Victory! The Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law and its pro bono partners, the Family Violence Appellate Project and Manatt, Phelps & Philips LLP, won a significant victory for domestic violence survivors last week. To read the published decision which is now binding legal precedent for all trial courts in California, click here. Facts The Center’s client, Priscila N., had
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Pat Lynch, 2016 Recipient of the Center’s Frances Wender Kandel Award Helping clients surmount their legal challenges “is absolutely a team effort,” says Pat Lynch. “I see myself as a junior player, and I’m glad I get the chance to play on the Center’s team.” The ultimate “utility player,” Pat assists the clients as the
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Denise Nardi, Hall of Fame Award The Hall of Fame Award honors 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. Pat Lynch, Frances Wender Kandel Volunteer
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New forms, samples and instructions are now available in the Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law 27th edition of its seminal publication “California Family Law Basics.” Popular features include detailed step-by-step narration and illustrative examples of several hundred forms in user-friendly, straight-to-the-point language for all stages of dissolution and paternity actions, including domestic violence proceedings.
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As a young girl, Dena Kravitz realized that some children needed a person to “stick up” for them when they were being treated unfairly or bullied. At that early age, Dena knew she wanted to become a lawyer for people who were too afraid or intimidated to speak for themselves. While at Loyola Law School,
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