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Inland Empire Latino Lawyers Associationby Rina GonzalesThe Inland Empire Latino LawyersAssociation (“IELLA”) is a legal aidproject that started in the late 1970s.The founding members of IELLAwanted to give back to their communityby providing legal aid to indigentresidents. For the past 28 years, thefounders’ primary goal – providingaccess to the judicial system througha pro bono attorney panel – has beenrealized on a weekly basis.Currently, IELLA operates clinicsevery week in Riverside and Colton.Monthly clinics are held in Ontarioand Victorville. Any individual whomeets IELLA’s eligibility criteria isprovided with counsel, advice, andthe preparation of necessary legaldocuments; all of these services areprovided free of charge. IELLA assistsclients in family law, landlord-tenant,and limited civil cases (e.g., collections,identity theft).The volunteer attorney panelincludes attorneys from the Riversideand San Bernardino County BarAssociations. A large number ofattorneys on the panel volunteer oncea month, for approximately two tothree hours. The clinic staff and seasonedattorney volunteers welcomeany new attorneys wanting to becomepart of the volunteer panel. ManyIELLA clients are Spanish-speakers,but this should not discourage potentialvolunteers – IELLA has translatorsavailable at every clinic to assistnon-Spanish-speaking attorneys.IELLA’s clinics are held at the followingtimes and locations:Mondays – 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.Lawrence Hutton CommunityCenter660 Colton Av., ColtonWednesdays – 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.César Chávez Community Center2060 University Av., Suite 113,RiversideSecond Thursday of each month– 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.De Anza Community Center1405 S. Fern Av., OntarioThird Saturday of each month – 11a.m. to 1:30 p.m.Victor Valley Domestic ViolenceCenter14114 Hesperia Rd., Victorville10 Riverside Lawyer, November 2006