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State of Florida Office of Attorney General Ashley Moody |
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County: | Alachua |
Name of Organization: | Virgil Hawkins Civil Law Clinic |
Contact Person: | Caleen Flanagan |
Address: | Post Office Box 117626, U of FL, College of Law |
City/State/Zip: | Gainesville, FL 32611-7626 |
Telephone: | (352) 392-0412 | Fax: | (352)392-0414 |
Type of cases typically handled on pro bono basis: |
Family law (divorce, custody, visitation, paternity); Juvenile Law, aka Gator TeamChild, (school disciplinary, school disability, delinquency, dependency); Small Claims Mediation Clnic. |
Amount of time required per week on average: |
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Administrative Support Services Offered: |
Clerical: | Yes |
Office space for client interviews: | Yes |
Malpractice insurance protection: | Yes |
Office equipment: | Yes |
Volunteer Law Clerks for PBI cases: | |
Other information: |
Law students from the University of Florida Law School perform duties and handle case work similar to that handled by attorneys. Students accept family law cases primarily off a waiting list compiled by Three Rivers Legal Services for the Full Representation Legal Clinic; from the Family Law Self-Help Coordinator, Eighth Judicial Circuit; and from state agencies and court referrals for Gator TeamChild and Alachua County Small Claims Court for the Mediation Clinic. |
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