Advising single mothers who must ride 3 buses to get to the Center in search of legal help has given her perspective on life. “There’s something powerful about seeing people face tough problems in their lives with such bravery,” she says. “It changes the way you perceive your own difficulties.” As a law professor with
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Hidden behind stacks of documents with his fingers flying over the computer keyboard, Pat Lynch throws himself into his work when he volunteers at the Center. A forceful advocate, Pat helps vulnerable mothers and fathers face their legal dilemmas with support and confidence. “I always know that I am doing something positive for a client,”
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Sascha Bensinger, Hall of Fame Award Honoring a volunteer whose efforts exhibit, by action and deed over an extended period of time, exceptional service and dedication to the Center, its clients and its causes, and who has left a permanent mark in its history. Melissa McNair, Frances Wender Kandel Volunteer of the Year
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Ten years ago, the Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law created one of the only family law education programs for incarcerated women in the U.S. 1.What is the jail project? We provide information about dependency, family and probate law to mothers at Century Regional Detention Facility (CRDF), Inglewood and Twin Towers downtown, with an emphasis
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The Board of Directors, staff, volunteers and supporters of the Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law congratulate Executive Director Betty Nordwind on her selection by the State Bar of California as the recipient of the 2014 Loren Miller Legal Services Award! The State Bar of California is bestowing its prestigious Loren Miller Legal Services Award for 2014
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