Organizations Filed Purposes:
Community Lawyers, Inc. provides low and moderate-income people access to affordable legal services and develops innovative opportunities for attorneys and law students in underserved communities.
Community Lawyers, Inc. was incorporated in California in May 2005. Community Lawyers, Inc. was formed to formalize mentoring opportunities for first-generation pre-law and college students to expose them to opportunities in, and the challenges of the legal profession and the needs of low- and moderate-income clients. The precursor to Community Lawyers was started as an informal mentoring and internship program with private attorneys. In the years of 2002 to 2005, approximately a dozen new and future attorneys sought assistance from CLI for work and practical experience. The organization seeks to create a pipeline for quality, ethical and affordable attorneys who are responsive to the needs of the communities they serve.
Based in the City of Compton, CLIs mission is to increase legal service delivery in underserved communities. The organization, founded in 2005, realizes the challenges that individuals face in finding quality, ethical and affordable attorneys. CLI provides access to critical legal resources primarily to the communities of Compton, the South Los Angeles, and Southeast Los Angeles County.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Gloria Stewart Perez | Executive Dir. | 40 | $24,788 |
| Martha Maciel | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Lance Filer | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Belen Bernal | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Rosa Hirji | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Hector L Huezo | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
| Walter Quinteros | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| Karen Suri | Chariperson | 1 | $0 |
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