Steering Committee on the Unmet
Legal Needs of Children

Florida

Children First
Nova Southeastern University
Shepard Board Law Center
3305 College Avenue, #L325
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33314
Phone: 954-262-6030
Fax: 954-262-3846
Email: zawiszac@nsu.law.nova.edu
Contact: Christina Zawisza, Legal Director

Substantive areas in which volunteer lawyers are needed: major litigation and legislative advocacy on a range of children's issues

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Lawyers For Children America, Inc.
C/o Steel, Hector & Davis
200 South Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL 33131-2398
Phone: 305-577-4771
Fax: 305-577-7001
Email: n/a
Contact: n/a

Substantive areas in which volunteer lawyers are needed: abuse and neglect and peer mediation programs in school

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Guardian Ad Litem Program
800 E. Kennedy Blvd., Room 206
Tampa, FL 33602
Phone: 813-272-5110
Fax: 813-272-6821
Email: n/a
Contact: Molly Langer, Program Director

Substantive areas in which volunteer lawyers are needed: juvenile dependency and family law

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Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County, Inc.
Families in Transition Project
423 Fern St., Suite 200
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Phone: 561-655-8944
Fax: 561-655-5269
Email: n/a
Contact:Jean Connor, Supervising Attorney

Substantive areas in which volunteer lawyers are needed: homeless youth

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Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County, Inc.
Juvenile Advocacy Project
423 Fern St., Suite 200
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Phone: 561-655-8944
Fax: 561-655-5269
Email: n/a
Contact: Michelle Hankey, Supervising Attorney

Substantive areas in which volunteer lawyers are needed: education, mental health, juvenile dependency, family law, and delinquency

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Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County, Inc.
Project Permanent Placement
423 Fern St., Suite 200
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Phone: 561-655-8944
Fax: 561-655-5269
Email: n/a
Contact: Sara Alijewicz, Supervising Attorney

Substantive areas in which volunteer lawyers are needed: adoption, guardianships, and HIV positive children