Submitted by Thurston County Volunteer Legal Services
Thurston County Volunteer Legal Services (TCVLS) hosted its annual Volunteer Recognition and Fundraising Breakfast on Thursday, May 8. 2013 Attorney of the Year award went to Retired District Court Judge Sue Dubuisson and Administrator of the Year went to Nicole Anderson. Collectively, Thurston and Mason County attorneys donated over 2,000 hours of free legal services during the past year.
TCVLS also announced an expansion in free civil legal advice for qualifying individuals and families. Legal advice clinic will now be available three times each month at the Family Support Center — on the second and fourth Tuesdays and, starting in June, on the third Wednesday of each month. Additional clinics are held at SafePlace for survivors of domestic violence and Thurston County Superior Court for housing issues.
TCVLS will also start a legal advice clinic in Grays Harbor County this summer and will have Juvenile Record Sealing events in Olympia and Shelton in the fall.
TCVLS uses volunteer attorneys to provide legal advice to low income clients with income under 200% of the Federal Poverty Level. For information about receiving free legal advice or volunteering, call (360) 705-8194.
