Los Angeles Bench & Bar Affiliates Contact: Katie M. Robinson, Law-Related Education Chair 4580 Mt. Vernon Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90043 Activity Summary: We provided materials related to the Constitution and the Bill of Rights and activities related to freedom of speech. Copies of the Constitution were available for students, and activities related to student rights. Calendar of Activities October 11, 1996 - Your Retirement Income (Seniors) Oasis October 25, 1996 - Wills and Trust (Seniors) Oasis April 3, 1997 - Mid-City Alternative School Inglewood Courts April 25, 1997 - Whittier School of Law May 1, 1997 - 75th Street School May 8, 1997 - Compton, CA Follow-up Courthouse tour 75th Street Elementary Leadership Team May 9, 1997 - The Oasis - Seniors What We Should Do Before We Die: Ethical and Legal Month of May - Law Day Displays - Official Law Day Theme plaque with books 3 - locations: Miliks Book Stores Balwin Hills - Crenshaw Plaza Hawthorne Mall Leimert Park Village Gallery Plus - Book and Gift Gallery - display using book from the store related to freedom LOS ANGELES BENCH AND BAR AFFILIATES Highlights of 1997 Law-Related Education Activities 1. A day at Whittier School of Law Law student Jimmy Valentine a Bench and Bar volunteer at Muir Junior High planned a day for Muir Junior High students at his law school. Bench and Bar provided a bus and lunch for thirty-five students to spend a half day at the law school. The students did an outstanding job with their Mock trial with Jimmy acting as the judge and guide for the students. (Protection of all individual rights.) This is the second year we have been the sponsor of this trip. After the trial the students enjoyed Subway sandwiches and cold drinks in the beautiful courtyard. Jimmy is a senior graduating this year; however, he found the time to spend with the students. Many of our scholarship students have been involved in a community project during the year related to the law. A recommendation as a part of receiving our scholarships. A wonderful experience for the students. The Oasis Senior Center (located in Robinson-May Department store) Planning with Oasis director, Cynthia Berry, we developed three law related workshops for the year. October-May 1997 1) You and your Retirement Income: Retired IRS director and attorneys Herman McKinney and William Helliard. 2) Wills and Trusts: What is your responsibility? Carl Elarles, Esq., and Roosevelt Robinson, Jr., Judge Retired. 3) Final session in May dealt with What we should do before we Die: Ethical and Legal Issues. Dr. Tumani Leatherwood, a Physician at Kariser Hospital with specialty in geriatrics. Felix Leatherwood, an attorney for the State of California also participated. Judge Lillie, Presiding Judge of the Court of Appeal, provided the opportunity for attorney Leatherwood to alter his scheduled case in the Court of Appeal so that he could keep his promised to participated in this activity at the Oasis on time. The group took away ideas, forms, booklets that will help them make informed decisions. 75th Street Elementary School Bench and Bar Affiliates has been involved with 75th Street since the early seventies. Since that time the school has become involved in several law-related programs: Student Court, a Peace Maker Program and Annual Bench and Bar activities. For three years we have brought in students from the Dorsey Law Magnet as a part of the Law Day activities. In addition five lawyers, including three judges, returned this year. We also had three Law Magnet students who prepared activities centered around the amendments to the Constitution. The 75th Street Schools Leadership team visited the Compton Courthouse on the invitation of Judge Marcelita Hayne. They were given a guided tour of the building and met many of the court personnel. 75th Street Visitors on Law Day 1) Judge Eudon Ferrell 2) Judge Ronald Skyers 3) Judge Marcelita Hayne 4) Halvor Miller, Esq. 5) Marsha Kimble, Esq., City Attorney 6) Catherine Bodden, Pepperdine Law Student 7) Nylik R. Harrington, Pepperdine Law Student 8) Damon Martin - Pepperdine Law Student 9) Gerry Goren, Law Magnet Coordinator 10) Fourteen Magnet Students We provided the following materials for our volunteers before they came to the sites: 1) Talking points on Freedom Issues 2) Booklet: In Search of Justice 3) Copies of the Constitution 4) And other resources We also provided an opportunity for the students to meet the attorneys and judges before the classroom visits over coffee, donuts and soft drinks. Mid-City Alternative School Twenty students and their teacher Bill Quinn visited the Inglewood Courthouse. The students had an opportunity to ask questions of court personnel including the judges. The students were well prepared and asked many questions of the judges. Mr. Quinn did follow-up lessons using the packets sent to him by our committee. The teacher stated he would like to have follow-up by an attorney later. We will provide that on request. 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