2013-11-07T16:38:06-06:00 2012-12-31 341885304 CBIZ MHM LLC 2301 DUPONT DRIVE SUITE 200 IRVINE CA 92612 990 2012-01-01 953709253 PUBLIC LAW CENTER PUBL 7145411010 601 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE WEST SANTA ANA CA 92701 KENNETH W BABCOCK 7145411010 2013-11-07 1 JENNIFER FARR P00743254 9494742020 2012 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z MICHAEL R WILLIAMS 601 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE WEST SANTA ANA CA 92701 2363758 0 X WWW.PUBLICLAWCENTER.ORG X 1981 CA PROVIDING FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO LOW INCOME ORANGE COUNTY RESIDENTS. 37 37 36 1305 0 0 1234123 1926430 6120 0 -2386 1211 518879 263982 1756736 2191623 0 0 0 0 1563168 1782319 0 0 198962 280199 542586 1843367 2324905 -86631 -133282 1382112 1492347 501811 745328 880301 747019 X THE PUBLIC LAW CENTER, ORANGE COUNTY'S PRO BONO LAW FIRM, IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR LOW INCOME RESIDENTS. THROUGH VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF, THE PUBLIC LAW CENTER PROVIDES FREE CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES, INCLUDING COUNSELING, INDIVIDUAL REPRESENTATION, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, AND STRATEGIC LITIGATION AND ADVOCACY TO CHALLENGE SOCIETAL INJUSTICES. 0 0 1836942 THE PUBLIC LAW CENTER (PLC) IS THE ONLY BAR SPONSORED, PRO BONO PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FIRM IN ORANGE COUNTY. THROUGH VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF, THE PUBLIC LAW CENTER PROVIDES FREE CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES, INCLUDING COUNSELING, INDIVIDUAL REPRESENTATION, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, AND STRATEGIC LITIGATION AND ADVOCACY TO CHALLENGE SOCIETAL INJUSTICES. WITH A 32-YEAR HISTORY OF PROVIDING FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO ORANGE COUNTY'S LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS, PLC WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ORANGE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION AND THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF ORANGE COUNTY TO ENSURE BROAD ACCESS TO CIVIL JUSTICE. PLC CLIENTS MEET ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA ESTABLISHED UNDER THE BUSINESS & PROFESSIONS CODE SECTIONS AUTHORIZING THE STATE BAR LEGAL SERVICES TRUST FUND PROGRAM. THE VAST MAJORITY OF PLC'S WORK INVOLVES THE PLACEMENT OF CLIENTS' CASES WITH VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS. IN 2012, PLC CLOSED 2,363 CLIENT CASES. IN ADDITION, PLC OPENED 704 CLIENT CASES IN 2011 THAT WERE NOT CLOSED BY THE END OF THE YEAR; THERE WERE ALSO 731 CLIENT CASES THAT WERE OPENED PRIOR TO 2011 THAT WERE NOT CLOSED BY THE END OF THE YEAR. VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS PROVIDED THE BULK OF SERVICE IN THESE 3,798 CLIENT CASES. THE BALANCE RECEIVED LEGAL ASSISTANCE FROM PLC STAFF, MOST OF WHICH CONSISTED OF BRIEF SERVICE OR COUNSEL AND ADVICE. IN ADDITION, AS PART OF OUR SELF HELP EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES, PLC VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF ASSISTED 1,859 LOW-INCOME PERSONS AT COURTHOUSE AND COMMUNITY BASED SELF HELP CLINICS AND PROVIDED COMMUNITY LEGAL EDUCATION TO 4,394 INDIVIDUALS. ALL TOGETHER, PLC STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED LEGAL SERVICES DIRECTLY BENEFITTING 7,013 LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS. PLC VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS CONTRIBUTED 25,182 HOURS OF FREE LEGAL SERVICES IN 2012; VOLUNTEER PARALEGALS AND LAW STUDENTS CONTRIBUTED ANOTHER 