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HERA maintains a library of useful legal pleadings to help consumer attorneys help the public. Membership is required to access these pleadings. APPLY FOR MEMBERSHIP.

To arrange for training or to discuss the possibility of co-counseling, contact HERA staff. 

CCCBA's Pro Bono Committee has developed an Impact Litigation Case Summary log to collect and categorize pro bono cases being handled by attorneys in Contra Costa County.  This catalog is provided as a resource for use by other pro bono attorneys to locate and obtain information about attorneys with similar cases.  It is also designed to recognize the attorneys who have devoted time to serving the needs of indigent clients.  

The database is divided into the following subjects:
A. Predatory Lending and Landlord-Tenant/Housing Issues
B. Animal Concerns
C. Children's Issues
D. Civil Rights & Civil Liberties
E. Clinical Programs
F. Consumer Issues
G. Criminal Justice
H. Disability Issues
I.  Education Matters
J.  Environmental Matters
K. Housing & Homelessness
L.  Immigration Matters
M. International Human Rights & Political Asylum
N. Legal Aid for the Arts
O. Nonprofit Organizations
P. Sexual Orientation Issues
Q. Veterans' Matters
R. Women's Rights & Domestic Violence.  

To add your case to the log, email the following information to eday@cccba.org  

Name of the Field 
# (If you are sending an update of a case already included in the database please include this #. New cases will be issued a number as they are entered.)
Date Filed
Court & Case #
Plaintiff(s)
Defendant(s)
Plf./Def. Counsel
Description - Complaint for ____: (summary)
Resolution

TIP: Copy and paste the bold fields into the body of the email and then add your case information.

• PROVIDE IN-CLASS PRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE NATURE OF LAW, THE U.S. CONSTITUTION AND OTHER SUBSTANTIVE AREAS OF LAW;
• DISCUSS WITH STUDENTS THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA PUBLICATION "When you Become 18 - A Survival Guide for Teenagers"; OR WITH PARENTS AND PTA's "Kids & the Law - An A - Z Guide";
• ASSIST WITH LAW DAY AND CAREER DAY ACTIVITIES;
• ACT AS A DOCENT FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR SUPERIOR COURT AND JAIL TOURS;
• MENTOR AN EXISTING MOCK TRIAL HIGH SCHOOL TEAM; or
• JUDGE & SCORE MOCK TRIAL COMPETITIONS IN FEBRUARY.

About the Court Tours Program
From October through May, every Tuesday and Thursday morning beginning at 10:00 am, two docents from the Court Tours Program meet on the courthouse steps to conduct a guided tour for 5th and 8th graders. The students are first given a tour of the Courthouse, the jury assembly room, and the detention facility. This is followed by observing a “real” court proceeding in process.  In the final portion of the tour, students act as key players in a scripted mock trial, including judge, bailiff, district attorney, witnesses, defense attorney, as well as jurors voting on the verdict.

The Court Tours Program is always in need of new docents. The time commitment is usually 4-6 tours during the academic school year (tours run from 10:00am-appproximately 1:00pm), although some docents choose a greater commitment while others choose less.

If you are interested in learning more about this program, or would like to sign up for an orientation, please call Contra Costa County Bar Association’s Education Outreach Programs Coordinator at 925/370-2548.

Attorneys can participate as a judge, mentor a youth "attorney" in the program (prosecution or defense), or conduct a training session.

For more information contact Tamara Walker at (510) 965-9201 or jindu@attbi.com. 

If you would like to more information about how to join ACAD please visit their website.

(ACE) ATTORNEY COUNSELING EVENING

Attention Attorneys & Student Section Members!

CCCBA is seeking attorney and student section members who are interested in volunteering for upcoming ACE (Attorney Counseling Evening) events. 

ACE is a drop-in legal clinic where attorneys help members of the public handle their own legal problems. Applicants provide a brief description of the issue and identify adverse parties. This protects the attorneys from potential conflicts of interest. The attorney listens, asks questions and counsels the individual about their options, the risks and benefits of those options and the potential next steps to resolve the issues. Dinner is provided for volunteers.

Bilingual (Spanish/English) volunteers are encouraged to participate.

Students will have the opportunity to screen the public through an intake process and the opportunity to observe client interview techniques by being paired with an attorney.

Attorneys are needed for the following areas of practice:

• Auto Insurance Litigation
• Bankruptcy
• Wills
• Estate Planning
• Taxes
• Corporations/Partnerships
• Consumer Law
• Contract Law
• Criminal Law
• Employment Law
• Family Law
• Immigration
• Legal Ethics/Attorney Malpractice
• Medical Malpractice
• Small Claims
• Tort Law/Personal Injury
• Traffic
• Real Property/Landlord - Tenant

TO VOLUNTEER YOUR SERVICES or for more information call (925) 370-2548.

ACE is sponsored by the CCCBA Lawyer Referral and Information Service and the Pro Bono Section.