Hampden County Bar Assoc. Legal Help Hotline Serves Community
SPRINGFIELD — On Thursday, Feb. 25, Western New England University School of Law will host the Hampden County Bar Assoc. Legal Help Hotline call-in program. Residents with legal concerns and questions are encouraged to call for free legal advice. Volunteer lawyers from the Hampden County Bar Assoc. will answer all phone calls between 4 and 7 p.m.
“This program can assist people who have fallen through the cracks of the legal and criminal justice system,” said Noreen Nardi, executive director of the Hampden County Bar Assoc. “It helps provide equal access to justice for all segments of our diverse community.”
The Hampden County Bar Assoc. presents the Legal Help Hotline call-in program biannually. The most frequent types of calls are questions about criminal matters, domestic relations, consumer protection, housing, and employment law. Caller identity remains anonymous to the volunteer attorneys.
To use the Legal Help Hotline, call (413) 796-2057. Attorneys who would like to volunteer for the hotline should call (413) 732-4660.
