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Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Ind. Law - "Lawyers offer free advice in downtown Lafayette to mark Martin Luther King Day"
Eric Weddle reports in the Lafayette Journal Courier in a story that begins:
Someone received a get-out-of-jail-free call Monday.Throughout the day people from Tippecanoe and surrounding counties stopped by Indiana Legal Services in downtown Lafayette for free assistance offered in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Estate questions were a common theme of the 55 people who stopped by for 10- to 15-minute consultations. But one query was about a friend held in a county jail.
"There was a mix-up over which county had jurisdiction," attorney Tim Peterson said about the unnamed person who believed the incarceration was in limbo. After a few phone calls by a volunteer attorney, the matter was cleared up.
"For something like this, you need an attorney who knows how the system works," Peterson said. He is plan administrator for Indiana District 4 Pro Bono Corp., which is run out of the office. "It just so happens we had someone here who knew the counties involved. We will get that client out."
Established in 2002, the Talk to a Lawyer Today event brings together attorneys statewide to offer free legal consultations to members of the public who might not otherwise be able to afford an attorney. It is sponsored by the Indiana State Bar Association, Indiana Bar Foundation and the Indiana Pro Bono Corp.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on January 19, 2010 08:40 AM
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