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The Colorado Bar Association's (CBA) Appellate Pro Bono Program may help you obtain a lawyer to assist with your appeal in the Colorado Court of Appeals and the Colorado Supreme Court. If you cannot afford a lawyer you may qualify for this program.
The program applies only to civil cases. It does not apply to unemployment, prison discipline, or criminal cases.
Please complete this application as soon as possible. If you are in the Court of Appeals, you must submit this application no later than 14 days after the appeal information sheet is sent to you by the Court of Appeals (sent after you have filed your Notice of Appeal). If you are in the Supreme Court, you must submit this application no later than 14 days after the date the Court of Appeals renders its decision.
Return the completed application to:
Appellate Pro Bono Program
1900 Grant Street, 9th Floor
The program committee may contact you, and any lawyers who may have worked on your case. These conversations are confidential and will be used only for the selection process. The committee may also discuss your case with its volunteer lawyers.
The committee chooses cases based on your income and the importance of your legal issues. To qualify for the program, your income must be below 125% of federal poverty guidelines. The JDF 205 application form for waiver of court costs and fees used by the courts is the form that the committee uses to determine income eligibility. Click here to see the JDF 205 form.
If the program accepts your case, we will contact you within 45 days. We will then provide you with the name and telephone number of the lawyer who is willing to take your case.
For more information about the program, please visit the CBA website: http://www.cobar.org/index.cfm/ID/3235.
NOTE: Your case may not be accepted by the Committee. All court deadlines still apply and must be followed. This includes the deadlines for filing a Notice of Appeal and submitting briefs.
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