2013-10-09T05:54:30-07:00 2012-12-31 Blazek & Vetterling 2900 Weslayan Suite 200 Houston TX 770275132 990 2012-01-01 760090652 Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program Inc HOUS 7132280735 712 Main Street 27th Floor Houston TX 77002 Alissa Rubin Gomez 2013-10-09 true Jody Blazek P00072674 7134395739 X 2012 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z Alissa Rubin Gomez 712 Main St 27th Flr Houston TX 77002 2117038 false false X www.makejusticehappen.org X 1983 TX Houston Volunteer Lawyers is a non-profit service of the Houston Bar Association. We provide free legal aid to low-income residents of Harris County by connecting them with volunteer lawyers who agree to handle their matters for free. 18 18 37 2500 0 2159764 2117025 0 28 13 162172 0 2321964 2117038 0 0 1598120 1650974 0 20046 594918 508821 2193038 2159795 128926 -42757 1080154 1072846 195199 230648 884955 842198 The mission of Houston Volunteer Lawyers is to provide free legal services to low-income people in Harris County and to promote volunteerism among lawyers. false false 1791538 Houston Volunteer Lawyers (HVL) provides free legal aid to low-income Houstonians facing civil legal problems (e.g., family law, probate, landlord/tenant) through legal advice clinics that target and serve different populations (e.g., the general public, U.S. Veterans, the Chinese and Vietnamese communities, persons with HIV/AIDS). HVL has a screening process for extended representation services through which applicants are connected with a pro bono lawyer in private practice for the life of their legal problem. Houston Volunteer Lawyers is also an IRS-sponsored Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic and, in 2012, Houston Volunteer Lawyers launched the first medical-legal partnership in the Houston area with the world-reknowned Texas Children's Hospital. In 2012, Houston Volunteer Lawyers handled over 5,000 cases affecting the lives of more than 30,000 people, and provided legal information to 7,704 pro se family litigants. Volunteer lawyers donated 16,073 hours to Houston Volunteer Lawyers in 2012. 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Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management The Personnel Committee of the Board of Directors -- which are independent from the organization's Executive Director -- recommends compensation for the Executive Director, and the entire Board then votes on the recommendation. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts The organization's officers, directors, trustees and key employees are required to annually disclose any interests that could give rise to conflicts. The board of directors then reviews the information disclosed to determine if a conflict of interest exists. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The 990 is presented to the Executive Committee for review and discussion and then it is presented to the full board prior to filing.