Kara Amouyal

Volunteer Attorney at Chicago Volunteer Legal Services

Kara Amouyal is a Civil Rights Attorney at The Blake Horwitz Law Firm since February 2015, specializing in cases of false arrest, police brutality, and malicious prosecution. Additionally, Kara serves as a Volunteer Attorney for Chicago Volunteer Legal Services, providing representation in family law matters, and as a Volunteer Hotline Attorney for CARPLS, offering legal advice on family, consumer, and housing law to low-income clients. Previous roles include Volunteer Attorney positions at AIDS Legal Council of Chicago, Metropolitan Family Services, and the Center on Wrongful Convictions, among others, focusing on various legal issues such as SSI appeals and fair housing rights. Kara obtained a Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School and a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and Sociology from Vanderbilt University.

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Chicago Volunteer Legal Services

About Us With more than 58 years of experience, CVLS is the first and pre-eminent pro bono civil legal aid provider in Chicago. Thanks to over 2,300 volunteer attorneys CVLS provides the most comprehensive, efficient and cost-effective civil legal aid in Chicago. Our Mission CVLS'​ mission is to coordinate, support and promote the voluntary pro bono legal representation of the Chicago area's poor and working poor.


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