- 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.
- The Community Law Project receives donation from Solana Beach Fund to continue our work at North County clinic, located at St. Leo’s Parish in Solana Beach.
- Recent Price Philanthropies Foundation and The American College of Bankruptcy Foundation grants will enable the Community Law Project to increase housing law education in City Heights and Mid-City and bankruptcy law advice across San Diego County.
- Community Law Project volunteer attorney, Silvina Tondini, reveals how she stepped in to help a woman reunite with her dying husband after wrong advice from an unlicensed notario had forced her to leave the U.S.
- The Community Law Project is so proud that Supervising Attorney Jessica Langley DeGroot was recently recognized for the tremendous work she does with CLP.
- The Community Law Project was excited to be the focus of California Western School of Law Dean Schaumann’s article in San Diego Lawyer magazine on the immigration crisis. Click here to read the article, which appeared in the July / August 2017 issue of San Diego Lawyer and is linked here with the permission of the San Diego County Bar Association.
- In June 2017, Community Law Project Executive Director Dana Sisitsky was profiled by Teach for America in their Leadership Series “Voices for Change”. Click here to check out the article!
- In June 2017, the Community Law Project received a very generous grant from the Price Philanthropies Foundation to help support the pro-bono legal services that we provide to the local community. Click here to read the press release!
- The Community Law Project received a grant from the Solana Beach Fund. This has allowed CLP to open up a new clinic location in Solana Beach. Click here to check out the article!
- Our very own Dean Niels Schaumann is published in the July-August issue of San Diego Lawyer Magazine. The article is titled “Using Your Law Degree as a Force for Good.” Click here to check out the article!
- The San Diego Union-Tribune covers the Community Law Project and the 10th Anniversary of the project and outlines the services we provide to the community and who we serve. Click here to check out the article!
- The Community Law Project celebrates 10 years of providing free legal services. Click here to read the article.
- KPBS reports on the Community Law Project’s 10 years of providing legal services to the San Diego community! Click here to see the story and listen to the radio interview.
- San Diego Councilwoman Marti Emerald visits a Community Law Project clinic. Click here to read the article.
- The San Diego Business Journal covers the Community Law Project’s recent $5,000 grant awarded by the American College of Bankruptcy Foundation. Click here to read the article.
- The American College of Bankruptcy Foundation awarded the Community Law Project with a $5,000 grant! Click here to read the article.
- The Parker Foundation and the Community Law Project featured in the San Diego Business Journal! Click here to read the article.
- The Community Law Project received a $20,000 grant from the Parker Foundation! Click here to read the article.
- City Heights Life featured an article entitled “Free Legal Help Available to City Heights Residents” highlighting the services offered by the Community Law Project’s City Heights sites. Click here to read the article.
- Community Law Project Attorney Carl Balediata was recently profiled in the May/June 2014 Edition of San Diego Lawyer for the pro bono work he did on behalf of one of CLP’s clients. We are proud of Attorney Balediata’s accomplishments on behalf of this client and delighted to have him on the CLP Team! You can read more about his pro bono work here: Click here to read the article
- The Community Law Project was honored to be chosen as the featured guest on the January 2014 edition of “Law Review” with Steve Smith. Click here to listen to the podcast
- The Lemon Grove Patch highlights the free legal clinic in Lemon Grove. Click here to read the article.
- The Community Law Project serves more residents than ever before! Click here to read the article.
- The Community Law Project and Access to Law Initiative receive a $15,480 grant from the Price Family Charitable fund.
- Community Law Project’s Executive Director awarded Top Attorney in Academic Category for 2013 in San Diego in San Diego Source.
- Soon after the Community Law Project’s inception in 2005, The San Diego Daily Transcript published an article on our (then) new program. Click here to read the article.
