Bar Information

The Legal Aid Society is fully staff, free legal service provider for the indigent in Dade County. Legal Aid was established by 1939 and chartered in 1949. It is the oldest provider of free legal services in Dade County and is has eleven full-time lawyers who handle primarily family matters which involve children.

The Office of Public Service administers all DCBA pro bono projects, including "Put Something Back", the joint pro bono project of the 11th Judicial Circuit and the Dade County Bar Association and was established in 1991 pursuant to the order of the Florida Supreme Court mandating pro bono programs for all circuits in Florida. "Put Something Back" is the successor of the DCBA "Public Interest Law Bank" established in 1981 which later became the DCBA "Volunteer Lawyers Program". "PSB" recruits and trains private lawyers who are assigned cases through the service. Presently over 7,000 Dade Lawyers are members of the program and since establishment of the joint project, over 30,000 clients have been served.

Judicial Poll:

Each year the DCBA conducts a Judicial Poll among all the members of The Florida Bar in Dade County (approximately 12,500) for the purpose of informing the public of the bar's opinions of the qualifications of the judiciary. Results of the polls will be published on the DCBA's website.

DCBA Launches LegalLine

The Dade County Bar Association launched its newest program, LegalLine, on Wednesday, February 7, 2007.

The public is invited to call the Dade County Bar Association at (866) 596-0399 where volunteer attorneys will answer simple legal questions, give brief legal advice or refer the call to an appropriate social service agency for further assistance.

LegalLine will be held on the first Wednesday of each month, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Derek Leon, LegalLine Program Chair was interviewed on CBS4 on Sunday, February 11, 2007. To view the program online, visit CBS4s website at: http://cbs4.com/video/?cid=55

Members interested in volunteering should contact the DCBA at (305) 371-2220 or info@dadecountybar.org