The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
November 20, 2013
“The Texas Access to Justice Commission, in conjunction with the Texas General Counsel Forum, raised $48,583 for civil legal services during the 2nd annual Charity Golf Classic held Nov. 14 in San Antonio. This year’s event almost doubled the amount raised during last year’s inaugural tournament. The proceeds will be donated to the Texas Access to Justice Foundation.
Legal aid organizations funded by the Texas Access to Justice Foundation help more than 100,000 low-income Texas families each year with their civil legal needs. Many need help with critical civil legal issues impacting their very existence such as spouses and children of domestic abuse; elderly wrongly denied life-sustaining prescriptions; veterans wrongly denied critical medical care, disability and other benefits; and families whose homes were wrongly foreclosed upon. However, due to a lack of resources, only about 20 to 25 percent of the civil legal needs of low-income and poor Texans are being met.”