Individuals Who Need Pro Bono/Low Bono Assistance

The Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida recognizes the tremendous need for pro bono services in our community.
If you are in need of pro bono assistance or would like to register as a volunteer to take a pro bono case, visit the Southern District of Florida Bankruptcy Pro Se Resource Center & Pro Se Clinic here: https://www.bankruptcyproseclinicfls.com/.

The BBA Pro Bono Committee is available to help answer your questions about how to get involved with giving back to our community:

• In Miami-Dade, please contact Peter Kelly, [email protected].

• In Broward, please contact Joe Grant, [email protected].

• In Palm Beach, please contact Heather L. Ries, [email protected].

You can also visit the Bankruptcy Court’s Pro Bono Committee web page here.

Did you know that there are several ways to be involved:

• Accept a pro bono Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 matter in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Indian River, Saint Lucie, Okeechobee, or Martin Counties through the Bankruptcy Pro Se Clinic (https://www.bankruptcyproseclinicfls.com/)

• Staff one of our monthly pro se clinics in Miami-Dade, Broward, or Palm Beach counties. Please find the pro se clinic dates on the Bankruptcy Court’s homepage here.

• Help lead a financial literacy presentation. To learn more, visit: https://bbasdfl.org/financial-literacy/.

• Volunteer with Dade Legal Aid. The Bankruptcy Bar Foundation supports the funding of a Bankruptcy Legal Coordinator at Dade Legal Aid/Put Something Back. The Legal Coordinator conducts intake, screening and placement of eligible pro bono clients to volunteer attorneys and law firm participants who would like to give back to the community. Put Something Back screens and assigns pro bono cases for the BBA on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at Dade Legal Aid located at 123 NW 1 Avenue, Miami FL 33128. Attorneys interested in volunteering, accepting a case or mentoring may contact [email protected] to accept a case or for more information.

• Mentor a student. The Bankruptcy Legal Coordinator, Mahalaxmi “Lucky” Subramaniam, assists in matching mentor attorneys to law students enrolled in the bankruptcy clinical classes at the University of Miami School of Law, Florida International University College of Law and St. Thomas University School of Law. Mentor attorneys work with law students in representing pro bono clients in Chapter 7 and 13 cases, or, in limited instances, in an adversary proceeding. For more information, please contact Ms. Subramaniam at [email protected].

The Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida and the Southern District of Florida Bankruptcy Pro Se Clinic extend their gratitude to Amazon for sponsoring the Southern District of Florida Bankruptcy Pro Se Clinic. This generous support enables our legal non-profit organization to continue funding the Bar Association’s pro bono initiatives and advance its core mission: to support the bankruptcy assistance clinics at local law schools and other bankruptcy-related community projects. Thanks to Amazon’s sponsorship, we can provide vital services, including Information and low-cost bankruptcy assistance to the public, as well as free bankruptcy pro se clinics and telephone consultations with qualified attorneys for individuals representing themselves in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.