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I wrote a book. The title is "How to Start a Nonprofit Law Firm." In the book, I explain the "how," but more importantly, I talk about the "why." One "why" is that a nonprofit law firm is one way to improve access to justice in your community. Click on the link to find out more about the book and how to order.

Law360 recently highlighted the Stand Together Initiative, a collaborative effort between Barnes & Thornburg, the Stand Together Foundation, the Koch Pro Bono Initiative, and Villanova Charles Widger School of Law. This innovative program offers law students a unique chance to work alongside Barnes & Thornburg attorneys on meaningful pro bono projects that benefit nonprofit organizations across the country. https://bit.ly/4i3957u

Pro bono attorneys: The Washington State Bar Association is presenting this upcoming CLE: Legal Lunchbox™ Series: Basics for Lawyers on Nonprofit Boards Format: Webcast Date: October 29 Time: 11:55 AM - 1:30 PM PT Credits: 1.50 Ethics Description: This session will cover the legal basics that attorneys serving on nonprofit boards should know. First, we describe the essentials of board service, including nonprofit fiduciary duties and reporting obligations. Second, we cover ethical issues that are specific to attorneys serving on boards, including how to navigate the potentially conflicting roles of attorney and corporate director, and how to use a lawyer's skill set to benefit an organization while complying with the Rules of Professional Conduct. Learn more and register: https://lnkd.in/gJZ--k75

CALLING ALL YOUNG NONPROFIT LEADERS: We all know the story: a junior in high school forms a nonprofit organization to bolster their college applications. But soon after getting accepted into their dream school, they no longer have the same passion for homeless whales. Our Community Law is not for those. Our Community Law is for the nonprofit leaders that CARE. Nonprofits fail because: 1. Finding active and passionate members is hard. 2. Attaining proper advice and counsel is difficult. 3. Legal fees are expensive and unpredictable. That is exactly why we created Our Community Law. Our Community Law offers innovative solutions to tackle each one of those problems: 1. Collaborative Forum: Our user-led forum serves as a social media platform for nonprofit organizations to collaborate, meet new members, and promote their causes. 2. Expert Counsel: Receive guidance from our stellar team of experienced attorneys who have helped thousands of nonprofits flourish. 3. Affordable and Predictable Costs: Our subscription model makes costs manageable and predictable. If you want to help your nonprofit not just survive, but thrive, then be sure to check out our website: www.ourcommunity.law Law. Simplified for nonprofits. #Nonprofits #LegalServices #SubscriptionModel #OurCommunityLaw #Empowerment #Collaboration #ExceptionalSupport #NonprofitSuccess #YoungLeaders #TechForGood

Law360 recently highlighted the Stand Together Initiative, a collaborative effort between Barnes & Thornburg, the Stand Together Foundation, the Koch Pro Bono Initiative, and Villanova Charles Widger School of Law. This innovative program offers law students a unique chance to work alongside Barnes & Thornburg attorneys on meaningful pro bono projects that benefit nonprofit organizations across the country. https://bit.ly/3AKBvT5

Our founder Amanda Caffall was interviewed for a new book, How to Start a Nonprofit Law Firm: A Step-by-Step Guide by Mark Atkinson. "This book is a step-by-step guide for starting and running a nonprofit law firm. It provides the basic principles and concepts, along with real-life examples, for launching a nonprofit law firm. It is intended for mission-driven lawyers who want to do good in their community and make a living." https://lnkd.in/gb7ZJh6S

We'd like to congratulate friend of Walner Law, Joseph Williams, on the recent ribbon cutting of his nonprofit organization's new home right here in Chicago! Through Mr. Dad's Father's Club, Mr. Williams is doing the important work of keeping fathers active in their children's lives and we were honored to have him on Words With Walner earlier this year. "One thing we know is that kids need their dads and dads need their kids” - Joseph Williams Read more: https://loom.ly/UVQoTW4 #chicago #lawfirm #lawyer #walnerlaw

Law360 recently highlighted the Stand Together Initiative, a collaborative effort between Barnes & Thornburg, the Stand Together Foundation, the Koch Pro Bono Initiative, and Villanova Charles Widger School of Law. This innovative program offers law students a unique chance to work alongside Barnes & Thornburg attorneys on meaningful pro bono projects that benefit nonprofit organizations across the country. https://bit.ly/4fE6Wxm

Today’s post is on “HOW TO START A NONPROFIT LAW FIRM: A Step-by-Step Guide,” by Mark Atkinson. It is a slim but very interesting book and kudos to Mark for an approach to access to justice. The book can be found at https://lnkd.in/gTUe-BRB

@Equal Justice America : Week 5 Update! Overall, my experience with working as a student attorney this summer has been engaging, formative, and self-affirming. Working with my team and my clients has allowed me the opportunity to work on my discernment and my understanding of legal concepts, and to continue building a broad perspective of the world and humanity. I have learned small things, such as how to sympathetically work with a client who is experiencing a traumatic living situation, without being pitying or condescending, as well as learned much larger things, such as how to structure a motion to dismiss. My work this summer has included many tasks, including drafting filings, meeting with clients in person, explaining legal strategies and concepts to clients, corresponding with opposing counsel, and conducting interviews. The practice I’ve done with drafting documents to file with the court has likely been the most important and practical skill for me to start to develop to be a well-equipped future lawyer within the next couple of years. But, I also know that the professionalism and people skills that I have begun to form while calling, interviewing, debriefing, and meeting with clients in person have been crucial to building my confidence to be able to do so in the future. I have most enjoyed seeing my clients feel comfortable to ask me for help, and to share their personal successes with me, as it means that I have likely made them feel that I am reliable and deserving of their trust - if not that they feel as though I am facilitating their expressed best interests. Into my future work, I hope to take some of the confidence and assertiveness that I’ve gained during this experience. I am a person who believes deeply in compassion and understanding, but I’ve had to structure those values with my own self-resolution and steadfastness, to ensure that my clients understand and will cooperate with the work I am trying to accomplish with them. I tend to be a more sensitive person, so it has been empowering to see that I can maintain my ‘softness’, and still pursue a career as objectivity-based as the law. I look forward to bringing my personal character traits into my work in a way that maintains the integrity of a legal career, which will likely center around amplifying the needs and rights of my clients who all deserve safety, an opportunity to thrive, and to determine their own realities.  @Lincoln Square Legal Services Inc. with @Fordham University School of Law https://lnkd.in/eSkECrY4