NOTICE TO THE BAR
IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW COURT RULE 1:21-11 –
Publication of List of Approved Pro Bono Organizations
On July 22, 2014, the Supreme Court adopted new Court Rule 1:21-11, “Definitions and Certifications Regarding Pro Bono Practice,” to be effective January 1, 2015. The rule requires organizations providing pro bono service and that seek to take advantage of certain opportunities under the court rules to become certified. R. 1:21-11(b).
This Notice publishes the list of organizations the Supreme Court has already approved as qualifying for pro bono, fee waiver, or law school clinic status. Legal Services of New Jersey and its associated regional programs, shown in Section A of the below list, shall be deemed certified without the need to file certifications. R. 1:21-11(b)(1). Organizations appearing in Sections B – F of the below list are not required to file an initial certification, but will be required to file an annual renewal certification beginning the following calendar year, by April 30, 2016. R. 1:21-11(b)(1). Organizations marked with an asterisk have been previously approved for fee waiver status.
Any organization that believes it has previously been approved as a pro bono organization or a pro bono organization with fee waiver status but does not appear on the published list should send a cover letter and proof of prior approval to Pro Bono Organizations, PO Box 037, Trenton, NJ 08625-0037. Organizations will have until August 1, 2015 to provide this information.
Entities not on the list but that wish to apply for approval may complete and submit an initial certification, the form for which can be found via the Judiciary’s Pro Bono Organization portal: http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/supreme/apps/pbos/probonoorganization/external/home/
The completed certification form should be mailed to Pro Bono Organizations, PO Box 037, Trenton, NJ 08625-0037. Certifications may be submitted at any time during the year. The on-line list will be periodically updated on at least a monthly basis.
Beginning in 2016, all approved entities will be required, by April 30 of each year, to submit a renewal certification, which must include a list of attorneys, law students, or law graduates who have provided qualifying pro bono services under the auspices of the organization or program during the preceding calendar year. The certification renewal form will be posted on the Judiciary’s Pro Bono Organization portal no later than January 1, 2016.
Additionally, the Judiciary has created an on-line resource so that interested attorneys and law school students may more easily locate pro bono organizations and approved law school clinics. The website lists basic information about the organizations, including contact information and a link to the organization’s web site. The site can be found via the Judiciary’s Pro Bono portal: http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/supreme/apps/pbos/probonoorganization/external/home/ 2
Questions regarding Rule 1:21-11 or the certification process described in this notice may be directed by letter to Pro Bono Organizations, PO Box 037, Trenton, NJ 08625-0037; by email to probono.mailbox@judiciary.state.nj.us; or by telephone to (609) 421-6100.
/s/ Glenn A. Grant
______________________________
Glenn A. Grant, J.A.D.
Acting Administrative Director
Dated: June 25, 2015 3
Approved Legal Assistance Organizations, Pro Bono Organizations and Law Student Programs
A. Legal Services of New Jersey and Associated Regional Programs
1. Legal Services of New Jersey*
P.O. Box 1357
Edison, NJ 08818-1357
2. Central Jersey Legal Services, Inc.*
317 George Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
3. Essex-Newark Legal Services*
5 Commerce Street, 2d Floor
Newark, NJ 07102
4. Legal Services of Northwest Jersey*
18 Church Street, Suite 120
Newton, NJ 07860
5. Northeast New Jersey Legal Services, Inc.*
190 Moore Street
Hackensack, NJ 07601
6. South Jersey Legal Services*
745 Market Street
Camden, NJ 08102
B. Legal Assistance Organizations and Legal Aid Societies
1. Advocates for Children of New Jersey
35 Halsey Street
Newark, NJ 07102
2. All About Hope
709 Haddonfield/Berlin Road
Voorhees, NJ 08403
3. American Civil Liberties Union
89 Market Street
Newark, NJ 07102
4. Community Health Law Project*
185 Valley Street
South Orange, NJ 07079 4
5. Community Justice Center
310 W. State Street, 3rd Floor
Trenton, NJ 08618
6. Disability Rights New Jersey
210 S. Broad Street, 3rd Floor
Trenton, NJ 08608
7. Educational Law Center
60 Park Place, Suite 300
Newark, NJ 07102
8. Essex County Legal Aid Association
Hall of Records, Rm 118
465 Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd.
