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Orlando Center for Justice, Inc.

  • Location:
    1300 N. Semoran Boulevard
    Suite 120
    Orlando, FL 32807
  • Phone:
    (407) 279-1802
  • Contact methods:
    Email, Phone calls, Phone or virtual intake / services available
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

Orlando Center for Justice, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization providing legal services for those who make too much to qualify for legal aid, but not enough to afford a private attorney. Services are provided pro bono and at a low cost to clients. Our goal is that 20 percent of all clients served are pro bono services. This organization is run by Florida licensed attorneys and all board members are also licensed attorneys in good standing and able to practice in Florida and before the immigration courts and BIA. Our organization is also involved in traditional community outreach and education throughout Central Florida and innovative ways to provide greater access to justice. Current practice areas include family immigration and deportation defense, wills and small business incorporation.

Counties served: Brevard, Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Saint Lucie, Seminole

Services Provided

Are immigration legal services provided? Yes
Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions
Types of immigration legal services provided: Filings with USCIS, Representation at Asylum Interviews (Credible Fear Interviews, Reasonable Fear Interviews), Representation before the Immigration Court, Representation before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA)
Other areas of legal assistance: Arts, Community Development, Family & Juvenile, Life Planning, Nonprofit Organizations
Non-legal services: Citizenship / Civics classes, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR)
Populations served: Detained individuals, Domestic Violence Victims, Farm workers, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with criminal histories, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Torture survivors
Languages spoken: English, American Sign Language
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: No
Nominal fee charged? Yes
Other information: Some pro bono and low cost legal services. All board members are also licensed attorneys.

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 6
Is organization BIA recognized? No
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: 0
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: 0
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: 5

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: Hispanic Federation

Volunteering

Volunteer Coordinator
Susana Arrendondo
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