Funding Sources for Non-Court Services
Attorney Admission Fund
The self-help desks at the Los Angeles, Santa Ana, and Riverside Divisions are funded, in part, by the Attorney Admission Fund managed by the Attorney Admission Fund Board. Continued annual funding by the Attorney Admission Fund of the clinics and self-help desks throughout the District depends heavily on the ability of each clinic to show that it has sought and obtained funding from other sources to meet its obligations. The self-help desks are also supported through their independent fundraising efforts, grants, and by local bar associations, as described in the next section of this report.
Bar Support and Holiday Parties
Orange County
The Court thanks the Orange County Bar Association’s Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section and its members for their generous contribution to the Santa Ana Self-Help Desk facilitated by Public Law Center (PLC). In September 2014, PLC fundraising, through the hard work of a few and the generosity of many, raised over $42,000 for the self-help desk located on the second floor of the Ronald Reagan Courthouse at the Santa Ana Division. The local bar and colleagues of the section in Los Angeles and Riverside were very generous despite the financial impact of the decline in filings on firms practicing bankruptcy law. This funding will go a long way to facilitate continued funding of PLC’s self-help desk by the Attorney Admission Fund in the future.
Los Angeles
Holiday Event at Mr. C’s
Bar associations in Los Angeles hosted a holiday party at Mr. C’s in Beverly Hills on December 8, 2014. Sponsors included the following organizations: Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum; Central District Consumer Bankruptcy Attorney Association; Financial Lawyers Conference; and Southern California Turnaround Management Association.
California Bankruptcy Forum
With the support of the California Bankruptcy Forum (CBF), Public Counsel was able to purchase new items needed for the self-help desk.
Golf Tournament
Run For Justice
Public Counsel is an official charity of the ASICS LA Marathon, and the Run for Justice raises money to support Public Counsel’s pro bono assistance programs. On March 8, 2014, the orange T-shirts of Public Counsel’s Run for Justice once again colored the LA Big 5K race as pro bono attorneys, Public Counsel staff, representatives from local law firms and court staff attended the event. Participants also enjoyed coffee, food, and a photo booth at the Third Base Club inside Dodger Stadium hosted by Public Counsel.
Leslie Cohen 5K
The Leslie Cohen Law (LCL) 5K was held April 27, 2014 at Santa Monica’s Reed Emerson Park. In 2014, the LCL 5K raised $7,500 to support Public Counsel’s Debtor Assistance Project (DAP).
