Free Contracts Legal Assistance for Small Businesses & Nonprofits (Brief Advice Legal Clinic)

PLEASE NOTE: Completing this form does not confirm your attendance for the Clinic. After completing the form and uploading your contract, you will receive an email from a D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center staff person if a spot is available.

WHEN: October 27, 2026 OR November 17, 2026, 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

WHERE: VIRTUAL (Confirmed registrants will receive the login link)

At these virtual Legal Clinics, attorney volunteers will meet one-on-one with small business leaders and nonprofits to review and provide brief advice on critical contracts and/or agreements for their business operations. Examples of topics attorneys will discuss include parties, term, termination, risk & liability management, dispute resolution, choice of law, and more.

Eligible contracts must be financially and/or operationally significant to your organization. They must also be (1) existing template contracts/agreements that your organization uses with third parties or (2) existing third-party agreements (e.g. contractor, services, and/or supply contracts) which your organization is looking to renew and/or re-negotiate.

Volunteers at this Clinic will only discuss template or standardized agreements used by the business or nonprofit, and will not assist with active contract disputes or other matters.

This Clinic supports the Seed to Storefront initiative to empower entrepreneurs east of the Anacostia River. Businesses and nonprofits in Wards 7 and 8 are encouraged to register for this event, but all businesses and nonprofits are welcome to register.

Full Name

First NameLast Name

Email Address

example@example.com

Phone Number

Please enter a valid phone number.Format: (000) 000-0000.

Contact Title

E.g. Owner, CEO, Executive Director, etc.

Business/Nonprofit name (or proposed name)

Select which date(s) you prefer to attend the Clinic.

Where does the business/nonprofit operate?

Other

Entity type

Briefly describe the services or goods offered by the business/nonprofit.

What specific questions do you have related to the contract?

BEFORE YOU MAY DISCUSS YOUR CONTRACT WITH AN ATTORNEY, YOU MUST REVIEW THE BELOW NOTICE, "IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CLIENTS," AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO THE TERMS BY TYPING YOUR FULL NAME BELOW.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CLIENTS

The D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center ("Pro Bono Center") is sponsoring the Free Contracts Legal Clinic for Small Businesses & Nonprofits (“Contracts Clinic”). It is an opportunity for nonprofits and small businesses to speak one-on-one with an attorney who will review and discuss a contract with you.

All services at the Contracts Clinic are provided free of charge.

The Contracts Clinic is limited to giving brief general information or advice that must be viewed as preliminary and will not provide you with a lawyer to represent you in pursuing your legal situation. The lawyer will not conduct legal or factual research about your legal situation, nor will the lawyer monitor your legal situation or inform you of any changes in the law that might affect your organization.

If brief service is not enough to resolve your issues or if you require a different type of service than the Contracts Clinic offers, we may be able to refer you to or provide you with information about another resource appropriately suited to handle your matter. However, the Contracts Clinic does not guarantee that you will obtain assistance or legal representation through any of the suggested resources.

It is the policy of the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center not to share an organization's information without the organization's permission. The D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center will not share copies of any documents you submit for review through the Contracts Clinic with any parties aside from the volunteer lawyer(s) assigned to provide you with brief advice services.

If you give the Pro Bono Center any legal documents, please make sure they are copies and not originals. By submitting any document(s) for review at the Contracts Clinic, you must ensure that you have authorization to share such document(s) with the Pro Bono Center and with your assigned volunteer attorney.

If you do not fully understand this Notice, you should inform a Pro Bono Center staff person at NPSB@dcbar.org and ask for assistance.

Type Full Name

First NameLast Name

REQUIRED: Upload your contract below. If you have trouble uploading, email your contract to NPSB@dcbar.org with "Contracts Clinic" in the subject line. Make sure your contract document includes your nonprofit or small business name in its file name.

PLEASE NOTE: Registrants that do not upload or email their contract cannot be confirmed for the Clinic.

Upload here.