2025-11-17T14:00:11-08:00 2024-12-31 823937742 HYDE & ASSOCIATES 31 FAIRMOUNT AVE CHESTER NJ 07930 990 2024-01-01 300528128 VOLUNTEER LAWYERS FOR JUSTICE IN VOLU 9732334173 P O BOX 32040 NEWARK NJ 07102 CATHERINE KEENAN Executive Dir. 2025-11-17 true true MICHELLE HYDE CPA P00638036 9088799732 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z P O BOX 32040 NEWARK NJ 07102 3890767 false X WWW.VLJNJ.ORG X 2009 NJ Volunteer Lawyers for Justice, Inc. ("VLJ"/ the Organization), a non-profit organization incorporated in the State of New Jersey, is a comprehensive, statewide legal services program based in Newark. VLJ's mission is to ensure access to justice for people experiencing poverty. VLJ fulfills its mission by mobilizing volunteers to work alongside staff to address critical legal needs across New Jersey, advancing racial, social, and economic justice for the most vulnerable members of our community. Created in 2001 by a small group of advocates concerned about the scarcity of free legal services for people experiencing poverty, VLJ has grown significantly from one to twenty-one staff people and a handful of volunteers to a volunteer panel with more than 1,500 volunteers. 27 27 26 665 0 1718568 2540175 0 12755 524763 645030 698879 2376353 3763817 0 0 2191118 2334939 0 328055 251426 262111 2442544 2597050 -66191 1166767 2430466 3706423 232770 337198 2197696 3369225 Volunteer Lawyers for Justice, Inc. ("VLJ"/ the Organization), a non-profit organization incorporated in the State of New Jersey, is a comprehensive, statewide legal services program based in Newark. VLJ's mission is to ensure access to justice for people experiencing poverty. VLJ fulfills its mission by mobilizing volunteers to work alongside staff to address critical legal needs across New Jersey, advancing racial, social, and economic justice for the most vulnerable members of our community. Created in 2001 by a small group of advocates concerned about the scarcity of free legal services for people experiencing poverty, VLJ has grown significantly from one to twenty-one staff people and a handful of volunteers to a volunteer panel with more than 1,500 volunteers. false false 1952164 VLJ currently operates a number of distinct legal programs in the areas ofbankruptcy, family, consumer, education, criminal reentry, veterans issues,tenancy and trafficking victims issues. Those programs include legal counsel and advice clinics, educational or "know your rights" seminars, and direct representation of clients by VLJ staff and volunteer attorneys who are trained, recruited and mentored by VLJ. VLJs programs have garnered several awards including the NJ State Governors Jefferson Award for Public Service, New Jersey State Bar Association's Pro Bono Award, "The Community Builder Award" from the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, and the Bernard Kuttner Award from the Essex County Bar Association. 1952164 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 1 0 true 26 true false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false X 27 27 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false NJ TRACY NELSON 9732334173 P O BOX 32040 NEWARK NJ 07102 X CATHERINE KEENAN Esq EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 32.00 0.00 180703 0 0 JESSICA KITSON DIR OF ADVOCACY 32.00 0.00 121893 0 0 DIANA L ONUSCHAK DIRECTOR OF ADMIN 32.00 0.00 110000 0 0 KAREN ROBINSON Managing Attorney 32.00 0.00 103950 0 0 ALLISON R NOLAN Managing Attorney 32.00 0.00 101862 0 0 TRACY NELSON DIR OF FINANCE/HR 26.00 0.00 97880 0 0 ERIC L SCHWIMMER Esq Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARITZA RODRIGUEZ ESQ Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL D'ALESSANDRO Esq Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 WENDY FELDMAN Esq Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH R GIOVANNOLI Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW CLEMENTS Treasurer 0.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MALA HARKER Esq Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 STACEY SLATER Esq Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL HYUN Esq Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CATHERINE FITCH ESQ Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KELLY LLOYD LANKFORD Esq Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 HOWARD J MENAKER ESQ Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER PRIOLEAU ESQ Secretary 0.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL GOLDEN ESQ Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CATHERINE TRINKLE ESQ Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MELISSA WERNICK ESQ Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SNEHA DESAI ESQ Vice Chair 0.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 TRICIA O'REILLY ESQ Chair 0.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 TRACEY SALMON-SMITH ESQ Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KAITLYN S STONE Esq Secretary 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 AMY WOLTMAN Esq Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JESSICA HODKINSON Esq Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 NICHOLAS M INSUA Esq Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JUDITH N MCCARTHY Esq Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID BERSHAD Trustee Emeritu 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY M SHAPIRO Esq Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN WEBER Esq Trustee 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL R GRIFFINGER Esq Trustee Emeritu 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 716288 6 false true true 0 454937 2085238 48675 2540175 0 524763 524763 0 0 0 0 825829 126950 698879 0 0 0 3763817 524763 0 0 0 0 716288 540797 85955 89536 0 1245587 942905 148389 154293 0 168066 127103 20075 20888 204998 155033 24487 25478 0 1122 561 561 8676 4338 4338 0 0 0 13960 4746 4607 4607 7252 5485 866 901 33493 25119 4187 4187 0 0 0 29326 21994 3666 3666 0 7011 7011 0 0 0 15244 13720 1524 DONATED SERVICES 48674 36506 6084 6084 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTION 32595 26076 6519 PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES 23319 17489 2915 2915 TELEPHONE EXPENSE 11026 8270 1378 1378 30413 15011 1280 14122 2597050 1952164 316831 328055 2127908 2385947 0 0 299559 104532 0 0 0 0 2999 0 43932 43932 0 1215944 0 0 0 0 2430466 3706423 13603 8031 219167 329167 232770 337198 X 1683387 3369225 514309 2197696 3369225 2430466 3706423 1166767 6307 -1545 X false true X true false X 1424826 2015948 2005320 2363598 3239054 11048746 0 0 1424826 2015948 2005320 2363598 3239054 11048746 181870 10866876 1301 514 2691 12755 524763 542024 0 0 11590770 0.93750 0.98180 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 37571 37571 6361 6361 3763817 3763817 3763817 2597050 2597050 2597050 X X X X X X true NJ GALA EVENT 715929 715929 93523 GOLF OUTING 78380 78380 33427 1 31520 31520 825829 825829 126950 126950 698879 X X X X false false false false false false false false false ALLISON R NOLAN Managing Attorney 101862 101862 CATHERINE KEENAN Esq EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 180703 180703 DIANA L ONUSCHAK DIRECTOR OF ADMIN 110000 110000 JESSICA KITSON DIR OF ADVOCACY 121893 121893 KAREN ROBINSON Managing Attorney 103950 103950 TRACY NELSON DIR OF FINANCE/HR 97880 97880 false false false Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b TAX RETURN WAS PROOFREAD FOR ACCURACY AND ALL FINANCIAL STATEMENT FIGURES WERE TIEDIN TO THE TAX RETURN. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Board members must sign and attest that there are no conflicts of interest. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 No documents available to the public.