Legal Clinics
ALL Volare legal services are free and confidential, which generally means that our attorneys will not share your information outside of Volare.
If you are looking for more in-depth services, including legal representation, please fill out our online form or call 202-742-1727. If your matter has an upcoming deadline or court date or is otherwise time-sensitive, please be sure to mention that information.
Weekly Title IX Clinic for DC University Survivors
If you attend a DC University and have questions about your legal options as a survivor of sexual harassment, including sexual assault, stalking, and domestic violence, Volare’s Title IX Clinic is the right choice for you!
You will schedule an appointment in advance for a free one-on-one phone call with a clinic attorney. During the call, the attorney will:
Provide an overview of your legal options as a student survivor of crime in DC
Answer your questions about your University’s Title IX grievance process
Discuss your right to supportive measures and accommodations from your University
Help you determine next steps
This call may be helpful regardless of where you are in the Title IX grievance process and even if you have not reported the crime to your University.
Volare attorneys are available Wednesdays from 10:45AM to 1:00PM and Fridays from 2:45PM-5PM.
You can schedule an appointment by clicking HERE.
Please be advised that you will receive a confirmation email. Please do NOT use your University email address. If you do not have a safe, personal email address, please fill out our online form or call 202-742-1727 to access services.
Weekly Anonymous Crime Victims’ Rights Clinic
If you wish to remain anonymous to Volare or share limited information about the crime you experienced, Volare’s Anonymous Crime Victims’ Rights clinic is the right choice for you! Please note that you must be a victim/survivor of a crime committed in the District of Columbia to speak to an attorney in this clinic.
You will schedule an appointment in advance for a free one-on-one phone call with a clinic attorney. During the call, the attorney will:
Provide an overview of your rights as a victim/survivor of crime in DC
Answer your questions about DC's criminal legal process
Help you determine next steps
This call may be helpful regardless of where you are in the criminal legal process and even if you have not reported the crime to the police.
Volare attorneys are available Wednesdays from 10:45AM to 1:00PM and Fridays from 2:45PM-5PM.
You can schedule an appointment by clicking HERE.
Please be advised that you will receive a confirmation email. If you do not have a safe email address, please fill out our online form or call 202-742-1727 to access services.
Appeals Clinic for DC Survivors
This clinic is for survivors of abuse who want information about how to appeal a final trial court order or how to defend against an appeal of a trial court order in the District of Columbia. Information can also be provided to survivors who are preparing for trial and want to understand what is needed to be able to appeal an order in the future if applicable.
We can answer appeal-related questions from survivors on family law and civil protection order cases as well as some other types of cases, too. The only types of cases we cannot help with are criminal and juvenile delinquency matters.*
You will schedule an appointment in advance for a free and confidential one-on-one phone call with an appeals clinic attorney. During the call, the attorney can:
○ Provide an overview of appeals and the type of relief they can provide
○ Answer your questions about DC's legal appeals process
○ Help you figure out:
■ Whether you are eligible to pursue an appeal
■ Potential risks and benefits
■ Possible next steps
○ For survivors preparing for trial, explain the steps needed to ‘make the record’ in order to be able to appeal an unjust outcome.
Volare attorneys are available on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month from 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM.
You can schedule an appointment by clicking HERE. Appointments may be scheduled no more than 30 days in advance and no later than 10:00 AM on the day prior to the appointment date.
Please be advised that you will receive a confirmation email when you sign up for an appointment. If you do not have a safe email address, please fill out our online form or call 202-742-1727 to access services.
* If you are interested in challenging a Crime Victims’ Rights violation in an active criminal or juvenile delinquency court case in DC, please apply for Volare’s legal services for survivors of crime HERE.
Please note: These clinics are free, confidential, privileged, and trauma-informed service for survivors of crime to seek legal advice, information, and referrals.
Due to the nature of the legal clinics, those calling in for legal advice will be limited to a brief (approximately 30 minutes) consultation with the clinic attorney. Clinic attorneys have access to interpreters.
