The New York State Bar Association is seeking nominations for a new award, the Angelo T. Cometa Award, which will recognize extraordinary efforts in assisting the public through a lawyer referral service. The award is sponsored by the state bar's Committee on Lawyer Referral Services and recognizes individuals or groups in New York State demonstrating an extraordinary commitment toward advancing the goals of the Lawyer Referral and Information Service (LRIS) in assisting members of the public to obtain information about the availability of legal services and other agencies, increasing access to attorneys, and/or providing legal services to clients.
It also has a young lawyers division, through which it offers networking and referral opportunities and an orientation program to lawyers newly admitted to the Washington State Bar Association, and through a licensee it operates a placement service to help its members find qualified support staff.
The operator of an illegal attorney referral service cannot recover for the value of any unlawful practices, but may be paid for the reasonable value of lawful work performed, the California Court of Appeal has ruled. The defendant was the president of a litigation support company that entered into a contract with two business associates in a sand- mining operation. The purpose of the contract was for the defendant to act as the associates' "agent, consultant, and case manager" regarding some pending litigation. It authorized the defendant to retain counsel for the associates and to provide litigation support services.
The New York State Bar Association's Lawyer Referral and Information Service (LRIS) is looking to add to the number of practicing attorneys who serve on its more than 50 panels. According to David J. Pajak chair of the Committee on Lawyer Referral Services, last year the service received more than 35,000 calls. In some cases, however, callers were unable to receive a referral because there was no participating attorney in their county or no one who practiced in the caller's area of need.
Maryland Lawyers for the Arts has undergone a makeover. The biggest change means my first sentence is technically incorrect. The organization, which offers pro bono assistance and lawyer referral service to artists and arts groups, is now called Maryland Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (MdVLA).
Members of the military who have been deployed for Operation Enduring Freedom and their family members can find answers to their legal questions, free of charge, through the New York State Bar Association's Lawyer Referral and Information Service (LRIS). Attorneys have volunteered to provide free initial consultations, either in person or by phone, to military families in the upstate New York counties served by LRIS. After an initial call to LRIS offices in Albany (1-800-342-3661), the staff will provide the name and phone number of an attorney who has volunteered to give a free consultation and information about other agencies and services that may also be of assistance. Any fees for services beyond the initial visit become a matter between attorney and client.
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