Philadelphia VIP Sponsors Free Legal Clinic for Small Businesses Provided by Volunteer Corporate Counsel

PHILADELPHIA, Nov 04, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- On the morning of November 17, 2009, Philadelphia LawWorks, a project of Philadelphia VIP, will sponsor the sixth annual Corporate Pro Bono Day (CPBD). Other event sponsors include the law firm DLA Piper, The Enterprise Center, the Delaware Valley Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel, and Corporate Pro Bono. CPBD provides microentrepreneurs the opportunity to discuss immediate and ongoing legal matters with corporate counsel from various Philadelphia-area businesses at no cost. Past volunteers include counsel from PECO Energy, Comcast Cable Communications, Pep Boys, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, and many others.

CPBD will be hosted by The Enterprise Center, a minority business incubator program located in the historic American Bandstand Building in West Philadelphia. Prior to the counseling sessions, attorneys from Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC will provide a continuing legal education seminar on the essential legal needs of small businesses.

This year's CPBD promises to be the biggest and most successful to date, with small business owners receiving expert legal advice on the original dance floor of Philadelphia's own American Bandstand. Past participants have counseled a variety of microentrepreneurs, including a clothing company, a wireless phone store, a clothing designer, a caterer, a photographer, and a handbag designer.

Many of the microentrepreneurs attending the event are local minority and women business owners and operators located along newly revitalized commercial corridors.

For more information, please contact Theresa Brabson, Philadelphia LawWorks paralegal, at 215-523-9567, or by e-mail at [e-mail].

When: November 17, 2009. Counseling from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Small business clients must arrive by 10:45 to be guaranteed help.

Deadline: Businesses must register by November 12, 2009. Call 215-523-9567 or e-mail [e-mail] to register.

Where: The Enterprise Center - 4548 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia VIP, the hub of pro bono in Philadelphia, was founded in 1981 by the Philadelphia Bar Association and Community Legal Services to meet the legal needs of low-income Philadelphians by recruiting and training attorneys to provide pro bono legal services. Today, VIP's diverse volunteers serve more than 1,500 clients annually with legal issues that affect basic human needs.

Philadelphia LawWorks, a project of Philadelphia VIP, is a pro bono referral program that serves nonprofits, small businesses and homeowners.

SOURCE: Philadelphia VIP CONTACT: Philadelphia VIP Stefanie F. Seldin, Esq., Managing Attorney 215-523-9550 [e-mail] Copyright Business Wire 2009 -0- KEYWORD: United States

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