September 16, 2019

Pro Hops Vino! is the don't-miss legal party of the season —and the best sponsorship opportunity of the year!

Pro Hops Vino! draws hundreds of attorneys and their friends, creating great exposure in return for your sponsorship

A don’t-miss event for the attorney community and hundreds of their closest friends, Pro Hops! Vino is also a huge fundraiser for Volunteer Lawyers Birmingham. Some 500 lawyers and guests will turn out at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens on Thursday, November 7 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. to enjoy unlimited wine, beer, spirits, food tastings, and fun.  Can we count on your support as a sponsor for  Pro Hops Vino!, the biggest legal party of the year?

As a sponsor:  1.  Your brand gains visibility from 500 lawyers and guests who attend. 2.  You make an immediate impact. We help 3,500 low-income clients access justice each year—more than any other pro bono organization in Alabama. We run 20 legal Help Desks a month in Birmingham. Our programming results in 550 attorneys providing 4,500 hours of service—$1 million of free legal help to those needing it most. 3. You are needed. Alabama is the only state that does not financially support civil legal aid.  4.  You get your money’s worth.  For every $1 invested in Volunteer Lawyers Birmingham, the community receives $12.13 in benefits, because people can turn their lives around when their legal issues are resolved. 5.    You receive free tickets and other benefits so you, your clients, and guests can enjoy Pro Hops Vino!

Commit today by selecting your level of sponsorship through the  Pro Hops Vino! website. We value your commitment!

VLB Staff Attorney helps client experiencing homelessness turn a corner

VLB Staff Attorney Wilson Myers helped give a client experiencing homelessness a fresh opportunity to move forward

This client is on the road to turning her life around thanks to the VLB Homeless Help Desk and VLB Staff Attorney Wilson Myers .   She came to the VLB Homeless Help Desk because she was afraid she'd be arrested due to $600 in old fines and fees that she could not pay. Her court date was set for the following week, so Staff Attorney Wilson Myers, a decorated veteran who also has decades of criminal defense experience, agreed to go personally and represent her.

Myers was able to get the client’s $600 in fines dismissed. Now the client does not have to live in fear of being arrested. She can obtain identification which she needs to get a job, enter into a contract for housing, and move forward in a multitude of other ways that were impossible with her legal obstacles hanging over her.     "This was a good day for the client and for VLB," Myers says.

Attorney Lisa Singer joins VLB staff

New VLB Staff Attorney Lisa Singer

After 20+ years in business litigation, Lisa Singer was ready for a change. She was a lifelong volunteer but had never volunteered legal services. After several years of serving people experiencing homelessness, she volunteered at VLB's Civil and Homeless Help Desks. The quick pace and satisfaction of helping VLB's clients quickly led her to this career move. Lisa is excited to be part of a team helping lawyers make a difference in people's lives.

Lisa has a B.A. in English and American Literature from Brown University and a J.D. from the University of Virginia. Born and raised in the Northeast, she moved to Birmingham in 1993, and it quickly became her home. She is married to her UVA classmate, Tim Davis, and they have two grown children, Emma and Will.

Our volunteers make all the difference!

Thank you to the attorneys who shared their time and expertise at recent VLB Help Desks. Remember, we always need more volunteers! Click here to sign up for spots still available next week!

Stephen Bulgarella helps a client at the Bankruptcy Help Desk

BANKRUPTCY HELP DESK Stephen Bulgarella (Sirote) Eric Ray (Balch) Jeremy Retherford (Balch)

WOODLAWN HELP DESK Kaylee Beauchamp (Bradley) Leesa Booth (Encompass) Wood Herren (Bradley) Christi Lunsford (Encompass) Susan McAlister

We need your help next week!

We have open volunteer slots for the following Help Desks this week: Domestic Relations: 9/18 Civil: 9/19 Click here to sign up, and thank you!

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