The LCCRSF-Arent Fox pro bono work exemplifies the tremendous possibilities through pro bono partnership, particularly during a crisis. The partnership began in Fall 2019 with a general overview of LCCRSF’s pro bono work and opportunities to engage. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. One year later, Arent Fox has provided essential information on lease negotiation to … Continue reading Pro Bono Spotlight: Arent Fox
A History of More than Fifty Years of Partnership, Commitment and Collaboration The partnership between Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (“Pillsbury”) and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area (“LCCRSF”) begins with the organization’s birth. During the civil rights movement of the sixties, lawyers around the country in major metropolitan … Continue reading Pro Bono Spotlight: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLC
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area (LCCRSF) and our partner the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP) have been at the forefront of providing support to immigrant and refugee families seeking accountability and reparations by filing Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) administrative complaints for harm they suffered when torn apart … Continue reading Pro Bono Spotlight: Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
Since 1997, LCCRSF’s Legal Services for Entrepreneurs (LSE) Program has partnered with pro bono attorneys to provide free transactional legal services to economically marginalized individuals who want to start a business, businesses investing in economically distressed communities, and mom and pop shops located in areas where gentrification is a force for displacement. In light of the devastating impact of the global pandemic on small businesses, LCCRSF and its pro bono partners shifted … Continue reading Pro Bono Spotlight: Perkins Coie LLP
LCCR’s unique pro bono model enlists the power of the private bar in the fight for civil rights. But we couldn’t do it without our all-star pro bono team: Elica Vafaie, our new Director of Pro Bono and Strategic Partnerships, and Bréyon Austin, Clinic and Pro Bono Coordinator. Together, Elica and Bréyon manage our network … Continue reading Meet Our Pro Bono Team
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