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Local Corporations Step Up to Provide Unique Pro Bono Legal Services in Contra Costa County
Contra Costa Senior Legal Services (CCSLS) is celebrating its 40th year of providing free legal services to older residents of our county. The nonprofit organization expects to provide services to a record 1,200 clients this year with a small staff of in-house attorneys and a veritable army of dedicated volunteer attorneys. Under CCSLS’ supervision, these...
Read ArticleThe Big 5-0
It is axiomatic that, as attorneys, we have an ethical duty to zealously represent our clients. There is also some self-interest in meeting this important ethical requirement since we all know that an unhappy client is not likely to be a repeat client or serve as a useful referral source. By nature, attorneys focus on...
Read ArticleSecond Annual Pro Bono Expo
The eight organizations at the event offered a wide variety of opportunities for new attorneys who just passed the bar to more “seasoned” lawyers looking to mentor a young attorney or just spend a bit of time each month giving back to the community.
Read ArticleIf It’s October, It Must Be Moot Court Time
Juvenile death penalty (Roper v. Simmons), same-sex marriage (Obergefell v. Hodges), campaign finance (McCutcheon v. FEC) and Obamacare (NFIB v. Seblius): These are but a few of the challenging, topical and thought-provoking United States Supreme Court cases that student attorneys (and their adult counterparts sitting as three-judge courts) have explored over the last 12...
Read ArticleAll in the Family - The Marchianos
The value of hard work, integrity, compassion, it can be used in any profession. Especially, as a lawyer, it’s about being a good person and dealing with people. That’s the most important part.
Read ArticlePro Bono Services: Why, When and How
Why provide pro bono service? You will enjoy the variety of people you will meet, and you’ll sleep better at night. But still we ask “What’s in it for me? Doctors are under no ethical duty to provide pro bono medical services for those without means to pay. The Hippocratic oath, ‘first do no harm,’...
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