2024-11-08T08:38:50-08:00 2023-12-31 460796445 Shining Star Consulting LLC 1831 Solano Ave Unit 8058 Berkeley CA 947075056 990 2023-01-01 953998111 LACBA Counsel for Justice LACB 2136272727 444 South Flower Street Suite 2500 Los Angeles CA 90071 Stanley Bissey Executive Director & CEO 2024-11-08 true true Suzanne Pon P03097587 5109996712 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Stanley Bissey 444 South Flower Street Suite 2500 Los Angeles CA 90071 1769211 false X https://lacba.org/ X 1985 CA To further the administration of justice and the delivery of legal services to the underserved. 42 41 1 253 0 1561585 1496322 106282 105421 43025 56297 -13756 890 1697136 1658930 0 0 1088211 1167196 46945 0 72180 349124 550744 1484280 1717940 212856 -59010 3030615 3160571 459905 427573 2570710 2732998 X To further the administration of justice and the delivery of legal services to the underserved. false false 532840 105421 The Domestic Violence Legal Services Project (DVP) assists self-represented litigants in restraining order cases. DVP provides legal information, referrals, and individual services with court forms. DVP recruits and trains volunteer lawyers and law students who work one-on-one with litigants to prepare the court forms with review by the Project Attorney. In addition to funds received from IOLTA, the program is supported by a Partnership Grant through the State Bar of California, a contract with the City of Los Angeles Mayor's office, and Counsel for Justice's fundraising department. 476477 The Immigration Legal Assistance Project provides legal services to individuals concerning their immigration, naturalization and citizenship status. Services are provided by a team of staff, volunteer lawyers and law students. This Project is supported by funds from the State Bar Legal Services Trust Fund which administers and allocates interest accrued on funds deposited in Interest On Legal Trust Accounts (IOLTA) and Equal Access Funds. In addition, this Project is supported by a grant from the California Department of Social Services, a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Violence Against Women, Counsel for Justice's fundraising efforts, and processing fees paid by clients of the Immigration Legal Assistant Project. 334979 The Veterans Legal Services Project provides legal services to assist Veterans in removing legal barriers to employment by focusing on three areas: misdemeanor expungements, clearing tickets and warrants, and reinstating their California Driver's Licenses. 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Counsel for Justice's endowment consists of funds established for a variety of purposes, including donor-restricted gifts to provide a permanent endowment, to provide a source of income to counsel. Part X : FIN48 Footnote Counsel for Justice is exempt from taxation under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) and California Revenue and Taxation Code Section 23701d. In accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board's (FASB's) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic No. 740, Uncertainty in Income Taxes, Counsel for Justice recognizes the impact of tax positions in the financial statements if that position is more likely than not to be sustained on audit, based on the technical merits of the position. During the year ended December 31, 2023, Counsel for Justice performed an evaluation of uncertain tax positions and did not identify any matters that would require recognition in the financial statements or which might have an effect on its tax-exempt status. false Golf Tournament 181815 71534 110281 42103 51804 11588 4786 181815 71534 110281 42103 51804 11588 4786 110281 X false false false false false false false false false Stanley Bissey Secretary 250424 250424 Form 990, Part III, Line 4d OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: The Veterans Legal Services Project provides legal services to assist Veterans in removing legal barriers to employment by focusing on three areas: misdemeanor expungements, clearing tickets and warrants, and reinstating their California Driver's Licenses. In addition to funds received from IOLTA, the Veterans Legal Services Project receives funding from Counsel for Justice's fundraising department, and donations from corporations and other community stakeholders that support veterans' successful reintegration into the Los Angeles community after their military service. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 The Los Angeles County Bar Association is the sole member of LACBA CFJ per the bylaws; membership is a single class, called "Regular Membership." Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a At the annual meeting, the sole member designates and elects a member of directors as required by the bylaws of LACBA CFJ. Los Angeles County Bar Association has the authority to elect, designate and remove board of directors. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b Los Angeles County Bar Association has the right to vote on the disposition of all the organizations assets, purchase of any material property, any merger or reorganization, any material change in the selection or funding of programs, any election to dissolve the organization. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8b The organization does not have a committee with the authority to act on behalf of the board therefore, this question is not applicable to the organization. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The governing body of LACBA CFJ is its board of directors, the board has appropriately delegated the review responsibilities of the form 990 to multi-level review by those departments within LACBA that have sufficient expertise to provide meaningful review. That multi-level review consisted of circulation of the Form 990 filing for review and comment to: the executive director, the director of finance, senior accountants in the finance department. A copy of the complete Form 990 is then provided to the sole member and board of directors before filing the form. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c On an annual basis, CFJ has a meeting where the board of directors, officers and key employees are present, and CFJ provides a detailed presentation of LACBA's written conflict of interest policy ("COI"), and each attendees responsibilities regarding that COI is made. After that presentation and discussion, each attendee receives a COI certification form, is instructed to review any possible conflicts with their firm as necessary, and submit the appropriate disclosures and executed certification in a timely manner. LACBA's staff ensures that all necessary COI disclosures and certifications are collected and properly executed. If the president determines that a potential or actual conflict should be disclosed, the president is charged with affecting that disclosure to the board, and any other enforcement deemed necessary by the board. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The By-Laws; Articles of Incorporation; Audited Financial Statements; Conflict of Interest Policy; and Document Retention and Destruction Policy, are available through the company website. Instructions are posted there for requesting these documents from the company general counsel. Contributed Legal Services During the year ended December 31, 2023, approximately 2,692 hours of legal time were contributed by various attorneys to Counsel for Justice. In addition, approximately 317 hours were contributed by paralegal professionals. The estimated fair value of these contributed services, using an average rate of $400 per hour for attorney legal services and an average rate $100 per hour for paralegal services is as follows: Domestic Violence Legal Services Project $ 584.950 Veterans Legal Services Project $ 251,611 Immigration Legal Assistance Project $ 201,800 AIDS Legal Services Project $ 70,320 Total Contributed Legal Services $1,108,681 LOS ANGELES COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION 444 SOUTH FLOWER STREET SUITE 2500 LOS ANGELES CA 90071 950947340 PROFESSIONAL VOLUNTARY MEMBERSHIP ORG CA 501(c)(6) N/A false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true true false false false LOS ANGELES COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION o 67500 LOS ANGELES COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION p 50661