It is almost time for hunting season and the San Antonio Bar Association will jump in with a BANG! by holding the first SABA Dove Hunt for CJP on Thursday, October 7, 2010 at The Golf Club of Texas at Briggs Ranch!
Please join us in supporting our Community Justice Program in grand Texas tradition by signing up today for a day of fun, food and bird hunting. The cost of the Dove Hunt is $150 and includes: golf cart service to your hunting spot, a bird fetcher, bird cleaning service and a steak dinner following the hunt. The hunt starts at 4:30 p.m. and dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m. Each hunter will need to show their current hunting license at the door and no alcohol is allowed during the hunt. However, a keg of beer will be available during the steak dinner and cocktails are available for purchase.
For those that would rather swing a golf club than shoot a gun, the course is offering a special price that day of $50 for anyone who wants to play a round of golf. Tee times are available up to 11 a.m. A portion of the day’s proceeds will benefit the CJP. Click HERE to register and pay online for either the hunt or golf (or both!). For more information, call Amanda Reimherr Buckert or Jimmy Allison at 210.227.8822.
Jump on the bandwagon and join the growing list of firms who have agreed to ‘Just Take One!’
If you need a lawyer, please call intake & screening services:
Texas RioGrande 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.
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
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