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Volunteer Lawyers For Justice Information
Christine Ziomek
P.O. Box 32040
Phone: 201-796-7788
URL: http://www.volunteerlawyersnj.org
Volunteer Lawyers for Justice (VLJ) provides comprehensive legal services to economically-disadvantaged adults, children, and families in New Jersey to ensure fair and equal treatment within the legal system. Programs include free legal counsel and advice, educational seminars on various legal matters, and direct representation for at-risk individuals facing critical civil legal issues. Established in 2001, VLJ has grown from a grass roots effort of 30 volunteer attorneys in Essex County to a state-wide 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation with six staff attorneys and more than 1,500 volunteer attorneys providing free legal services to thousands of clients each year.
Volunteer Lawyers for Justice will host its "Arts & Eats for Justice Gala" on Nov. 9, 2010 at the Montclair Art Museum to honor NJ's "Champions of Change.