Thanks to Littler Mendelson, P.C., and Matern Law Group, P.C., Counsel for Justice (CFJ) received a $48,690 cy pres award to support its legal services projects. The award resulted from the settlement in a class action case.

Cy pres awards have had a meaningful impact on funding the important work of the legal services projects. In past years, CFJ has received substantial cy pres awards for its Domestic Violence Legal Services Project and Veterans Legal Services Project. LACBA Counsel for Justice might be a good fit for cy pres awards in litigation presenting a variety of issues, including:

• Keeping immigrant families together
• Discrimination and healthcare access for people living with HIV/AIDS
• Cases involving abuse and sexual violence
• Legal problems faced by the unhoused
• Challenges facing children
• Legal issues related to disabilities or mental illness
• Veterans' rights
• Housing discrimination
• Civil rights and poverty law
• Financial literacy and debt collection abuse

Please take a minute to consider whether you, or someone you know, is working on a case that may generate a cy pres award, and whether CFJ might be an appropriate recipient of such funds!