Available Cases

Client seeks representation at an eviction hearing, scheduled for February 5, 2021, at 9:30 am, in Municipal Court. Parties have a right to appear in Municipal Court via Zoom or telephonically. VIP can provide guidance on requesting a telephonic or remote hearing (via Zoom), or can provide details on the court’s significant COVID-19 precautions in the courtroom should the volunteer […]

Client seeks representation for a collections hearing in Municipal Court scheduled for February 8, 2021 at 9:45. VIP can provide guidance requesting a remote hearing (via Zoom), which is generally granted, or can provide details on the court’s significant COVID-19 precautions should the volunteer prefer to attend in-person. Client used financing to purchase a used car in 2017. The car […]

An 81-year-old client seeks assistance with drafting a power of attorney that designates his daughter as his agent. Client previously had a power of attorney that designated his other daughter as an agent, but she recently withdrew all of client’s money from their joint bank account and has not been heard from since. Client needs urgent assistance to draft a […]

Client seeks representation for a collections matter scheduled in Municipal Court on February 22, 2021 at 9:40 am. Client is being sued by debt collector, Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC. Client obtained a credit card with Sears, and made regular monthly payments until she became disabled. Her disability and medical injuries worsened over time and prevented her from continuing her job. […]

Eviction hearing scheduled for February 11, 2021 at 10:15am in Municipal Court Room 3. Parties have a right to appear in Municipal Court via Zoom or telephonically. VIP can provide guidance on requesting a telephonic or remote hearing (via Zoom), or can provide details on the court’s specific COVID-19 precautions in the courtroom should the volunteer prefer to attend in-person. […]

Client seeks representation at an eviction hearing scheduled for 02/08/2021 at 8:45am in Municipal Court. Parties have a right to appear in Municipal Court via Zoom or telephonically. VIP can provide guidance on requesting a telephonic or remote hearing (via Zoom), or can provide details on the court’s significant COVID-19 precautions in the courtroom should the volunteer prefer to attend […]

Client seeks representation at an eviction hearing, scheduled for February 4, 2021, at 9:30 am, in Municipal Court. Parties have a right to appear in Municipal Court via Zoom or telephonically. VIP can provide guidance on requesting a telephonic or remote hearing (via Zoom), or can provide details on the court’s significant COVID-19 precautions in the courtroom should the volunteer […]

Delayed Birth Certificate: Client seeks assistance obtaining her birth certificate from South Carolina and correcting it. Client was born in South Carolina, but lost her birth certificate many years ago. Currently, client only has an expired South Carolina Driver’s License and a social security card, both of which have the name she uses, which does not match her birth certificate. […]

An 82-year-old client, who is currently her niece’s guardian, seeks assistance with a will that designates her son and daughter-in-law as the co-guardians of her niece when she passes away. Client would also like to leave specific personal property to her children and grandchildren. VIP has notary resources available while it remains closed to the public.

Client needs title to her home to enter into a payment agreement with the mortgage company. Client lives in a property owned by her deceased parents. Client’s mother died intestate in 2018, and her father died in 2019 also intestate. Client would like to have her name and her sister’s name on the deed to her home. Client has one […]

Intellectual Property – Client is an emerging food production company, selling retail and wholesale prepackaged Jamaican food products. Client seeks assistance with trademarking its LLC name, as well as the name of its product line and associated logo. Client will likely need counsel and advice to determine the exact wording of the product line to be trademarked. Client also seeks […]

Client seeks representation in an auto accident case, with a hearing still to be scheduled. The accident occurred in 2018, while client’s sister was driving client’s car. Client was not in the car, and did not have insurance for the vehicle at the time. The car was hit on the passenger’s side, as the other car was turning onto the […]

An 83-year-old client seeks assistance with a will that leaves her bank account to her daughter and her home to her daughter and her great granddaughter. She also seeks assistance with a healthcare power of attorney that designates her daughter as her agent in the event she is incapacitated. Notary services will be available upon request once VIP reopens to […]

Client seeks assistance obtaining guardianship of her mother. Client’s mother has had severe Alzheimer’s for several years, and client wants to be able to make medical and financial decisions on her behalf. Client’s mother is unmarried, and client has one brother who went missing over 30 years ago in Colombia. Client has already sent the expert report to her mother’s […]

A 63-year-old client has a life estate interest in 50% of her home as well as an adverse possession interest in the remaining 50% of the property still titled to her mother’s former partner. Client wants to leave her adverse possession interest to her son in case details come to light down the road that will allow her son to […]

Divorce with Equitable Distribution: A survivor of domestic abuse seeks assistance with a divorce. Client and her husband married in China in 1985 and separated in 2018 after husband choked client. Husband was later convicted of simple assault. Client explains that she suffered abuse for many years in China, but felt she would have more recourse here and finally called […]

Client seeks representation for a custody hearing yet to be scheduled. In October 2020, father filed a petition for shared physical and legal custody of the two children he shares with client. A temporary order was issued in November 2020 giving father partial physical and shared legal custody of two children, with father receiving weekly visitation. Client would like children […]

Client seeks assistance with a custody hearing regarding her 3-year-old son; the hearing is scheduled on March 23, 2021 at 11:30 am before Judge Mark Cohen. In April 2018, client kicked child’s father out of their home after alleged abuse. That same month, child’s father petitioned for sole legal and physical custody. At an August 2019 hearing, client was granted […]

Divorce with Equitable Distribution: Client seeks assistance with a divorce matter. Client and her husband married in 2016, and have one child together. Husband abused client throughout the relationship, and they separated in July 2019. Client and her husband own a car together and have shared back accounts. Client believes her husband will consent to the divorce. Client also needs […]

Client seeks assistance with estate planning documents. Client would like to draft a will leaving all assets to her daughter, and leaving her minor children in the care of their biological father. Client also would like a financial power of attorney and advance directive. A volunteer is needed to draft all estate planning documents.

Client seeks assistance obtaining title to her deceased mother’s home. Client would like to be on title with all of her mother’s heirs, her sister and her two nieces, as she feels strongly that it should remain a family home. A volunteer is needed to assist the client with probating her mother’s estate, including drafting a deed and filing the […]

Intellectual Property – Client is a newly established ecommerce business that creates print-on-demand products, including clothing, accessories, and homewares. Client seeks assistance with filing trademarks for its name and logo.

Divorce with Equitable Distribution: Client seeks assistance obtaining a divorce from her estranged husband. Client and her husband were married in 1994 and separated in 2006. Client is not certain that husband will consent to the divorce. The marital estate consists of a home owned by client, another home owned by husband, and their individual pensions. Client does not wish […]

Client seeks assistance changing the name on her birth certificate. Client was born in North Carolina and discovered the name on her birth certificate is not the name that she has been using. Client has several forms of ID with names that do not match. Client needs to fix her identification in order to have access to resources and avoid […]