This free of charge service allows you to meet with a volunteer lawyer for a period of approximately twenty minutes, and receive information on how to prepare your brief and what to expect at your hearing before the Cour du Québec, Division des petites créances. This service is available only to unrepresented parties who have received notice of a hearing before the Cour du Québec, Division des petites créances, in the district of Montreal.

• Given the fact that the number of places is limited, meetings are held by appointment only.
• Meetings are held Monday to Friday betweenbetween 12:00 pm  and 2:00 pm and are offered by phone or in person at the Palais de justice de Montréal.
• You must ensure that you have all the documents in your file with you. The volunteer lawyer will not have your file in his or her possession.
• No appointments are given if you do not have a hearing date.

IMPORTANT: No legal advice will be given at these meetings. The lawyer will help you organize your presentation, but will not provide you with arguments to put forward at the time of your presentation, nor will he give an opinion on your chances of success.

* A law student may accompany the lawyer for observation purposes only. To this end, he or she must sign a confidentiality agreement regarding all information transmitted during the consultation, which obliges him or her to maintain secrecy about everything discussed during the meeting.

To learn more about proceedings before the Cour du Québec, Division des petites créances, we recommend you visit the Justice Québec website. You can also consult the Guide de la Fondation du Barreau du Québec - « Seul devant la cour - En matières civiles ».

For further information, please contact the YBM by telephone at 514.954.3487 or by e-mail at servicesprobono@ajbm.qc.ca.