Inexpensive Lawyer wanted

anon44

A Brooklyn charitable non-profit needs to sell a property that is located upstate. This requires approval from the Supreme Court (in Brooklyn) and also the Attorney General. The buyer's lawyer is upstate NY.

Legal fees are getting prohibitive.

Anyone know a lawyer that is affordable?

Thanks folks.

stacey

You can try South Brooklyn Legal Services they have many attorneys who work pro bono for this group and might be able to help you or point you in the right direction
http://www.sbls.org/

You can also try David Kaminsky. He is a fantastic attorney but I am not sure how much or how his fees work
http://www.davidakaminsky.com/

Then there is also Gray Matters which might be able to assist you.
http://www.graymattersnyc.org/index.html

Good luck.

whynot_31

ditto, Lawyers Alliance does pro bono stuff for nonprofits

anon44

Thanks people.

Just wish I didn't even have to talk with these sleazeballs. But if I do, I'd rather not have to pay extra for the privilege.

danielle123

Anon-44 - Nice generalization about lawyers offering to work for below-market rate to help those in need. I wonder how you would feel about people who make generalizations about those who work in the non-profit world ("coudn't hack it in the for-profit world" - cough, cough)?

anon44

danielle123 wrote: Anon-44 - Nice generalization about lawyers offering to work for below-market rate to help those in need. I wonder how you would feel about people who make generalizations about those who work in the non-profit world ("coudn't hack it in the for-profit world" - cough, cough)?

Yeah, sure. Lawyers are really kind and generous.

Pro bono work is not required but commonly encouraged by bar associations. Yet recent studies have shown how little most lawyers do. In response to this bad publicity, many firms are requiring pro bono work.

The lawyers offering services now are doing so after public exposure, and not from the goodness of their hearts.

sweet tea

nonetheless, they're doing it. i agree with danielle that your reply sounds...less than gracious.

some lawyers are sleazeballs, many are not. some doctors are power-drunk boors, many are not. some middle school teachers are fascist morons, many are not. when you find a perfected profession, please let us know.

meanwhile, if you object to the necessity of using lawyers in a case like yours, why not write your representatives to request a change in the laws rather than attacking people who are, for whatever reason, willing to use their expertise to help you?

(related: anyone know a low-price or sliding-scale solution for us gays who need all kinds of special paperwork because our marriages don't count? i'm evidently too rich for legal aid.)

stacey

sweet tea wrote: (related: anyone know a low-price or sliding-scale solution for us gays who need all kinds of special paperwork because our marriages don't count? i'm evidently too rich for legal aid.)

Let me know what type of documents you are looking to have done and I can get someone for you xoxox

stacey

sweet tea wrote: (related: anyone know a low-price or sliding-scale solution for us gays who need all kinds of special paperwork because our marriages don't count? i'm evidently too rich for legal aid.)

Let me know what type of documents you are looking to have done and I can get someone for you xoxox

whynot_31

http://www.lambdalegal.org/take-action/cooperating-attorney-network/

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