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CANLAW recently held a clinic at the Travis County Law Library, bringing together local legal professionals and community volunteers to provide pro bono estate planning services to cancer patients and survivors.
CANLAW is made up of local professionals who care about the cancer community. It includes attorneys, paralegals, notaries, community and business leaders, and other volunteers.
The program is supported by the Austin Bar Association, Austin Bar Foundation, local law firms, and local cancer community professionals.
Providing Estate Planning Services to the Cancer Community
CANLAW’s goal is to provide invaluable pro bono estate planning legal services to the cancer community. Volunteers provide an opportunity for cancer patients to have estate planning documents prepared that are tailored to their specific needs.
At the one-day clinics, volunteer attorneys meet with and advise cancer patients and survivors and their caregivers on legal issues related to the preparation of estate planning documents.
They then work with cancer patients and survivors to prepare estate planning documents that meet their needs.
After the estate planning documents are finalized, other legal professionals and community volunteers help properly execute the documents. This includes working with the cancer patients to formally sign and notarize the documents.
When cancer patient clients leave the clinic, they leave with properly prepared and executed documents—and one less thing to worry about during their cancer treatment.
Volunteer with CANLAW
For more information about volunteering with CANLAW, visit cancerlawclinic.org.
Thank You to Our Volunteers
Thank you to the following volunteers for their service to the cancer community.
Special thanks to:
- Judge Bianca Garcia for providing breakfast
- Lisa Rush for use of space at the CFCF
- Sergeant Charles Given for providing security on the day of the event
- Co-Chairs Randy Cubriel and Caitlin Johnston
Attorneys
- Noor Ain
- Shirley Arend
- Nadia Bettac
- Julie Bolanos
- Kelly Combs
- Cindy Crosby
- Cassandra Cueller
- Lindsey Drake
- Helen Edwards
- Terry Garrett
- Allison Gordon Wright
- Chaudhry Hameed
- Kim Hidrogo
- Barbie Hsu
- Veronica Juarez-Dunne
- Matt Lightfoot
- Rebecca O’Connor
- Jovairia Rafique
- Rob Rice
- Chuck Ruesink
- Rachel Seshan
- Charles Smaistrla
- Sue Snyder
- Molly Troy
Capital Area Paralegals Association
- Han Acar
- Carli Collins
- Katie Gleason
- Terri Grona
- Amber Haney
- Chloe Fowler
- Kris Kennedy
- Jennifer LaRose
- Celeste Rodriguez
- Heather Zoric
Students
- Ollin Collet
- Frannie Cubriel
- Lillian Cubriel
- David Schneider
