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Jump on the bandwagon and join the growing list of firms who have agreed to ‘Just Take One!’
Adami, Goldman & Shuffield, Inc.
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P.
Allen, Stein & Durbin, P.C.
Association of Corporate Counsel
Ball & Weed, P.C.
Bexar County Women’s Bar Association
Bracewell & Giuliani, L.L.P.
Brin & Brin, P.C.
Burns & Black, P.L.L.C.
Carabin & Shaw, P.C.
Catholic Lawyers Guild
Christian Legal Society
City Attorney's Office
Clark, Thomas & Winters
Clemens & Spencer
Constangy, Brooks & Smith, L.L.C.
Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated
Crofts & Callaway, P.C.
Davidson & Troilo, P.C.
Davis, Cedillo & Mendoza, Inc.
Denton, Navarro, Rocha & Bernal, P.C.
Elms, Harmon, Macchia, LLC
Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.
Gardner Law Firm
Gendry & Sprague, P.C.
Glast, Phillips & Murray, P.C.
Goode, Casseb, Jones, Riklin, Choate & Watson, P.C.
Hall & Bates, L.L.P.
Haynes & Boone, L.L.P.
Heinrichs & De Gennaro, P.C.
Higdon, Hardy & Zuflacht, L.L.P.
Hollan Law Firm, P.C.
Holland & Knight, L.L.P.
Ihfe & Associates, P.C.
Jackson Walker, L.L.P.
Jenkens & Gilchrist, P.C.
Langley & Banack, Inc.
Law Office of David Whipple
Law Office of Tammy Wincott
Legal Counsel of AT&T
Lindow & Treat, L.L.P.
Lyons & Rhodes, Inc.
Maloney & Maloney, P.C.
Martin, Drought & Torres, Inc.
Mexican-American Bar Association
Miller & Burke, P.C.
O’Connell & Benjamin, L.L.P.
Oppenheimer, Blend, Harrison & Tate, Inc.
Pat Maloney, P.C.
Plunkett & Gibson, Inc.
Prichard, Hawkins, McFarland & Young
SABA’s District Courts committee
San Antonio Black Lawyers Association
San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association
San Antonio Young Lawyers Association
Shaddox, Compere, Walraven & Good, P.C.
Shelton & Valadez, P.C.
Snow & Laurel, L.L.P.
St. Mary’s Law School Professors
Strasburger & Price, L.L.P.
The Ariel House
Thornton, Biechlin, Segrato, Reynolds & Guerra, L.L.C.
Wayne Wright, L.L.P.
Zachry Construction Corporation
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If you need a lawyer, please call intake & screening services:
Texas Rural Legal Aid Hotline
1.888.988.9996 (toll free) or 210.212.3700
Monday - Thursday 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Friday 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
If possible, call after 5 p.m. when operators are less busy. Be sure to tell the representative you want to register for the Community Justice Program.
The Community Justice Program (“CJP”) is a collaborative effort by the entire legal community to provide free neighborhood-based legal services to individuals who may not otherwise have access to the legal system. CJP’s partner, TRLA (Texas RioGrande Legal Aid) supports the program by coordinating all client intake through their toll-free hotline.
It is alarming to realize that fewer than 20 percent of low-income residents of South Texas can obtain access to legal assistance when faced with a civil problem. That means that four out of five people arrive at the courthouse door to find that they cannot afford the price of admission.
The first neighborhood clinic met at The Carver Academy on the east side of San Antonio in October of 2002. The east side clinic has since moved to Texas RioGrande Legal Aid. We opened our second clinic on the west side of San Antonio at St. Mary’s University’s Center for Legal and Social Justice in April of 2003. In addition, we have added a third clinic which meets four times each year at the Wesley Community Center. Currently, CJP has served over 1,600 indigent clients.
CJP accepts uncontested matters such as divorce, child custody modifications, guardianship proceedings, bankruptcy, simple landlord/tenant disputes, probate matters and wills. We do NOT accept criminal cases and cases involving family violence.
Clinics are held every month. The TRLA clinic is held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month, the St. Mary’s University’s clinic is on the 3rd Tuesday and the Wesley clinic is held of the 4th Tuesday. The clinics begin at 5:30 p.m. and are usually over at 7:30 p.m.
To volunteer to “Just Take One” pro bono case, please call Amanda Reimherr Buckert at 210.227.8822 ext. 24; amandab@sabar.org. To contribute, please send your tax deductible check payable to the “Community Justice Foundation," San Antonio Bar Association, 100 Dolorosa, 5th floor, San Antonio, Texas 78205.
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Clinic locations and maps:
Would you like to sponsor the refreshments at a CJP clinic?
As you may know, we offer ‘heavy snacks” and drinks at the clinics for our volunteers who are generally coming directly from their offices beginning at 5:30 p.m.
The cost is $125 and we will proudly display your name and the name of your firm in recognition of your generosity at the refreshment table. We have had many individuals offer in the past and the suggestion was made to open it to all members.
If interested, please contact Amanda Reimherr Buckert @ amandab@sabar.org or 227-8822 ext. 24.
Online pro bono reporting
For the first time ever, Texas attorneys can report pro bono hours online. Click here to report your pro bono contributions!
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