We are pleased to announce the new Vera Brown-Curtis Hayes Internship, sponsored by the Los Angeles Chapter of The Links Inc. Created in Vera’s name to honor her commitment to expanding family law assistance to low-income African Americans and women in the community who are victims of domestic violence, the internship will develop an outreach program
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According to a year end 2013 report, volunteers for the Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law get credit for helping some of the poorest families in Los Angeles. Living on a monthly average income of $965, a mother or father and child at the Center are subsisting on 30% less cash than the U.S. Poverty rate sets for a household
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Recently, the Harriett Buhai Center hosted its first Donor Appreciation Brunch to recognize the individuals and firms who have supported the Century Campaign through its inaugural year and debuted its new video (above), featuring six Century Campaign donors: Bruce Clemens, Judy Forman, Larry Ginsberg, Dan Jaffe, Scott Mowrey and Jim Parks. Each spoke passionately of the legal hurdles faced by
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The Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law recently began a new service that will strengthen the care provided to women veterans living in Los Angeles. The Domestic Violence Outreach for Women Veterans Project is designed to address the domestic abuse experienced by women veterans, and lower the risk of physical and mental health problems associated with personal
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In the sleek corridors of Winston & Strawn LLP, partners from some of the top corporate law firms in Los Angeles gathered to network and learn more about the Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law. A luncheon, graciously co-hosted by Buhai Board Member Susan Alker (Winston & Strawn LLP) and long-time supporter, Susan Steinhauser, was
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