Suite 825
Washington DC 20015
Contact: Laura M. Flegel , Director, Legal Advocacy and Education
Phone: 202-448-1443
Fax: 202-448-1451
Email: lflegel@dcqualitytrust.org
Web address: www.dcqualitytrust.org
- Need nonlitigator volunteers?
- Yes.
- Malpractice insurance for volunteers:
- Yes.
- Intake hours:
- By telephone during normal business hours
- Non-english services?
- None.
- Opportunities for attorneys not admitted in D.C.:
- Yes, some eligible clients live in VA and MD.
- Need paralegal/law students:
- Yes
- Screening:
- DC citizen with developmental disability, as well as family and others serving that population
- Training offered:
- Yes.
- Types of services:
- Refers people with developmental disabilities, including mental retardation, to appropriate attorneys and legal service providers. Works with area legal service and other support providers to enhance knowledge of how to include and support these individuals. Serves as a resource for attorneys who are providing support to individual clients with developmental disabilities.
- Volunteer needs:
- Volunteer attorneys, paralegals and law students who are interested in individual representation, public policy and research.
- Subject areas:
- Differently-abled Rights, Wills, Health
