We noted yesterday donations being made for relief in Haiti from some of the bigger names in Bay Area law. Today we’ve got word of a broader effort intended to bring the entire legal community together.
Morrison & Foerster has teamed up with Oakland’s Kazan, McClain, Lyons, Greenwood & Harley to raise $1 million for Haiti.
The two firms have launched The Bay Area Lawyers for Haiti Relief Fund and are encouraging all lawyers in the Bay to donate.
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"Our profession is enhanced in the public eye when we band to help others," said Arturo Gonzalez, president of the Bar Association of San Francisco and a partner at MoFo.
As a start, the Kazan McClain foundation will donate $50,000 to the fund and the Morrison & Foerster Foundation will match employee and partner donations for a total donation of more than $50,000.
The San Francisco Foundation will administer all donations to the fund, and distribute to four organizations with track records in Haiti: Oxfam America, Doctors Without Borders, Partners in Health and Save the Children.
All donations ($250 minimum) can be sent to Bay Area Lawyer's Haiti Relief Fund c/o SF Foundation 225 Bush St. Suite 500, SF 94104.
For more information about The Lawyers for Haiti Relief Fund at The San Francisco Foundation, contact Chris Nicholson at cmn@sff.org or 415.733.8521.
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