The Rural Justice Collaborative is part of the Association of Pro Bono Counsel's (APBCo) IMPACT Project. The IMPACT Project is a direct response to a meeting held in Washington, D.C. in 2012 by Vice President Joe Biden. Following the meeting, APBCo initiated the IMPACT Project, a long-term project to develop new collaborations across the country to expand pro bono resources and inspire new pro bono projects. Fenwick is among Bay Area law firms and legal services providers to launch the Bay Area Rural Justice Collaborative, designed to expand access to legal services in rural and isolated communities throughout the Bay Area.
Earlier this summer, Fenwick joined other members of the Collaborative to partner with Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto to provide free legal services at a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) clinic in Half Moon Bay. Litigation associate Bryan Kohm participated on behalf of the firm.
The clinic is one of eleven free clinics that will take place for the next three months in Napa, Half Moon Bay and Gilroy. The focus will be on immigration and housing issues.
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