What You Need to Know About: Employer Provided Long-Term Disability Insurance—The Basics

Employers use many different types of long-term disability plans (sometimes known as income protection plans). Most plans are provided by insurance companies to whom your employer pays a premium. You may contribute money from your paycheck for part of that premium. When you need to use your disability insurance:  navigating the application/appeal process When you have […]

Volunteer of the Year—Rising Star: Nicole Reyes

We are pleased to present a Q&A with Nicole Reyes, Law Office of Nicole A. Reyes, a bankruptcy lawyer in Hayward and recipient of the Volunteer Legal Services Corporation (VLSC) award for Volunteer of the Year—Rising Star. Nicole will receive her award on May 22, 2014 at Justice for All: Celebrating Pro Bono, VLSC’s annual volunteer recognition and fundraising event. A […]

JNE Commission Openings

A Message From the East Bay Diversity Bar Coalition The mission of the East Bay Diversity Bar Coalition (EBDBC) is to promote a unified position on diversity and fair access on professional and public issues. One of the areas dear to the EBDBC is encouraging diversity on the bench, which the EBDBC promotes though its award-winning Judicial […]

Volunteer of the Year: Nadine Burg

We are pleased to present a Q&A with Nadine Burg, Law Offices of Nadine Burg, a family law lawyer in Alameda County and recipient of the Volunteer Legal Services Corporation (VLSC) award for Volunteer of the Year. Nadine will receive her award on May 22, 2014 at Justice for All: Celebrating Pro Bono, VLSC’s annual volunteer recognition and fundraising […]

Mentor of the Year: Jason Elter

We are pleased to present a Q&A with Jason Elter, Law Offices of Jason Elter, a certified family law specialist and recipient of the Volunteer Legal Services Corporation (VLSC) award for Mentor of the Year. Jason will receive his award on May 22, 2014 at Justice for All: Celebrating Pro Bono, VLSC’s annual volunteer recognition and fundraising event. […]