News from the State Bar of Arizona about a great annual event: Law Day
State Bar of Arizona Hosts First Annual Law Day Legal-Aid Clinics
Clinics will offer free legal advice across the Valley and in Tucson in celebration of Law Day
WHAT: The 2012 Law Day Legal Aid Clinics will serve as a free legal resource where members of communities from across the Valley and Tucson can attend information sessions on a variety of legal topics.
The information sessions will be conducted by volunteer lawyers and will last 90 minutes. Lawyers will provide guests with a presentation on a specific legal topic as well as reserve time for a question and answer period. Guests can participate in one or more sessions at one of the five partner locations.
WHEN:
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Session One: 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Wills and Estate Planning: Available at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church and St. Paul Church
Immigration Issues (in Spanish): Available at Fiesta Mall and Isaac School District
Session Two: Noon to 1:30 p.m.
Divorce, Child Support, and Paternity Issues
Session Three: 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Bankruptcy and Foreclosure Issues
Session Four: 4 to 5:30 p.m.
Immigration Issues (in Spanish): Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church
Landlord and Tenant Issues: All other locations
WHERE:
North Valley
St. Paul Roman Catholic Parish
330 West Coral Gables
Phoenix, AZ 85023
Central/South Valley
Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church
1401 East Jefferson Street
Phoenix, AZ 85034
East Valley
Fiesta Mall
1445 West Southern Avenue
Mesa, AZ 85202
West Valley
Isaac School District—District Office
3348 West McDowell Road
Phoenix, AZ 85009
Tucson
State Bar of Arizona Southern Regional Ofc.
270 N. Church Ave., Ste. 100
Tucson, AZ 85701
HOW: Community members can participate free of charge and do not have to pre-register. Admittance to each session is on a first-come, first-served basis, until capacity is reached. For more information on the clinics, contact Alberto Rodriguez at 602-518-8704 or alberto.rodriguez@staff.azbar.org.
WHY: The State Bar of Arizona’s Law Day Legal Aid Clinics were created in an effort to provide access to justice while joining the rest of the nation in celebrating the legal profession. Each year on May 1, the United States celebrates Law Day. Originally proposed by the American Bar Association (ABA), in 1958 President Dwight D. Eisenhower proclaimed the first Law Day to strengthen our country’s heritage of liberty, justice and equality under the law. It was made part of the U.S. Code as Public Law 87-20 on April 7, 1961. The concept was to recognize the importance of the rule of law and both its effect and structure in our country. Over the years, legal and civic organizations nationwide have used these general ideas to develop educational programs for the public.
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