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If you seek assistance with a legal problem, please consider contacting your state or local bar association. Many state bar associations have directories that enable you to locate a lawyer. Click here to find your state. You can also visit findlegalhelp.org to find free legal help or hire a lawyer. The site provides tools to find legal aid, pro bono lawyers, free legal answers and other resources. If you are a veteran, a list of pro bono resources by state can be found here.

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If you are an ABA Member who is interested in sharing your expertise and getting involved with one of the CPIL entities, do not hestitate to contact our staff at the emails below.

American Bar Association
c/o Center for Public Interest Law
1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036

Center for Public Interest Law
Amy Horton-Newell, Director
[email protected]

Center for Children and the Law
Commission on Youth at Risk

Prudence Beidler-Carr, Director
[email protected]

Center for Pro Bono
Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service

Cheryl Zalenski, Director
[email protected]

Commission of Domestic and Sexual Violence
Maricarmen Garza, Director
[email protected]

Commission on Homelessness and Poverty
Kelly Russo, Director
[email protected]

Commission on Immigration
Meridith Linsky, Director
[email protected]

Commission on Law and Aging
Erica Costello, Director
[email protected]

Death Penalty Representation Project
Emily Olson Gault, Director
[email protected]

Standing Committee on Election Law
Standing Committee on Gun Violence

Jacob Rasch, Director
[email protected]

Standing Committee on the Law Library of Congress
Anna Snyder, Director
[email protected]