About Us
The Berkshire Center for Justice has served over 3,000 people through our Free Legal Clinic outreach, intake and direct legal service programs. Our clients are diverse representing numerous ages and cultural backgrounds many of whom are in transition. The Berkshire Center for Justice is a charitable 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. If you are an attorney and would like to learn the details about how you may contribute to BCJ, call 413-854-1955.
BCJ is acknowledged as one of only 23 known non-profit sliding scale legal service providers and the only one to also address social and community needs in the country! We are on the cutting edge of social change by using 21st century thinking to address 21st century problems.
The Berkshire Center for Justice has built upon its successes of past years. The following accolades illustrate our growth.
2020 MA Bar award Access to Legal Services
2016-Eve Schatz, Esq. Founder and Executive Director is honored by Berkshire Magazine as one of 25 individuals in our community making a positive contribution in the direction of social change with a new definition of law firm.
BCJ is included among the esteemed service providers listed with “211,” a United Way sponsored state wide resource of essential services.
In May 2007, Founder and Executive Director, Eve Schatz is an honored recipient of Great Barrington’s Unsung Heroine Award and received citations from Governor Patrick, The Massachusetts Senate, House of Representatives, and the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women for her work founding BCJ.
“My landlord accepted RAFT money but didn’t credit my account and then tried to evict me for non payment. I couldn’t get anywhere with the court until BCJ represented me. In one hearing, the eviction was stopped, monies credited, and three month’s free rent was applied to my account! BCJ is a life saver!”