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Foreclosure Crisis Spurs Need for Additional Pro Bono Attorneys As the home foreclosure crisis continues, additional pro bono attorneys are needed to represent indigent homeowners, particularly in the areas outside Greater Boston. Interested lawyers may call Yolanda Kruczkowski, of the Attorney General’s Public Protection and Advocacy Bureau, at (617) 727-2200 x. 2973 or by email Yolanda.Kruczkowski@state.ma.us. Under the leadership of Carol Kenner, the former Chief Judge for the U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the First Circuit Court of Appeals, who is currently serving as a Special Assistant Attorney General in the Attorney General's Public Protection and Advocacy Bureau, the Attorney General’s Office held a two-day training in June for local attorneys, housing advocates, paralegals and law students who have volunteered to assist those facing foreclosure and in need of legal services or representation. Approximately 150 attorneys from throughout the Commonwealth attended the training. Although more than 100 public-spirited Massachusetts attorneys have generously agreed to handle at least one case on a pro bono basis, there is still a pressing need for additional lawyer volunteers. |