By Michael Wendlberger
October is National Pro Bono Month, and the best way to celebrate is to lend your voice to a pro bono client. Let this month inspire you to get involved and provide a voice to a vulnerable client. Pro bono expands access to justice, connects attorneys to the community, and fulfills the ethical obligation of Rule 6.1.
There are three legal aid non-profits in Clark County, offering a menu of pro bono opportunities.
Southern Nevada Senior Law Program ensures access to justice for seniors in our community. Volunteer attorneys can assist seniors in executing simple estate plans, healthcare powers of attorney documents, and simple wills.
Nevada Legal Services is Nevada’s statewide legal aid organization. Volunteer attorneys can represent clients in various areas, including consumer public benefits and housing law; volunteer for clinics such as name change and record sealing clinics; or participate in the Lawyer in the School program.
Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada provides representation to clients who are unable to protect their rights because they can’t afford an attorney. Volunteer attorneys can give a voice to clients in consumer, family law, appeals, federal, or CAP matters. The most significant need and the biggest impact an attorney volunteer can provide is by giving a child a voice in our CAP program.
Whichever legal aid provider a pro bono volunteer chooses, they will have access to training, mentors, sample pleadings, malpractice insurance, and CLE credit for the time spent on a pro bono matter. Plus, attorneys will feel good at the end of the day. So get started today and pick something off the pro bono menu today.
About the author
Michael Wendlberger is the Director of the Pro Bono Project at Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada (LACSN). The Pro Bono Project pairs volunteer attorneys with screened clients in the areas of family, consumer, landlord tenant, civil rights, immigration, bankruptcy, and other areas of law. Interested attorneys can learn more and take a case listed at https://www.lacsnprobono.org/.
About the article
This article was originally published in the Communiqué (Oct. 2025), the official publication of the Clark County Bar Association. See https://clarkcountybar.org/about/member-benefits/communique-2025/communique-oct-2025/. The printed magazine will be mailed out to CCBA members on October 1, 2025.
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