BarTalk October 2002
Volume 14, Number 5

The MS Society’s Volunteer Legal Advocacy Program (VLAP) was successfully launched in the Lower Mainland, Kamloops and Victoria in January 2002. MS can be a debilitating and unpredictable disease and persons living with MS are often faced with a variety of legal challenges involving human rights, employment equity, insurance, income security, estate planning and family law issues.

VLAP is presently recruiting volunteer lawyers who are able to commit to taking one legal case file per year and who are dedicated to supporting the unique needs of our members. In exchange for volunteering, the MS Society is able to offer lawyers a tax receipt for billable hours that they have volunteered to the program.

If you would like to make a significant difference in the life of someone with multiple sclerosis or have questions about VLAP please contact Adrianne Boothroyd at 604.602.3204 or email adrianne.boothroyd@mssociety.ca.

This article was published in the October 2002 issue of BarTalk and is subject to the copyright by the British Columbia Branch of the Canadian Bar Association, 2005, all rights reserved.