Kara Acevedo

NAME
Kara Acevedo
EMAIL
kacevedo@ebclc.org
MY ROLE:
Faculty
WHAT DO YOU TEACH?
The East Bay Community Law Center Clinic and Seminar (Consumer Justice Clinic).
WHAT IS YOUR AREA OF RESEARCH OR WRITING?
Clinical legal skills and practice and Consumer law (specifically as applied to low-income consumers and communities of color).
WHEN I STARTED WORKING HERE:
2014
WHAT I DO IN FIVE WORDS OR LESS:
Fight predatory businesses & wealth stripping.
THE BEST PART ABOUT WORKING HERE:
Collaborating with students and clients in the fight for social change. Together we have discharged nearly $2.5 million dollars in debt since I joined the Consumer Justice Clinic and have gotten several pieces of state legislation passed.
SOMETHING YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT ME:
I was a student at Berkeley Law and a clinical student in EBCLC before I worked here.
ONE OR TWO TIPS ABOUT THINGS YOU LIKE TO DO AROUND THE BAY AREA:
Walk around Lake Merritt (or hang out all day on the grass), hike at Land’s End in SF and eat clam chowder from the gift shop, eat at some of the amazing and affordable restaurants in San Leandro.
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