) Visual Artists Legal Clinic of Ontario Volunteer Legal Assistance Wellspring Employment Law/LTD Advice Clinic Health Community Services Torys, Canadian Artists Federation (CARFAC) Torys LLP and MS Society of Canada, Ontario and Nunavut Division Roster lawyers, Wellspring Cancer Support Centre Unison. advice and representation on intellectual property, contracts and other business law matters for lowincome visual artists. Torys LLP provides public legal education, summary advice and direct representation to eligible individuals living with Multiple Sclerosis. advice and referrals on employment law and long term disability issues for cancer survivors. Clinics held on a bi monthly basis. 7
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