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WHO WE SERVE
For over 65 years, Dade Legal Aid has provided free civil legal services to qualifying low-income residents of Miami-Dade County. Priority goes to protecting children, victims of domestic violence and other vulnerable people. Through Put Something Back (PSB), pro bono attorneys are paired with pre-screened, pre-qualified clients in need of civil legal services. Typical clients include low-income individuals, families, children, the elderly, the disabled, veterans and qualifying nonprofit agencies in Miami-Dade County. In order to meet the increased client demands, PSB recruits volunteers and provides free training, mentors, malpractice coverage, litigation support, research, technical assistance and co- counsel to volunteers. Clients may apply online or interagency. PSB not only brings direct services to clients, but also brings innovative programs to volunteers.
20,000 +
Clients Served
15,000 +
Connected Attorneys
30
Staff Attorneys
PRO BONO REPORTING FORM
Report your Pro Bono Hours HereLAW FIRM REPORTING FORM
Report your Law Firm Pro Bono Hours Here
CASE DISPOSITION FORM
PSB Case Reporting and Disposition Checklist
GAL REQUEST FORM
PSB Pro Bono GAL Request FormFEES/COSTS MEMORANDUM
PSB Pro Bono Service/Costs Request
PRO BONO OPPORTUNITIES
To accept a pro bono case from Put Something Back Pro Bono Project, the Official Pro Bono Project of the 11th Judicial Circuit, please email psb@dadelegalaid.org. Volunteers are need to handle: Family Law, Guardian ad Litem, Housing, Child Advocacy, Probate, Real Property, Eviction, Foreclosure, Collections, Bankruptcy, Immigration, Employment and Consumer Law cases for underprivileged children, foster youth, the elderly, persons with disabilities, victims of domestic violence, veterans, unaccompanied minor children, persons facing homelessness, and other vulnerable residents. Put Something Back volunteers receive free training, mentors and materials, plus personal satisfaction of giving back to low-income residents in dire need. To fulfill your pro bono requirement. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER with Put Something Back and Be the One to Make a Difference! Together, we are changing lives!
WHAT THEY SAY...
What are our clients are saying about us?
"Thank you very much for your help. After I was screened by Put Something Back's Jason Sotelo, I was assigned to a pro bono attorney and was very happy with my attorney Daniel Alvarez. He and his office did a terrific job and I now I have my Last Will and Testament and other documents. I wish all success to you and everyone at Put Something Back and especially thank Jason Sotelo for being a special person in assisting me."
"As one of the recipients of “Put Something Back,” I feel very blessed and grateful for the opportunity your program provided me. I am so thankful for the assistance that diminished my financial burdens as I proceed to restore my finances. Once again thank you so much for all assistance that the program provided to me."
"I would like to thank your program for all the help it gave me. I have two children and was served with a Foreclosure notice and my husband left me during the pandemic. I applied to government agencies and other legal services providers in town but none of them returned my calls. I tried working with my mortgage company but was unable to do so on my own. I was scared for my children and myself. Someone at church suggested Dade Legal Aid to me and Bruce Levine quickly accepted my case and took the time to explain the process and my options. All of your pro bono staff were very nice and professional. The attorney I was assigned continues to help me and keep me updated and returns my calls if I have any questions. I highly recommend this program that helps people like me. I also want to thank all the wonderful staff on behalf of myself and my children."
A very grateful Housing client of Alexandra Mesa wrote: "Thank you for everything you and Legal Aid did for me and my family. I want you to know that I will be forever grateful for your hard work, and that you and your family will always be in my prayers. If it weren't for you and your hard work, we would have been evicted and lost all of our belongings. I could not be any more grateful for the results in my case! Thank you a million times! You are the best housing attorney!!"
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BE THE ONE TO PUT SOMETHING BACK
Since 1949, Dade Legal Aid/Put Something Back ("DLA/PSB") has been providing critical legal services to low-income individuals, families, children, teens, elderly, disabled, non-profits
and other impoverished persons and populations in Miami-Dade County.