Pro Bono Work of Keith Vernon
Our own Keith T. Vernon serves as the Consumer Law Section Mentor for the Washington, D.C. Pro Bono Center.
Typically, approximately 50-60 volunteer attorneys, law students and paralegals staff each clinic serving the D.C. Community the third Saturday of each month.
The D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center transforms lives by providing free legal assistance to individuals, nonprofit organizations, and small businesses through volunteer lawyers.
The Center provides individuals who do not have their own lawyer an opportunity to discuss with volunteer attorneys civil legal problems governed by D.C. law including:
- Bankruptcy and debt collection
- Consumer law
- Employment law
- Family law
- Health law, such as medical debt and denial of coverage
- Housing law, such as landlord–tenant issues
- Personal injury
- Probate matters, such as medical directives
- Public benefits, such as TANF/SNAP and SSI/SSDI
- Tax law
The clinic does not assist with any criminal issues, including criminal record expungement or traffic issues. Center services are only available to individuals, not businesses, nonprofit organizations, tenants associations, or similar groups.
Keith enjoys being able to serve the community. “It is a great clinic serving an essential role. One of my favorite days of the month!“
Timoney Knox's Consumer Protection Group
Most businesses offer their products and services in a fair and ethical manner, but unfortunately there are also times when businesses take advantage of their customers with unethical, unlawful, predatory, and deceptive business practices. The Timoney Knox Consumer Protection Group approaches each consumer issue with the overriding goal of ensuring that its clients are treated fairly and that their rights are protected. Our team of experienced lawyers will be there for every step of the process.
