PRO-BONO LEGAL CLINIC | ORLEANS COUNTY RESTORATIVE JUSTICE CENTER
Provides one-time professional legal advice about rights and responsibilities and provides advice on options for dealing with legal issues. Also provides information about how the legal system works. Participants are offered a session by appointment at the monthly community legal clinic. Also provides a separate legal clinic specifically for seniors where non-criminal counsel in the area of family, probate, health, and financial law, as well as elder abuse is offered.
Last Assured
03/08/2024
Physical Address
79 Coventry Street, Suite 4a And 4b, Newport, VT 05855
Hours
Legal Clinic Hours: Every First Monday: 12noon-4:00pm
Voice
Application process
By Telephone; In Person; Appointment Required for Legal Clinic
Fee
Free
Eligibility
Priority given to low and moderate income families; No criminal cases except for expumgement advice; In general not for landlords unless they themselves are low-income seniors; Adults Age 50 and Older for Elder Legal Clinic
Agency info
ORLEANS COUNTY RESTORATIVE JUSTICE CENTER
Orleans County Restorative Justice Center, a member of the Community Justice Network of Vermont, is a non-profit restorative justice organization that works with citizens, local and state government, and law enforcement agencies to provide restorative responses to crime and conflict. Restorative Justice programs offered to the greater Newport area include Victim Services, Reparative Panels, Mediation, Community Dialogues, Offender Re-entry support services, and Circles of Support and Accountability.