The Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association, in partnership with the Filipino American Lawyers of San Diego, the San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association, and the Legal Aid Society of San Diego, presents its FREE annual Neighborhood Law School Series. Each session will cover a different area of law with a member of the community and will be held in person over a 6-part series, throughout the months of August and September.
In August and September 2024, we will have the following NLS workshops at the Malcolm X/Valencia Park Library, starting at 6:00PM:
8/13 – Mental Health Rights – Conservatorships and the intersection of mental health and criminal cases – Supervising Deputy Public Defender Desirae Sanders
8/20 – Wills, Estates, Trusts – Attorney Marquetta Stewart-Brown
8/27 – Know your Rights – Attorney Troy Owens and Judge Roderick Shelton
9/3 – Fresh Start (Cleaning up your Record) – Supervising Deputy Public Defender Shonte Hobson
9/10 – Family Law/Juvenile Law – Judges Terrie Roberts and Tilisha Martin
9/17 – Landlord/Tenant Rights – Attorney Adam Stone
Location:
Valencia Park/Malcolm X Branch Library
5148 Market Street
San Diego, CA 92114
NLS is a 6-week program comprised of FREE legal seminars offered to the community once a week. The courses are designed to give the San Diego community a general overview of useful legal information on a variety of topics, including, but not limited to: Know Your Rights, Record Expungement, Immigration, Landlord/Tenant Rights', Family Law, Juvenile Law, Hate Crimes, Wills Estates and Trusts, and Consumer Protection