Transactional Opportunities

Project: Community Development Project
Case Number: CDP# 732090
Volunteer Type: Attorney
Case Contact: Carlo Castro - (213) 385-2977 x 127

NONPROFIT – ARTICLES AND BYLAWS REVIEW

The client is a non-profit serving at-risk teens, with a focus on foster youth. The client’s current programs consist of providing a virtual online website community for such youth. The client is currently operating a website which will maintain such youths’ vital life documents and provide continuous online education, medical, independent living, and career resources necessary for self-sufficiency. Prior to 2000, the client operated multiple group homes throughout Southern California. The client is seeking pro bono assistance from an attorney with knowledge of tax exempt organization laws to review the organization’s Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws and advise about possible amendments to these documents, because the organization has changed its primary activities since obtaining tax-exempt status.

Project: Community Development Project
Case Number: CDP # 733306
Volunteer Type: Attorney
Case Contact: Carlo Castro - (213) 385-2977 x 127

AFFORDABLE HOUSING/FAIR HOUSING LAWS

This nonprofit client provides affordable housing, economic development opportunities, and support services to low income people, with the goal of preserving the economic, racial and social diversity of the communities it serves. The client is seeking pro bono assistance from an attorney familiar with fair housing laws to advise whether, and within what parameters, the client can provide a preference in renting affordable housing units to low-income persons who share similar values (such as political views).

Project: Community Development Project
Case Number: CDP # 733307
Volunteer Type: Attorney
Case Contact: Carlo Castro - (213) 385-2977 x 127

NONPROFIT – AMENDING ARTICLES AND BYLAWS

The client has been formed to provide transportation to seniors and people with visual impairments who are unable to drive, due to age-related changes that compromise their safety, independence and mobility. The client needs an attorney who can assist with amending the nonprofit’s articles of incorporation and bylaws to change its name to reflect the expansion of its services to a broader geographic area.

Project: Community Development Project
Case Number: CDP # 733609
Volunteer Type: Attorney
Case Contact: Carlo Castro - (213) 385-2977 x 127

REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT MOU FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING

The client is a nonprofit whose mission is to meet the mental health needs of the Asian Pacific community through culturally and linguistically appropriate mental health services. The organization is planning to partner with a nonprofit affordable housing developer to create supportive housing for their low-income client population. The client is currently seeking a pro bono attorney to review its memorandum of understanding with its nonprofit partner regarding their respective roles in the supportive housing development. There is the possibility that this client may also need future assistance reviewing the partnership agreement and other contracts relating to the acquisition and financing of real estate.

Project: Community Development Project
Case Number: 733612
Volunteer Type: Attorney
Case Contact: Carlo Castro - (213) 385-2977 x 127

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT --- LEGAL CHOICE OF ENTITY

The client is a non-profit technical assistance provider and has been operating in Southern California for over 30 years. It facilitates the start-up and expansion of small businesses in Los Angeles through business training, capital acquisition, market development and technical assistance to existing and start-up women and minority business owners. The organization is currently looking for an attorney who could present a basic overview on the choice of legal entities and contracts to a group of emerging micro-businesses. The audience has minimal or no prior knowledge of the subject. The seminar is going to be located at the client’s office in Los Angeles on January 31, 2008 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Project: Community Development Project
Case Number: 733610
Volunteer Type: Attorney
Case Contact: Carlo Castro - (213) 385-2977 x 127

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT --- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

The client is a non-profit technical assistance provider and has been operating in Southern California for over 30 years. It facilitates the start-up and expansion of small businesses in Los Angeles through business training, capital acquisition, market development and technical assistance to existing and start-up women and minority business owners. The organization is currently looking for an attorney who could present a basic overview on Intellectual Property to a group of emerging micro-businesses. The audience has minimal or no prior knowledge of Intellectual Property. The seminar is going to be located at the client’s office in Los Angeles on February 2, 2008 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.