- We are so pleased to announce that the David C. Copley Foundation has awarded a grants to California Western Community Law Project (CLP). This funding will enable CLP to continue its excellent work helping low-income families throughout San Diego County.
- CLP was featured in CWSL Spring 2025 Alumni Magazine. The article highlights the important role the program plays both in the community it serves as well as shaping future lawyers. Read the full story here.
- In July 2025 Community Law Project was Awarded $5K Grant from City of Solana Beach
- The California Western Community Law Project (CLP) celebrated its 20th anniversary with a reception on Thursday, November 13, 2025.
- CLP was featured in North County Lawyer Magazine. CLP alum Arianna Lara Bonilla wrote an article titled, “Rooted in Service”. The article starts on page 18.
- CLP was featured in the January 2024 issue of the San Diego Lawyer magazine. CLP’s Assistant Director, Ted Janowsky, wrote the article. It features his testimony and student testimony regarding CLP, what we do, and how CLP can help our community. Read the full story here.
- In January, 2024, California Western School of Law published a story about our CLP students providing legal education in our San Diego Community through CLP’s community-partner presentations. Presentations included teaching senior citizens about consumer scams, teaching Canyon High School students about social media and defamation, and instructing Casa de Amistad members about tenants’ rights, evictions, and rent increases. Read the full story here.
- In October, 2023, California Western School of Law published a story of our CLP Student Manager, Andrea Martinez, working together with a volunteer attorney, Maria Chavez, to help secure a visa for the sister of one of our clients, who was ill. Thankfully, our team was able to help our client’s sister to come from Iran on a visa, and care for her sister here in the U.S. Read the story here.
- In 2021, CLP was awarded funding that will enable the program to continue to serve the increasing legal needs of San Diego County low-income individuals, which the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated.
- “Working for CLP has been a wonderful, eye-opening experience, and I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to be a part of such a great organization.” Reflecting on her time as a California Western Community Law Project (CLP) 2019 student, Amanda Levinson describes the impact CLP has had on her journey through law school.
- California Western’s Community Law Project (CLP) has recently been awarded grants which will enable the Project to continue to support the legal needs and education of residents across San Diego County and provide them with consumer law related assistance.
- We are so pleased to announce that the American College of Bankruptcy Foundation and the San Diego County Bar Foundation have awarded grants to California Western Community Law Project (CLP). This funding will enable CLP to continue its excellent work helping low-income families throughout San Diego County. Read more on our home page or in the Campus News section on the CWSL website.
