Our staff are here for you, to make the most of your time and your volunteering experience. With your help, access to justice is growing every day. At Legal Aid Pro Bono, our goal is to make volunteering a great experience for our volunteers and for our clients. We provide client intake, screening, legal check-ups, document collection and review. You provide discrete legal representation or advice. You direct the scope - limited or full service. Volunteer with us and see your interests, your schedule, and your experience working for good.
Mara Block: Interim Pro Bono Director
Mara Block has been the Interim Pro Bono Director at Atlanta Legal Aid since April 2024. Prior to joining the Pro Bono Unit, she served as Co-Managing Attorney for the Gwinnett County office, and Director of Legal Aid's TLAC (Tenant Landlord Assistance Coalition), Senior Attorney and Staff Attorney for the DeKalb County office of Atlanta Legal Aid. Before joining Atlanta Legal Aid, Mara was the Director of Volunteer Services for Legal Aid Chicago. She received her J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law and her B.A. from Emory University.
Kimberly McColley: Enhanced Services Coordinator
Kimberly McColley
Enhanced Services Paralegal, Pro Bono Unit
Kimberly is a paralegal with a law degree and over two decades of legal experience. As the ESP Paralegal, she supervises and supports our ESP volunteers, provide case management for the ESP cases, train new volunteers, and provides support for other pro bono unit projects. She enjoys working at Atlanta Legal Aid, because we provide a voice for those who would not otherwise have a voice.
Cathy Waddell: Pro Bono Director, Cobb Justice Foundation
Cathy Waddell
Pro Bono Project Director, Cobb Justice Foundation
Cathy Waddell is the Pro Bono Project Director for the Cobb Justice Foundation and an attorney with Cobb Legal Aid. She joined Atlanta Legal Aid's Pro Bono Unit in 2017, and moved to the Cobb Justice Foundation in 2018. Cathy enjoys connecting volunteers to our clients and is happy to be working with lawyers in Cobb County, where she grew up and had her private practice prior to joining Legal Aid.