Pro Bono Organizations and Opportunities
Use this link to find programs that offer pro bono opportunities in Kentucky.
You may also look below for pro bono programs near you.
Statewide
Kentucky Volunteer Lawyer Program, The Access to Justice Foundation Director: Jacqueline S. Duncan
Primary Address: 535 West Second Street, Suite 101
City: Lexington
State: KY
Zip: 40508-1284
email: jduncan@mis.net
Phone: 859-255-9913 x12
Fax: 859-231-5356
Eastern Kentucky
Volunteer Lawyers for Appalachian Kentucky (APPALRED)
Director: Will Synder
Primary Address: 121 N. Front Ave
City: Prestonsburg
State: KY
Zip: 41653-1204
General Phone: 606-886-3876
Fax: 606-886-3704
Counties Served: 37 Counties: Adair, Bell, Breathitt, Casey, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Cumberland, Estill, Floyd, Garrard, Harlan Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Laurel, Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Lincoln, Madison, Magoffin, Martin, McCreary, Monroe, Owlsey, Pike, Powell, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Russell, Wayne, Whitley, Wolfe
Case Types: AIDS/HIV, Bankruptcy, Consumer, Custody, Dissolution of Marriage, Elder Law, Employment, Housing, Public Benefits, Wills and Estates, Paternity
Case Restrictions: Limited on the types of cases we can handle and the number of cases we can place because the need is so high.
Northern Kentucky
Northern Kentucky Volunteer Lawyers, Inc.
Director: Lynette Guzzino
Primary Address: 302 Greenup St
City: Covington
State: KY
Zip: 41011-1740
General Phone: 859-431-8200
Fax: 859-431-3009
Counties Served: Boone, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Owen, Pendleton
Case Types: Adoption, Bankruptcy, Consumer, Custody, Dissolution of Marriage, Domestic Violence, Education, Elder Law, Employment, Housing, Immigration, Individual Rights, Juvenile, Real Estate, Wills and Estates
Case Restrictions: US citizen or resident alien
Central Kentucky
Fayette County Bar Association Pro Bono Program, Inc. (LAWCARE)
Director: Tammie Haddix
Primary Address: 122 N Broadway
City: Lexington
State: KY
Zip: 40507-1227
General Phone: 859-255-7244
Fax: 859-254-4573
Counties Served: Fayette ONLY
Case Types: Consumer, Housing, Torts, Family Law
Legal Aid of the Bluegrass Pro Bono Project-Morehead
Director: Teresa Mason
Primary Address: P.O. Box 1040
City: Morehead
State: KY
Zip: 40351- 1040
General Phone: 606-784-8921
Intake Phone: 800-274-5863
Fax: 606-783-1342
Counties Served: Bath, Bracken, Carter, Elliott, Fleming, Mason, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Nicholas, Robertson and Rowan
Case Types: Adoption, Bankruptcy, Dissolution of Marriage, Wills and Estates
Case Restrictions: Client must be primary caretaker.
Boyd County
Legal Aid of the Bluegrass Pro Bono Project-Ashland
Director: Elizabeth Thomas
Primary Address: PO Box 1147
City: Ashland
State: KY
Zip: 41105-1147
Phone: 877-295-4137; 606-329-1321
Fax: 606-325-0615
Counties Served: Boyd, Greenup & Lewis County referrals
Case Types: Adoption, Bankruptcy, Dissolution of Marriage, Wills and Estates
Case Restrictions: Client must be primary caretaker.
Western KentuckyLawyers Care Volunteer Attorney Program
Primary Address: 1700 Destiny Lane
City: Bowling Green
State: KY
Zip: 42104
General Phone: 270 780-8886
Intake Phone: 866 452-9243
Fax: 270 467-0528
Counties Served: Allen, Ballard, Barren, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden, Daviess, Edmonson, Fulton, Graves, Green, Hancock, Hart, Henderson, Hickman, Hopkins, Livingston, Logan, Lyon, Marshall, McCracken, McLean, Metcalfe, Muhlenberg, Ohio, Simpson, Taylor, Todd, Trigg, Union, Warren, Webster
Case Types: Bankruptcy, Consumer law, Family law, Education, Elder Law, Employment law, Health, Housing, Individual Rights, Real Estate, Torts, Wills and Estates
Jefferson County and surrounding counties
Legal Aid Society Volunteer Lawyer Program
Primary Address: 416 W Muhammad Ali Blvd, Suite 300
City: Louisville
State: KY
Zip: 40202
General Phone: 502-584-1254
Intake Phone: 800-292-1862
Fax: 502-584-8014
Counties Served: Breckenridge, Bullitt Nelson, Grayson, Hardin, Jefferson, Larue, Marion, Meade, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer, Trimble, Washington
Case Types: AIDS/HIV, Bankruptcy, CED, Consumer, Custody, Dissolution of Marriage, Domestic Violence, Elder Law, Employment, Housing, Public Benefits, Real Estate, Wills and Estates, Tax
Case Restrictions: LSC restrictions
Legal Aid Society HIV/AIDS Legal Project
Primary Address: 810 Barret Ave, Ste Rm 301
City: Louisville
State: KY
Zip: 40204
General Phone: 502-574-8199
Fax: 502-502-5244
Case Types: AIDS/HIV, Bankruptcy, Consumer, Employment, Housing, Individual Rights, Public Benefits, Wills and Estates
Case Restrictions: Must be HIV affected.