The Brosnahan Fellowship award selection committee has named its recipient for 2018: Stephanie Bilinski, Family Law Supervising Attorney at the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC). The fellowship funds a monetary gift to an outstanding JDC employee each year. Bilinski well…
JDC Volunteer Helps Pro Bono Clients Navigate Complex Tax Laws
Jason Galek is the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC)’s Volunteer of the Month for his service to low-income people facing tax issues. Through JDC’s Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC), Galek represents clients in their cases with the IRS, and also…
Summer Associates Learn Advocacy Skills and Community Service
A number of law students began the academic year after a busy summer securing housing and disability benefits for community members. Because they were summer associates at firms that participate in the Justice & Diversity Center’s (JDC’s) Summer Associates Program,…
Justice & Diversity Center Helps Nonprofit Give Thousands of Californians a Second Chance
After 28 years in prison, Joel was now on the dean’s list at the local community college and owned a small antiques business with his wife, Brenda. This success story nearly ended, though, when Joel was threatened with more jail…
Pro Bono Family Law Attorney Equates Social Responsibility With Success
The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) thanks Volunteer of the Month, Audrey Courson, who has taken on eight matters with the Family Law Project since January 2016. Courson previously practiced general civil litigation, and now focuses on family law in…
Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass Champions Right to Civil Counsel
The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) commends Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass for its exemplary commitment to pro bono service. Coblentz showed remarkable community service under the guidance of Fred Fields, who recently retired, and, now with Howard Slavitt’s leadership,…
Pro Bono Family Law Attorney Equates Social Responsibility With Success
The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) thanks Volunteer of the Month, Audrey Courson, who has taken on eight matters with the Family Law Project since January 2016. Courson previously practiced general civil litigation, and now focuses on family law in…
First-Time Homeless Advocacy Project Volunteer Negotiates Creative Outcome for Senior Client
Congratulations to Homeless Advocacy Project (HAP) volunteer John Roman of Keller, Sloan, Roman & Holland! In his first pro bono case with HAP, he reached a creative, thoughtful outcome for a 76 year-old woman facing eviction. The tenant’s mentally ill grandson…
Paoli & Geerhart: Two Decades of Pro Bono with the Justice & Diversity Center
The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) is pleased to recognize our Volunteers of the Month, Chuck Geerhart and Tom Paoli, attorneys at JDC’s Legal Advice & Referral Clinic (LARC). Geerhart and Paoli share a private practice specializing in plaintiffs’ personal…
Certified Public Accountant Contributes Valuable Skills to Low-Income Taxpayers
The Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) is pleased to recognize Chuck Schreiber as the January Volunteer of the Month . Schreiber serves a crucial role as one of a few certified public accountants volunteering with JDC’s Low-Income Tax Clinic…
Individual Tickets Now On Sale for JDC Gala on September 24
Individual tickets for the Justice & Diversity Center’s (JDC) Annual Gala on September 24 are on sale now. Purchase your tickets now – the member price for tickets is $200 ($100 is tax-deductible). New this year: For every individual ticket…