Free Legal Answers, the virtual legal advice clinic sponsored by the ABA, hit a major milestone, crossing the 400,000-mark in the total number of questions handled since the program’s inception in 2016.

The program’s more than 15,000 attorneys registered nationally to volunteer performed over 16,500 hours of pro bono service in 2024, assisting with family, divorce and custody-related problems; housing and eviction; consumer rights; employment; and civil rights, among others.

Free Legal Answers is a project of the ABA Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service. Now in 42 states, including Florida, and territories, the program allows users to post civil legal questions at no cost to be answered by pro bono attorneys licensed in their state.