Newark, NJ 07102
9. Fair Share Housing Center*
510 Park Boulevard, Room 118
Newark, NJ 07102
10. Fort Dix Legal Assistance Program
Ft. Dix J.A.G.
5418 S. Scott Plaza
Ft. Dix, NJ 08611
11. Legal Aid Society of Monmouth County, Inc.
P.O. Box 2006
Asbury Park, NJ 07712
12. National Legal Aid and Defender Association
1901 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Suite 500
Washington, DC 20006
13. New Jersey Coalition to End Homelessness
c/o Lowenstein Public Interest
6 Becker Farm Road, 4th Floor
Roseland, NJ 07068
14. New Jersey Institute for Social Justice
60 Park Place, Suite 511
Newark, NJ 07102-5504 5
C. Domestic Violence Service Providers
Statewide Program
1. Partners for Women and Justice
60 South Fullerton Avenue, Suite 106
Montclair, NJ 07042
Atlantic County
1. The Women’s Center
Violence Intervention Program
1201 New Road #240
Linwood, NJ 08221
Bergen County
2. Shelter our Sisters
405 State Street
Hackensack, NJ 07602
3. Alternatives to Domestic Violence
Department of Human Services
1 Bergen County Plaza
2nd Floor
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Burlington County
4. Providence House Domestic
Violence Services of Catholic
Charities
950 A Chester Ave
Delran, NJ 08075
Camden County
5. Camden County Women’s Center
P.O. Box 1459
Blackwood, NJ 08012
6. Volunteers of America
Delaware Valley
235 White Horse Pike
Collingswood, NJ 08107
Cape May County
7. Coalition Against Rape & Abuse, Inc.
(CARA, INC)
P.O. Box 774
Cape May Court House, NJ 08210-0774
Cumberland County
8. Services Empowering Rights of Victims
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(SERV) Cumberland County Domestic Violence
Services
c/o Center for Family Services
584 Benson Street
Camden, NJ 08103
Essex County
9. Babyland Family Violence Program
755 South Orange Ave.
Newark, NJ 07106
10. The Safe House
P.O. Box 1887
Bloomfield, NJ 07003
11. The Rachel Coalition
c/o Jewish Family Services
570 W. Mt. Pleasant Ave., Suite 106
Livingston, NJ 07039
12. PALS Family Connections
(DREAMS)
7 Glenwood Ave.
East Orange, NJ 07018
Gloucester County
13. Services Empowering Rights of Victims
(SERV)
P.O. Box 566
Glassboro, NJ 08028
Hudson County
14. WOMENRISING, INC
270 Fairmont Ave.
Jersey City, NJ 07036
Hunterdon County
15. Safe in Hunterdon
47 E. Main St.
Flemington, NJ 08822
Mercer County
16. Womanspace, Inc.
1530 Brunswick Ave.
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Middlesex County 7
17. Women Aware, Inc.
250 Livingston Ave
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
18. Manavi, Inc.
P.O. Box 3101
New Brunswick, NJ 08903-3103
Monmouth County
19. 180 Turning Lives Around, Inc.
