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Tiela Chalmers

Tiela Chalmers

Tiela Chalmers Consulting
Consultant
San Francisco, CA, USA


Tiela Chalmers is a consultant in the fields of legal services and pro bono. She is currently working on several projects, including coordinating the Shriver Housing Project in Los Angeles, the largest of the "civil Gideon" pilot projects in California. Previously the Executive Director of Volunteer Legal Services Program in San Francisco, Tiela worked at VLSP for many years with Tanya Neiman until her death. Prior to VLSP, Tiela was an attorney at Farella, Braun + Martel in San Francisco. Tiela has a Bachelor's Degree in History from Swarthmore College, and received her JD from University of California Hastings College of the Law, graduating magna cum laude. Her passion is building and sustaining legal services programs that effectively and creatively serve low-income communities and increase access to justice. She has two wonderful daughters, ages 18 and 10.

Tiela Chalmers is associated with the following items:
CHB Chapters  CHB Chapters An Ethics Primer on Limited Scope Representation, Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct - Ethical Issues in California Pro Bono Representation , Friday, July 13, 2012
Web Segment  Web Segment Commencing the Representation - Ethical Issues in California Pro Bono Representation 2012 , Friday, September 07, 2012
Conducting the Representation - Ethical Issues in California Pro Bono Representation 2012 , Friday, September 07, 2012
Specific Application of Pro Bono in Various Practice Settings - Hypotheticals - Ethical Issues in California Pro Bono Representation 2012 , Friday, September 07, 2012
On-Demand Web Programs  On-Demand Web Programs Ethical Issues in California Pro Bono Representation 2012 , Thursday, September 20, 2012 , San Francisco, CA
Live Webcast  Live Webcast How to Find and Handle Your First Pro Bono Case (Free) , Wednesday, May 29, 2013 , San Francisco, CA
Ethical Issues in California Pro Bono Representation 2013 (Free) , Thursday, September 12, 2013 , San Francisco, CA
The New Pro Bono Standards: Update on the 2013 Model Rule Revisions , Thursday, November 14, 2013 , San Francisco, CA
Pro Bono  Pro Bono How to Find and Handle Your First Pro Bono Case (Free) , Wednesday, May 29, 2013 , San Francisco, CA
Ethical Issues in California Pro Bono Representation 2013 (Free) , Thursday, September 12, 2013 , San Francisco, CA
The New Pro Bono Standards: Update on the 2013 Model Rule Revisions , Thursday, November 14, 2013 , San Francisco, CA
LiveSeminar  Pro Bono Ethical Issues in California Pro Bono Representation , Thursday, September 06, 2012 , San Francisco, CA
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