9,306 HOURS FOR A TOTAL OF 34,448 HOURS OF FREE VOLUNTEER LEGAL SERVICES IN 2012. THE TOTAL VALUE OF SERVICES PROVIDED BY PLC'S VOLUNTEER LAWYERS, PARALEGALS AND LAW STUDENTS IN 2012 IS $11,066,224. IN ADDITION, PLC STAFF LAWYERS AND LEGAL ASSISTANTS PROVIDED 27,784 HOURS OF FREE LEGAL SERVICES IN 2012 VALUED AT $9,049,360. ACCORDINGLY, PLC PROVIDED A TOTAL OF 62,232 HOURS OF FREE LEGAL SERVICES IN 2012 VALUED AT $20,115,584. IN ADDITION, ADMINISTRATIVE AND CLERICAL VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED 1,826 ADMINISTRATIVE AND CLERICAL SERVICE HOURS VALUED AT $91,301.PLC'S CASES INVOLVE FAMILY LAW, CHILDREN'S ISSUES, CONSUMER LAW, HOUSING, HEALTH, VETERANS AND IMMIGRATION. IN ADDITION TO PRO BONO REPRESENTATION OF CLIENTS, PLC SPONSORS A VARIETY OF LEGAL CLINICS IN THE COMMUNITY. THESE INCLUDE CLINICS AT FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS IN SANTA ANA AND LA HABRA, VETERANS SERVICE PROVIDERS IN SANTA ANA AND IRVINE, A HOMELESS SERVICE CENTER IN COSTA MESA, A COMMUNITY CENTER IN THE LITTLE SAIGON SECTION OF WESTMINSTER, AND MEDICAL/LEGAL COLLABORATIVE CLINICS AT FOUR DIFFERENT HEALTH CLINICS IN ORANGE, SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO AND FULLERTON. DURING THE WINTER MONTHS, PLC CONDUCTS WEEKLY CLINICS AT TWO ARMORIES THAT BECOME TEMPORARY HOMELESS SHELTERS. PLC SERVES THE HIV/AIDS COMMUNITY THROUGH REFERRALS FROM AIDS SERVICES PROVIDERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. IN ADDITION, PLC CONDUCTS MONTHLY CLINICS AT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTERS, TWO BANKRUPTCY CLINICS AT THE FEDERAL BANKRUPTCY COURT (ONE MONTHLY AND THE OTHER BI-MONTHLY), WEEKLY AT THE FEDERAL DISTRICT COURTHOUSE, THREE TIMES WEEKLY COURTHOUSE BASED DISSOLUTION WORKSHOP AND A WEEKLY COURTHOUSE BASED PRO PER GUARDIANSHIP CLINIC. PLC OFFERS SUBSTANTIAL TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR ITS VOLUNTEERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ORANGE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION AND AT PRIVATE LAW FIRMS, PLC OFFERS MCLE TRAININGS IN GUARDIANSHIP, IMMIGRATION, INCLUDING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND U-VISAS, HOUSING, LOAN MODIFICATION, AND BANKRUPTCY. THESE TRAININGS SERVE AS A WAY TO BOTH TRAIN AND RECRUIT PRO BONO ATTORNEYS FOR CLINICS AND CASE PLACEMENT. 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A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS TRANSMITTED ELECTRONICALLY TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL BOARD MEMBER, OFFICERS & KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO UPDATE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY STATEMENT ANNUALLY. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MAKES CONFLICT OF INTEREST DETERMINATIONS OF STAFF AND MONITORS THE ACTIVITY. THE BOARD MAKES DETERMINATIONS AND MONITORS ONE ANOTHER AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE AFFECTED INDIVIDUAL IS EXCUSED FROM DISCUSSIONS REGARDING THE SUBJECT OF THE CONFLICT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DELEGATED TO THE BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THE ANNUAL REVIEW AND COMPENSATION SETTING OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS A COMPENSATION SURVEY WHICH RELIES ON INFORMATION FROM THE FORM 990 OF SIMILAR LEGAL SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE PUBLIC LAW CENTER DOES NOT HAVE A WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE DELIBERATIONS AND DECISION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS DOCUMENTED WITH HIS ANNUAL REVIEW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.