1 Bethany Road
Bldg. 3, Suite 42
Hazlet, NJ 07730
Morris County
20. Jersey Battered Women’s
Services, Inc. (JBWS)
P.O. Box 1437
Morristown, NJ 07962-1437
Ocean County
21. Providence House Domestic
Violence Services of Catholic Charities
88 Schoolhouse Road
Whiting, NJ 08759
Passaic County
22. Passaic County Women’s Center
P.O. Box 244
Paterson, NJ 07513
23. Project S.A.R.A.H.
925 Allwood Road
Clifton, NJ 07012
24. WAFA House
P.O. Box 2102
Clifton, NJ 07015
Salem County
25. Salem County Women’s Services
P.O. Box 125
Salem, NJ 08079-0125
Somerset County
26. Resource Center of Somerset
427 Homestead Road
Hillsborough, NJ 08844
Sussex County 8
27. Domestic Abuse & Sexual
Assault Intervention Services
P.O. Box 805
Newton, NJ 07860
Union County
28. Project: Protect c/o YWCA
Union County
1131 East Jersey Street
Elizabeth, NJ 07201
Warren County
29. Domestic Abuse & Sexual
Assault Crisis Center
P.O. Box 88
Washington, NJ 07882
D. United States Immigration Court Pro Bono Program
1. United States Immigration Court
970 Broad Street, Room 1200
Newark, New Jersey
and
Executive Office for Immigration Review
625 Evans Street
Elizabeth, NJ 07201
2. African Hispanic Immigration Organization, Inc.
4815 Westfield Avenue
Pennsauken, NJ 08110
3. The Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS)
333 Seventh Avenue, 16th FL
New York, NY 10001-5004
4. Human Rights First
75 Broad Street, 31st FL
New York, NY 10004
5. Camden Center for Law and Social Justice, Inc.
126 Broadway
Camden, NJ 08102
6. Lutheran Social Ministries of New Jersey
P.O. Box 30
Trenton, NJ 08601
7. El Centro Hispano Americano
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(Formerly The Center for Central American Refugees)
