Appendix
Riverside
Public Service Law Corporation held two quarterly public chapter 7 workshops in Riverside and two in the Coachella Valley, where visitors were provided information and instructions on how to file a chapter 7, including page-by-page instructions on the forms. The Federal Pro Se Clinic held at the Riverside Division on Tuesdays and Thursday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. generally sees 19-20 clients each day.
In addition to their quarterly Chapter 7 workshops, Public Service Law Corporation received an American College of Bankruptcy Foundation grant that enabled it to provide bankruptcy services in the Coachella Valley area. They held the first clinic January 27, 2014 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Since its first workshop, the clinic opens for four hours on every fourth Monday of each month at the Cathedral City Library. The library provides its main room and private conference rooms for the new clinic. On the first day of the Coachella Valley clinic, two volunteers saw eight clients.
The organization also provides extensive on-the-job training by having volunteers shadow our experienced attorneys until supervising attorneys are satisfied the volunteers are ready to work independently. Some of the volunteers also attended Public Counsel’s bankruptcy training in Los Angeles or the IEBF conferences. Volunteers are welcome to view State Bar approved bankruptcy basics CLE programs on CDs and free/low-cost PLI online webinars.
Most of the funding for the Riverside Clinic came from the Court’s Attorney Admission Fund, along with donations from the FBA Inland Empire Chapter. The Coachella Valley Clinic was funded primarily by a grant from the American College of Bankruptcy and the American College of Bankruptcy Foundation.