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The Legal Ethics of Access to Justice

The California Rules of Professional Conduct (Rules) provide the minimum standards that lawyers must meet to avoid discipline by the State Bar. A lawyer’s professional responsibilities, however, extend beyond those rules. As Comment to Rule 1.0 instructs, a lawyer…

Association of Corporate Counsel and Cozen O’Connor Join JDC to Support Local Nonprofits

In light of recent developments to constantly evolving employment law such as AB 5, the Association of Corporate Counsel’s San Francisco Bay Area Chapter and Cozen O’Connor teamed up with the Justice and Diversity Center’s Community Organization Representation Project…

JDC Volunteers Help Bay Area Nonprofits Improve their Legal and Financial Health

The Justice & Diversity Center’s (JDC) Community Organization Representation Project (CORP) recently conducted a legal-financial clinic for nonprofit organizations with volunteer attorneys and accountants from Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton; Morgan Lewis & Bockius; Fenwick & West; Deloitte; and PwC.…

Justice & Diversity Center Supervising Attorney Receives 2018 Brosnahan Fellowship Award

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…

From Volunteer to Staff Member, Meet JDC’s New Pro Bono Manager

Meet Jay Lee, JDC’s new Pro Bono Manager and Supervising Attorney for the Community Organization Representation Project (CORP). As Pro Bono Manager, Lee supports and connects attorneys, law students, paralegals, and other volunteers with pro bono opportunities at JDC’s…

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,…

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…