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Farella Attorneys Support Service for Service Day Veterans Legal Services Clinic

November 11, 2014 Announcement

SAN FRANCISCO, November 11, 2014: On November 5, several Farella Braun + Martel LLP attorneys, along with volunteers from the San Francisco Superior Court’s Veterans Justice Court, Salesforce Inc., and Swords to Plowshare, staffed a free legal clinic offering legal services to veterans as part of the Justice & Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco’s Service for Service Day volunteer event.

Twenty-nine veterans from San Francisco and the East Bay received assistance with 47 legal issues ranging from Veterans Administration benefits to collection defense and child support matters.

Service for Service is one of the Justice & Diversity Center’s 2014 “It Starts With A Day” volunteer events conceived by BASF President and Farella Partner Stephanie Skaff.

Farella Braun + Martel represents clients throughout the United States and abroad in sophisticated business transactions and complex commercial, civil and criminal litigation. Farella lawyers are known for their imaginative legal solutions to today’s business challenges, dynamism and intellectual creativity. With an unwavering service ethic and interdisciplinary team approach, the firm is committed to advancing clients' objectives in the most effective, coordinated and efficient manner. Founded in 1962, the firm is headquartered in San Francisco and maintains an office in the Napa Valley focused on the wine industry. www.fbm.com

Contact:
Cheryl Loof
Farella Braun + Martel LLP
415.954.4433 / [email protected]

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