Preferred Activities

The Committee prefers to award grants for projects related to bankruptcy and/or debtor/creditor law that:

• Encourage and promote legal assistance to poor and disadvantaged people.
• Encourage pro bono legal work.
• Educate the public to understand their rights and obligations under the law.
• Train attorneys who may volunteer to represent indigent debtors without charge.
• Support new or innovative approaches to the implementation and enhancement of pro bono services that require “seed money” to launch.
• Assist the courts with challenges associated with pro se debtors and creditors through counseling, education, and pro bono representation.
• Produce legal research, publications, and forums regarding consumer bankruptcy and/or debtor-creditor laws.
• Law school clinics where students do not receive credits for the program, but provide services on a volunteer basis.