Please join us at Blue Ridge Pride on Saturday, October 5 from noon to 5 p.m. We will have our volunteer legal team on hand, so that LGBT individuals and couples can complete a Health Care Power of Attorney on site for free! We will have notaries, attorneys and witnesses on hand, so that when you walk away this document will be 100% legal and ready to go.
No matter how old you are, whether you’re single or partnered, it’s critical that LGBT people complete this form so that your medical choices will be respected. It would normally cost hundreds of dollars to consult with an attorney, but it’s free on Saturday.
Topic: Health Care Power of Attorney Clinic at Blue Ridge Pride – Complete Your Forms On-Site with a Volunteer Attorney
Date: October 5, 2013; 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Location: Blue Ridge Pride, downtown Asheville, N.C. (Our booths will be near the corner of Spruce Street and the fire station.)
Led by: CSE’s Legal Team
Lead Sponsor: Human Rights Campaign
Partnering Law Firms: Cogburn & Brazil and Walton Law Office
Co-sponsor: Southern Poverty Law Center
CSE offers a series of free Community Law Workshops across the South. The goal of CLW’s is to empower LGBT people in the South to protect our rights to the full extent possible under current laws. CLWs take two forms: (1) community education sessions led by attorneys about special topics in LGBT law, such as name changes and family rights; and (2) legal clinics at which volunteer attorneys provide pro bono services (e.g. completing health care power of attorney forms). We are proud to collaborate with community partners and law firms to provide these free workshops.
