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The Center develops and helps support a variety of volunteer and pro bono programs. Some programs involve partnerships with government agencies and bar associations; others have brought together area law firms. Fordham Law School students and alumni participate in these efforts. A particular focus of the Center is developing models and approaches that engage senior lawyers and lawyers in transition in pro bono activities. DCA False Ad ProjectThis project grew out of the Center’s Social Justice Clinic and involves a collaboration with the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA). Center staff, Fordham Law School J.D. and LL.M. students, and Fordham Law School alumni have been trained in false and deceptive advertising. Program participants then conduct brief educational workshops in the community on how to spot deceptive ads. In past years, the project involved presentations at senior citizen centers throughout New York City. Many of the centers serve immigrant communities and over 1,000 seniors were reached. DCA and the Center are now working with LaGuardia Community College (LCC) instructors to train and support Fordham and LCC students to present to adult learners in G.E.D. programs, adult basic education and English as a second language on false and deceptive advertising.
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HELPThe H.E.L.P. (Homeless Experience Legal Protection) Program is a limited, legal advice project for homeless individuals and individuals at risk of homelessness. H.E.L.P. volunteer lawyers assist individuals with legal matters on a single consultation, advice only and/or limited representation basis. In 2011, H.E.L.P.’s volunteer firms and individuals include Cadwalader, Cleary Gottlieb, Dechert, DLA Piper, Morrison & Foerster, Steven Neil, Esq., O’Melveny & Myers, Patterson Belknap, Proskauer Rose, Segal McCambridge, Shearman & Sterling, Seward & Kissel, Skadden Arps, and White & Case. This project is directed by a volunteer Fordham Alumnus, Tom Bisdale. • Please check events calendar CLAROThe Civil Legal Advice and Resource Office (CLARO) is a limited, legal advice project for unrepresented debtor-defendants with consumer debt cases in New York City Civil Court. CLARO involves partnerships among the county Civil Courts, New York City bar associations, and local academic institutions, including several law schools. CLARO now operates in all five boroughs -- Bronx County Civil Court, New York County Civil Court (Manhattan), Kings County Civil Court (Brooklyn), Queens County Civil Court, Richmond County Civil Court (Staten Island). Volunteer lawyers work side by side with volunteer law students. Consumer law experts help train volunteers and are available for onsite consultation during weekly clinics, which take place in the courthouses. The Feerick Center helps administer the Manhattan CLARO Project and the Bronx CLARO and provides support to the Staten Island CLARO Steering Committee.For citywide CLARO contact information please visit www.claronyc.org. • Please check events calendar Senior Lawyer ProgramThe Feerick Center is working to develop pro bono opportunities for Fordham Law School alumni and, in particular, senior lawyers and lawyers in transition. To this end, the Center has convened an Advisory Group, which is helping guide its program development efforts. The Center also conducted a survey of graduates of the Classes of 1960 to 1975 with regard to their interest in and experience with pro bono activities.Attorney Emeritus Program Feerick Center Works to Bring Retired Lawyers to the Poor. (Janet Sassi, Inside Fordham, Feb. 28, 2011) |
