On July 24, 2013 a free legal clinic will be held in San Mateo County. Pro bono attorneys and volunteers will provide legal advice and referrals on legal issues including advanced healthcare directives, simple wills, trusts, housing, government benefits, debt, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) or any other civil legal matters. The date and location of the clinic is as follows:
· Wednesday, July 24, 2013, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., at the Parish of Saint Peter, 700 Oddstad Boulevard, Pacifica, California 94044.
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To schedule an appointment please call (650) 359-6313 and ask for Ellen. Preference will be given to scheduled appointments; however, some walk-ins will be accepted.
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The legal clinic will be held in partnership by the Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County, OneJustice, and Fenwick & West LLP. The clinic is part of OneJustice’s award-winning Justice Bus® Project. By connecting urban law student and attorney volunteers with rural, isolated, and underserved communities that need their help, the Justice Bus Project supports and expands the capacity of legal services organizations like the Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County; and in doing so, the Justice Bus Project inspires its volunteers to do pro bono work throughout their careers
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OneJustice brings life-changing legal help to Californians in need. Millions of low-income veterans, seniors, families, and others face legal barriers to basic life necessities such as food, clean water, safe housing, freedom from violence, and access to medical care, education, and jobs. OneJustice supports a statewide network of nonprofit legal organizations, law firms, law schools, and businesses that work together to provide free legal assistance to hundreds of thousands of Californians every year. The OneJustice network works together to end needless suffering from solvable legal problems. Find out more about OneJustice and its programs at www.one-justice.org.
Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County provides free, quality civil legal services to San Mateo County’s low-income residents. Their advocacy has evolved with the times; they fought for civil rights in the 1960s and fair wages for farmworkers in the 1980s. Today, Legal Aid’s work encompasses nine broad areas, which include legal services for low-income seniors, children and a variety of civil legal issues.