525 East Front Street
Plainfield, NJ 07060
8. American Friends Service Committee
Immigrant Rights Program
89 Market Street, 6th FL
Newark, NJ 07102
9. Catholic Community Services
976 Broad Street
Newark, NJ 07102
10. Kids in Need of Defense (KIND)
c/o Lowenstein Sandler
65 Livingston Avenue
Roseland, NJ 07104
11. Catholic Family & Community Services
24 DeGrasse Street
Paterson, NJ 07505
12. La Casa De Don Pedro
75 Park Avenue
Newark, NJ 07104
13. Annette Esliker-Kabia, Esq.
744 Broad Street, 16th FL
Newark, NJ 07102
14. Justin C. Egeolu, Esq.
2386 Morris Avenue, Suite 100
Union, NJ 07083
15. The Francois Law Group, PA
629 North Wood Avenue, Suite 1
Linden, NJ 07036
E. Other Approved Pro Bono Programs
1. Military Legal Assistance Program (of the NJ State Bar Assoc.)
One Constitution Square
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
2. The Pro Bono Partnership
300 Lanidex Plaza, Suite 3203 10
Parsippany, NJ 07054
3. Unchained at Last
208 Lenox Avenue
Westfield, NJ 07090
Newark, NJ 07102
4. United States Bankruptcy Court Pro Bono Program
745 Market Street
Camden, NJ 08102
5. United States District Court Pro Bono Program
Mitchell H. Cohen Building and US Courthouse
4th and Cooper Streets, Room 1050
Camden, NJ 08101
6. Veterans Law Clinic (at Widener University School of Law)
4601 Concord Pike
Wilmington, DE 19803
7. Volunteer Lawyers for Justice
P.O. Box 32040
Newark, NJ 07102
F. Law Student Programs
1. City of Atlantic City Office of the Prosecutor
2715 Atlantic Ave. - Suite 240
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
2. Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office
4997 Unami Boulevard
Mays Landing, NJ 08330
3. Bergen County Prosecutor's Office
Justice Center
10 Main Street
Hackensack, NJ 07601
4. Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office
P.O. Box 6000
Mt. Holly, NJ 08060
5. Camden Center for Law and Social Justice, Inc.
126 Broadway
Camden, NJ 08102 11
6. City of Camden, Office of the City Attorney
PO Box 95120
Camden, NJ 08101-5120
7. Camden County Prosecutor's Office
25 North Fifth St.
Camden, NJ 08102-1231
8. Cape May County Prosecutor's Office
4 Moore Road, DN-110
Cape May Court House, NJ 08210-1654
9. City of Newark, Department of Law
920 Broad St.
Newark, NJ 07102
10. Environmental Law Clinic Columbia University School of Law
435 West 116th Street
New York, NY 10027
11. Essex County Prosecutor's Office
Essex County Veterans' Courthouse
Newark, NJ 07102
12. Gloucester Co. Prosecutor’s Office
PO Box 623
Woodbury, NJ 08096
13. Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office
595 Newark Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07306
14. Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office
65 Park Avenue, PO Box 756
Flemington, NJ 08822-0756
15. Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office
PO Box 8068
Trenton, NJ 08625-0068
16. Boro of Metuchen
600 Main Street
Metuchen, NJ 08840 12
17. Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office
25 Kirkpatrick Street, 3rd Floor
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
18. Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office
132 Jerseyville Avenue
Freehold, NJ 07728-2374
19. Morris County Prosecutor’s Office
Administration & Records Bldg.
PO Box 900
Morristown, NJ 07963-0900
20. Office of the Attorney General
Department of Law and Public Safety
Division of Law
PO Box 45029
Newark, NJ 07101
21. Office of the Attorney General
Department of Law & Public Safety
Division of Gaming Enforcement
PO Box 047
Trenton, NJ 08625
22. Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office
119 Hooper Avenue
PO Box 2191
Toms River, NJ 08754-2191
23. Tom’s River Public Defender’s Office
c/o Brady & Kunz
12 Madison Avenue
P.O. Box 4990
Toms River, NJ 08754
24. Office of the Public Defender
Office of Dispute Settlement
25 Market St, 1st FL, North Wing
PO Box 853
Trenton, NJ 08625
25. Office of the Public Defender
PO Box 850
Trenton, NJ 08625 13
26. Partners for Women and Justice
60 South Fullerton Avenue
Montclair, NJ 07042
27. Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office
401 Grand Street
Paterson, NJ 07505
28. Port Authority of NY & NJ
225 Park Avenue South
New York, NY 10003
29. Rutgers Law School-Camden
Child & Family Advocacy Clinic
217 N. 5th Avenue
Camden, NJ 08102-1203
30. Rutgers Law School-Camden
Children’s Justice Clinic
217 N. 5th Avenue
Camden, NJ 08102-1203
31. Rutgers Law School-Camden
Civil Practice Clinic
217 N. 5th Avenue
Camden, NJ 08102-1203
32. Rutgers Law School-Camden
Domestic Violence Clinic
217 N. 5th Avenue
Camden, NJ 08102-1203
33. Rutgers Law School-Camden
Federal Prisoner Reentry Clinic
217 N. 5th Avenue
Camden, NJ 08102-1203
34. Rutgers Law School-Camden
Immigrant Justice Clinic
217 N. 5th Avenue
Camden, NJ 08102-1203
35. Rutgers Law School-Newark
Center for Law and Justice 14
123 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07102
36. Rutgers Law School—Newark
Child Advocacy Clinic
Center for Law and Justice
123 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07102
37. Rutgers Law School—Newark
Constitutional Law Clinic
15 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07102-3192
38. Seton Hall Univ. School of Law
Center for Social Justice
833 McCarter Highway
Newark, NJ 07102-5210
39. Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office
40 North Bridge Street PO Box 3000
Somerville, NJ 08876-1262
40. Sussex County Prosecutor’s Office
19-21 High Street
Newton, NJ 07860
41. Union County Counsel
Office of the County Counsel
Elizabethtown Plaza
Administration Building
Elizabeth, NJ 07207
42. Union County Prosecutor’s Office
32 Rahway Avenue
Elizabeth, NJ 07202-2155
43. Volunteer Lawyers for Justice
PO Box 32040
Newark, NJ 07102
44. Warren County Prosecutor’s Office
413 Second Street
Belvidere, NJ 07823 15
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