Community Service

Attorneys at Sandler, Lasry, Laube, Byer & Valdez LLP share a history and commitment to volunteer service and community activism.  In addition to regular pro-bono legal work, they have also contributed their time and expertise to the organizations listed below.

Among these organizations is the S.L. Scholarship Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by Jim and Sally Sandler, Lynne Lasry and Allen Snyder and Tom and Lisa Laube. The Foundation awards grants to young single parents with financial needs to give them an opportunity to continue their education to college and, in some instances, graduate schools.

• Legal Aid Society of San Diego, Inc.
• San Diego Volunteer Lawyers Program
• San Diego County Bar Foundation
• California Appellate Project
• San Diego Superior Court, Small Claims Division-Pro Tem Judges Program
• California State Bar, Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation
• California State Bar, Standing Committee on Legal Services for Persons with Disabilities
• USD School of Law Alumni Board
• Mayor’s LGBT Advisory Board, San Diego
• S.L. Scholarship Foundation
• The Access Center of San Diego, Inc.
• Habitat for Humanity
• Special Olympics, San Diego
• American Civil Liberties Union
• Women’s Resource Fair
• Institute For Effective Education
• Canine Companions for Independence Therapy Dogs International
• Therapy Dogs International
• Love on a Leash
• San Diego LGBT Community Center
• San Diego County Bar Association; Judicial Evaluation Committee; Judges' Orientation Program Committee
• City of San Diego Ethics Commission
• USD Paralegal School Advisory Board