VLSC: PRO BONO OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO TRIAL ATTORNEYS
Flora, an elderly widow, was about to lose her home of more than 50 years to a predatory lender. In need of money to pay her son’s funeral expenses, she had been convinced by a mortgage broker to tap some of the equity in her home by refinancing with a hard-money lender. The loan terms […]
Pro Bono Work Shaped My Career
Continuing our October spotlight on pro bono, we asked ACBA CEO Tiela Chalmers how pro bono has effected her career. Prior to joining the ACBA and VLSC, Tiela Chalmers worked as a Nonprofit Consultant consulting on a number of projects. She began her career in legal aid at the Volunteer Legal Services Program of the Bar […]
Pro Bono Spotlight: East Bay Stand Down
East Bay Stand Down (EBSD) is four-day event at the Alameda County Fairgrounds where low-income, homeless, and displaced military veterans receive services ranging from haircuts and dental care, to help with legal issues, to finding a job, to place to live. VLSC helped organize volunteers for the legal services tent on Friday September 12, 2014. […]
September ACBA Upcoming Events
September is a busy month for the Alameda County Bar Association – we’re offering a whopping 17.5 hours of MCLE credit, a program on judicial appointments and a section social! Hope to see you at an event soon. Privacy in the Workplace Wednesday, September 3, 2014 from 12:00 p.m. -1:30 p.m. Privacy and legal rights issues […]
Have you heard what people are saying about Dine Around for Justice?
“By supporting Dine Around, I not only support the good pro bono work of VLSC, but I also support our local businesses. That’s a Win-Win.” – Jonathan Wong, Donahue Fitzgerald, LLP “I am excited every year about Dine Around for Justice. I get the opportunity to do all of my favorite things in one night: […]