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Attorneys: Help Protect Low-Income Families and Fight Wrongful Evictions!
ORGANIZATION: Justice & Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco
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Low-income families who do not have counsel in unlawful detainer cases risk being evicted and face homelessness. Learn how you can volunteer to help our most vulnerable community members by attending our Live Landlord-Tenant Law Training and become a volunteer attorney with the Justice & Diversity Center’s Eviction Defense Project!
What You Will Learn
- The several types of housing and rent ordinances
- The various defenses that may be available in the Unlawful Detainer action
- How to use discovery in Unlawful Detainer actions
- An inside view of the settlement conference
- How to prepare and conduct the trial
Attorneys who would like to provide pro bono representation to low-income clients in unlawful detainer actions will learn what they need to know.
Chairperson(s)
- Carolyn Gold ~ Supervising Attorney, Justice & Diversity Center of The Bar Association of San Francisco
- Thomas E. Drohan ~ Staff Attorney, Legal Assistance to the Elderly
- Cathy Mosbrucker ~ Mosbrucker & Foran
- Professor Ora Prochovnick ~ Director of Clinical and Public Interest Law Programs, John F. Kennedy University College of Law
More opportunities with Justice & Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Justice & Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco
Location:
201 Mission St., Suite 400, San Francisco, CA 94105, US
Mission Statement
The Justice & Diversity Center advances fairness and equality by providing pro bono legal services to low-income people and educational programs that foster diversity in the legal profession.
Description
The Justice & Diversity Center of The Bar Association of San Francisco (JDC) provides pro bono legal and related social services to low-income and homeless San Francisco residents and to nonprofit organizations that serve these communities. We provide these services primarily through the use of volunteer attorneys and non-attorneys. JDC takes a holistic approach to legal services, seeking to address the full range of legal and social services issues that prevent our clients from retaining stability in their lives.
CAUSE AREAS
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PLI California Center685 Market StreetSan Francisco, CA 94105
DATE POSTED
January 11, 2017
SKILLS
- Problem Solving
- Verbal / Written Communication
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REQUIREMENTS
- License to practice law in California (active or inactive)