Chattanooga attorneys will offer free legal services during the month of October as part of Celebrate Pro Bono Month.
Local immigration attorney Terry Olsen will conduct a free clinic on legal rights under immigration law from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Development Resource Center, 1250 Market St.
The event is sponsored by Bridge Refugee Services of Chattanooga, Korean Association of Chattanooga, Filipino-American Association of Chattanooga, La Paz de Dios and the Tennessee Bar Association’s Immigration Law Section.
The clinics are part of a statewide effort that involves more than 30 events.
Another free legal clinic will be offered from 8 a.m. to noon Oct. 30 at the Brainerd Recreation Center, 1010 N. Moore Road. Attorneys will offer advice on veterans benefits, wills, debt relief, family law, immigration, bankruptcy and landlord/tenant issues.
The event is sponsored by the Chattanooga Bar Association and its Pro Bono Committee, Legal Aid of East Tennessee and La Paz de Dios.
For more information visit www.tba.org/celebrateprobono/cpb_events.html.Dan Woods 10/11/10 (cq’d)