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YLR: Where to Find Legal Help During the Pandemic

In the midst of a pandemic, a crisis of justice and conscience and resulting civil unrest; people are left to try to find legal help for myriad legal problems; and with a shelter in place in effect, legal help has been hard to find.

YLR Host Jeff Hayden is joined tonight by co-host Deborah Kemper, Executive Director of the San Mateo County Bar Association, and executives of the major local bar associations.

Tiela  Chalmers runs the Alameda County Bar Association and their pro bono program, Legal Access Alameda.  Carole Conn is the Director of Public Service Programs for the Lawyer Referral and Information Program of the Bar Association of San Francisco – serving San Francisco and Marin Counties, and the alternative dispute resolution programs. Alma Robles is the Associate Executive Director and Human Resource Manager of the San Mateo County Bar Association, overseeing a Lawyer Referral Service, Community Law Night and other community affairs programs.

Questions for Jeff, Deborah and their guests?  Call (866) 798-8255.