KENTUCKY
Access to Justice Foundation
209 E. High Street
Lexington, KY 40508
(606) 255-9913 Fax (606) 231-5356
e-mail: ajf@mis.net
Contact person: Jamie Hamon, Executive Director
Donated Legal Services
Kentucky Bar Association
514 West Main Street
Frankfort, KY 40601-1883
(502) 564-3795 Fax (502) 564-3225
e-mail: mblackwell@kybar.org
Contact person: Melissa Blackwell, Staff Liaison
State Bar Staff
Bar Foundation Staff
• Other: Nonprofit Foundation Staff
• State Support Function
• Access to Justice Program
• Independent Program
• State Bar Staff
Bar Foundation Staff
Other: ____________
• State Support Function
• Access to Justice Program
Statewide Direct Delivery
The Access to Justice Foundation (AJF) is a nonprofit organization that works in collaboration with seven federally-funded Legal Services programs serving the Commonwealth. AJF works closely with pro bono projects operated by Legal Services programs and the Kentucky Bar Association Donated Legal Services Committee (Committee). AJF coordinates information on changes in poverty law and furthers the involvement of the private bar in pro bono activities. AJF coordinates pro bono referrals in matters which legal services programs may no longer undertake.
The Kentucky Bar Association through its Donated Legal Services Committee and Pro Bono Development Fund, sponsors statewide pro bono meetings, provides communications materials for recruitment and awareness, sponsors an annual CLE program, provides recognition for pro bono attorneys and assisted in a symposium on the survival of Legal Services. The Committee is committed to developing and expanding the delivery of pro bono civil legal services to low income citizens around the state.
# of Active Lawyers 12,157
# of Lawyers Providing Pro Bono Service 1,440
# Pro Bono Programs 15
Poverty Population 682,905
# of Legal Services Programs 7
# of IOLTA Funded Programs 12
1995 Statewide IOLTA Revenue $606,584
Funding n/a
% of Funding paid by the Bar 100%--Donated Legal Services
% of Funding paid by the IOLTA 1%--Access to Justice Foundation
Other (legal services filing fees, 99% - Access to Justice Foundation
state appropriation)
Ethical Rules & Bar Resolutions
Policy on pro bono
4
state bar resolutionstate supreme court ethical rule
4
rule similar to Revised ABA MR 6.1 (includes hours and categories)pre 1993 version of ABA MR 6.1
other rule
Reporting of Pro Bono Activity
mandatory (__ under consideration)
4
voluntary (__ under consideration)Activities
Communication
newsletter
4
media publicityRecruitment
mass mailings to new admittees
work with individual law firms
4
bar event presentations* personal contacts/phone calls
phonathons
4
bar section or committee presentations/projectsTraining
*
4 sponsor substantive legal training for volunteers* publish training materials
Coordination
* assist development of local programs
coordinate activities with providers (i.e. training, recruitment)
*
4 state pro bono coordinator meetings* liaison with state bar foundation
Technical Assistance
* outreach to programs
sponsor state pro bono conference
provide technical assistance to:
law firms
corporate counsel
governmental attorney offices
Recognition
program awards
4
state bar sponsored awardsstate bar foundation sponsored awards
personal letters
4
magazine/newsletter articles4
honor roll4
certificatesCLE vouchers/publications
Case Intake & Referral
* direct case referrals to volunteers
*
4 case referral to pro bono programsstatewide or regional:
centralized intake
hotline
clinics
Legislative Work
* involved in legislative advocacy
* participate in state planning for legal services and pro bono
Staff State Bar or Access to Justice Committee
4
pro bono ethics rules/resolutions/reportingdelivery of legal services/legal aid
Access to Justice
Other ____________
Technology
web site (address ____________)
fax referrals
linkage between pro bono programs
4
Kentucky Bar Association (KBA)* Access to Justice Foundation
*
4 Access to Justice and KBA