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Arcadia Law Day Offers Free Legal Advice
Arcadia Weekly May 10, 2012
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The City of Arcadia and the Arcadia Chinese Association will offer a free Ask a?
Lawyer Program at the Arcadia Public Library, 20 West Duarte Road, on Saturday, May 12
from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. as part of the nationwide Law Day celebration.
Event chairperson and Council Member Gary Kovacic started Law Day 14 years ago.
– Photo by Terry Miller
Volunteer attorneys are available to meet with the public and provide them with a free brief
one?on?one consultation on general legal questions. They will provide a summary of legal rights
and general advice on a “walk?up” basis and, where appropriate, will refer individuals to the
proper legal or governmental organizations. Law Day attorneys are unable to accept any cases
from the people they meet.
Law Day attorneys will answer questions on immigration, consumer rights, landlord?tenant
issues, insurance problems, property, family law, bankruptcy, government benefits, employee
rights, workers’ compensation, personal injury and other topics. Informational brochures and
pamphlets are available as additional legal resources.
Financial questions often arise in correlation with legal issues. Financial advisors are available at
Law Day to offer expert advice in the areas of taxes, real estate, investment, financial planning,
etc. “In these economic times, the City of Arcadia and the Arcadia Chinese Association thought
that the public could truly benefit from not only answers to legal questions but also financial
questions that undoubtedly surface,” said event chairperson and Council Member Gary Kovacic.
“Our goal is for the various volunteers to provide the public with as much information as
possible. Law Day helps hundreds of people every year, thousands of people since the event’s
inception. With financial advisors, Law Day offers one more area of information to people who
may be able to benefit from some professional input.”
Participants are encouraged to bring any information pertinent to their case so the attorney or
financial expert is able to give the most accurate and reliable advice. No reservations are
required for this free service and everyone is welcome to attend.
“Law Day provides a much?needed service in the community that can truly make a positive
difference in the lives of those we see at the event. All of our members look forward to
volunteering at Law Day because this event gives people information and guidance that they
might not be able to receive otherwise. This is our fourteenth year of co?sponsoring this event
and we can’t imagine a better use of our volunteer time and effort,” said Josephine Louie,
President of the Arcadia Chinese Association. Volunteers from the Arcadia Chinese Association
will provide event?day coordination and language translations where needed at this year’s Law
Day event.
Translation services will be available in Mandarin and Cantonese. Other languages may be
available.
For more information, please call Arcadia City Hall at 574?5460.
