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Law Practice

Apr. 17, 2007

Taxing Pro Bono Work Levels the Appeals Field

Low-income and disabled California residents facing state tax appeals can get help from law students at Golden Gate University and other law schools in California, thanks to a program launched with the help of Board of Equalization Chairwoman Betty Yee.

By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      SAN FRANCISCO - Tax time can daunt anyone, but it brought an elderly disabled Bay Area woman to the brink of despair when state tax authorities at first rejected her claim for credits worth $250.
      The woman got help - and collected the money - thanks to law students at Golden Gate University who've opened a pro bono clinic to aid low-income taxpay...

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