We asked our children to help us express what a “helping hand” signifies to them, and this beautiful art was the result. Thank you for being our helping hand this past year. We wish you a joyful and healthy 2026! With gratitude,The ELAP Team
It’s time for ELAP’s annual Pro Bono Awards! Our awards recognize outstanding contributions to meeting our community’s legal needs. Winners include attorneys, firms, community partners, and individual justice champions. It’s always an honor for our staff team to highlight individuals and organizations that champion justice
We are so grateful to all of you for being our champions of justice. Thank you especially to our: 🧡 Donors 🧡 Volunteers 🧡 Interns 🧡 Pro bono attorneys 🧡 Board members We wish you a happy and safe Thanksgiving holiday. ~ From the staff
If you’re looking for an easy way to make an impact, you’ve come to the right place! ELAP is a small, community-based nonprofit working hard to respond to the rapidly changing needs of the people we serve. Our staff and pro bono attorneys help community
In 2021 Perkins Coie launched a Racial Justice Fellowship to provide an opportunity for first- and second-year associates to spend six months doing full time pro bono legal work at a community-based organization. As part of that prestigious program, Evan Molineux has joined the ELAP
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month—a time to stand with survivors, honor their strength, and shine a light on the challenges they face when seeking safety and stability. Escaping an abusive relationship takes courage. It also requires access to the legal protections and resources that
By ELAP intern Annika Hauer When Judge Catherine Shaffer retired after 23 years as a King County Superior Court judge, she wasn’t planning to take on other work. However, when the current presidential administration took office, she said, “I started looking into getting involved as
It’s been a big month for our team at ELAP. We recently received two (!) awards commemorating our work. 🏆 City of Kirkland: The award recognizes ELAP staff for its dedication and hard work in supporting the immigrant community in collaboration with the City of
We are unable to meet the current demand in our family law clinics. Help us fill these critical slots by signing up to be a pro bono attorney! Commitment is typically 1-3 hours per month. Family law clinics are held virtually, so you can volunteer
By Annika Hauer, ELAP Intern Civil legal aid is legal advice for folks facing “civil” legal situations: domestic violence, housing charges or evictions, medical bills, immigration cases, and more. Civil legal aid is free, and it exists for people whom the legal system is not
