METRO VOLUNTEER LAWYERS
| BY IVONNE ESPARZA
DBA MVL’s Legal Clinic at the Denver Indian Center, Inc. Assisting Native American and Indigenous People with Their Legal Issues Since 2012
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ative American and Indigenous people have built and diversified our communities with vibrant cultures for many generations. Even though we celebrate Native American Heritage Month in November, Denver Bar Association Metro Volunteer Lawyers (MVL) encourages volunteer attorneys to honor and strengthen Native American cultures and communities by providing vital pro bono support services in the Denver metro area throughout the year. As the
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coordinator for MVL’s Legal Clinic at the Denver Indian Center, Inc. (DICI), I invite you to join a team of dedicated volunteer attorneys who help community members with their legal questions. I hope the following information will encourage you to volunteer for MVL’s walk-in legal clinic at the DICI or assist in our full referral program.
DICI and MVL Since spring 2012, MVL’s Legal Clinic
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at the DICI has been an integral part of the DBA’s mission by bridging the gap in access to justice for Native Americans and Alaska Natives in the Denver metro area. Together we strive to provide exceptional legal services. The DICI offers MVL space for the legal clinic and markets and promotes the clinic to community members and partner organizations. MVL staff and volunteer attorneys work with paralegals and law students to assist community members with legal questions.
