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Volunteer of the Month, Consumer Law
October 2018 Volunteer of the Month: Robert Nussbaum
Volunteer of the Month, Consumer Law

A few missed payments on a credit card bill or a student loan can bring consumers into a legal system that seems overwhelming. Volunteer lawyers through VLJ’s Consumer Law Program help to relieve some of the pressure felt by these consumers. This month, we highlight the work of Rob Nussbaum of Saiber LLC. Rob’s practice at Saiber has centered on civil litigation including collection work, construction litigation, and personal injury defense work. That experience in civil litigation made Rob a natural fit for VLJ’s Consumer Law Program.

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Volunteer of the Month, Consumer Law
 
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Join VLJ for a Know Your Rights Seminar about Child Custody!
Promise Neighborhood, Custody, Know Your Rights
Join VLJ for a Know Your Rights Seminar about Child Custody!
Promise Neighborhood, Custody, Know Your Rights

Volunteer Lawyers for Justice, in conjunction with the South Ward Children's Alliance, is providing a seminar about Child Custody on Wednesday, October 24th at 4PM, located at the Weequahic Library, 355 Osborne Terrace, Newark, NJ 07112 . Please join us!

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Promise Neighborhood, Custody, Know Your Rights
VLJ Gala, Fundraising, Press Release
NJ community celebrates honorees at annual Arts & Eats for Justice gala
VLJ Gala, Fundraising, Press Release

The event will start at 5:30 p.m. on November 14 at the Valley Regency in Clifton. Arts and Eats for Justice is a celebration of how VLJ staff, volunteers, funders, and community partners work together to transform the lives of low-income and vulnerable clients in New Jersey. Honorees are selected for their commitment to VLJ’s mission. Click to see who we’re honoring this year!

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VLJ Gala, Fundraising, Press Release
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Last year, VLJ assisted 4,400 people and Our volunteer attorneys provided $2.3 Million  in free legal services 

 

thank you to our GENEROUS SUPPORTERS

VLJ thanks all of the offices and organizations that provide financial support to our programs.  Without each of you, VLJ would not be able to assist so many clients in need. 

In addition to the generous financial support provided by the offices listed below, VLJ would like to express our gratitude to McCarter & English for providing our team with office space in Newark.  It is with your support that VLJ attorneys are “Taking Cases. Changing Lives.”