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On Saturday, April 22, 2023, ACC will participate in the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles’ (LAFLA) Pro Bono Firefighter Expungement Clinic to help formerly incarcerated individuals who fought California fires while serving their sentences clear their criminal records. The clinic will be held at LAFLA’s offices located at 1550 W. 8^th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017.

A record expungement enables individuals, who have completed their sentence(s), to dismiss criminal convictions, allowing them to move on with their lives and seek jobs and other opportunities. The Firefighter Expungement Clinic program was developed in response to California Assembly Bill 2147, which was passed to assist formerly incarcerated individuals who contributed to California’s wildfire-related efforts pursue firefighting jobs and other first responder frontline work that would otherwise not be available to them.

Prior to the 2.5 hour clinic, volunteers will receive a link to a pre-recorded training video. During the clinic, working under the supervision of LAFLA staff, volunteer lawyers will review a client file and meet with a client to prepare expungement petitions and supporting declarations. Volunteers will provide legal services in a limited clinic setting and clients will represent themselves pro se. The volunteer service will end at the conclusion of the clinic and LAFLA will provide further guidance to the clients.

Lunch will be served from 12:00-1:00 p.m. following the clinic. Please note that if additional clients sign up, LAFLA may open a second clinic session from 12:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Please Register by April 17, 2023

Volunteer Confidentiality Agreement:  To participate in the clinic, all volunteers must sign the following volunteer documents online: 

• https://www.jotform.com/form/201526170648049 
  • This form ensures that LAFLA’s malpractice insurance covers all volunteers.
• COVID Vaccination and Booster: All volunteers who provide in-person volunteer services at a LAFLA clinic must provide proof of vaccination, and upload their proof of vaccination and any booster shots here. These files remain confidential and go to LAFLA’s HR department.

Please join us on the Zoom platform for our ACC-SFBA employment law consultation for 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. This event is presented by Cozen O'Connor and organized in conjunction with the Justice & Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco (JDC).

FRIDAY, MAY 12, 2023

The afternoon will consist of:

12:15pm: Lunch Delivery & Introductions
12:30 - 1:45pm: Volunteer Training (1.25 hrs California CLE Credit)
1:45 - 2:00pm: Breakout Room Prep Time for Volunteers
2:00 - 2:20pm: Non-Profit Introductions
2:20 - 4:20pm: Consultations
4:20 - 4:30pm: Break
4:30 - 5:15pm: Networking Reception

The event starts with a virtual CLE training session, by Cozen O’Connor, to update ACC members on employment law in California. Next, members will be placed into small teams (with one or two other attorneys) to meet with their assigned nonprofit clients. Teams will have a couple hours to help their clients identify employment law issues and to counsel their clients. Cozen O'Connor employment attorneys will be standing by to assist with challenging questions.

All ACC members are welcome, regardless of your level of experience - you do not have to be an employment attorney to participate, and you are not required to provide pro bono services to your assigned clients after this event.

Examples of the types of non-profits these events have helped in the past include:

• An organization that empowers young mothers to complete their high school and post-secondary education and nurtures their children’s development
• An organization that supports low-income families during the pandemic by distributing packages of education essentials
• An organization that works on behalf of low-income immigrants and refugees through advocacy, education, legal services, and other community-based services

The ACC SoCal Attorney Well-Being Committee is excited to partner with Dentons - Home on this family-friendly social and educational event

Event: Day at the The Huntington – includes admission and box lunch For ACC members with our group at a reserved location.  Guest/family may join but you will need to purchase these tickets yourself (see below).

Date: Sunday April 16

Time: 9:30 – 2:30  

Sign-Up: Space is limited so sign up soon to reserve your spot!

Parking: Free but gets crowded so please arrive by 9:30

Getting there: Directions will be provided; carpools may be available

Dining: We will have a group lunch at 1:30 at a reserved location; other options available throughout the day at your own cost.    

Guests/Family Members: Welcomed and encouraged! Please purchase tickets for your friends and family members at Admission — The Huntington. Be sure to select the 10:00 a.m. option.   

Details:

• 9:30 –park and come to area by front gates
• 10:00 – we will all meet and form smaller groups
• 1:30 – lunch as a group, box lunches provided to ACC members   
• 2:30 – wrap up/raffle
• 2:30 – 5:00, all are welcome to leave or stay until closing

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Huntington Library - Wikipedia

The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens, known as The Huntington,^[a] is a collections-based educational and research institution established by Henry E. Huntington (1850–1927) and Arabella Huntington (c.1851–1924) in San Marino, California, United States. In addition to the library, the institution houses an extensive art collection with a focus on eighteenth- and nineteenth-century European art and seventeenth- to mid-twentieth century American art. The property also has approximately 120 acres (49 ha) of specialized botanical landscaped gardens, including the "Japanese Garden", the "Desert Garden", and the "Chinese Garden" (Liu Fang Yuan).

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