Pro Bono Work and Community Involvement
PRO BONO WORK
Miller Starr Regalia’s rich philanthropic history demonstrates our commitment to making an impact in the community. As California’s preeminent real estate law firm, we are in a unique position to make a difference by providing pro bono legal representation that assists disadvantaged individuals within our community secure and maintain housing. We also give back by providing personnel and funding to several nonprofit organizations.
Our attorneys frequently team with Bay Area Legal Aid to provide skilled representation to low-income families, the elderly, veterans, people with disabilities and single mothers. We provide pro bono services through local bar associations, low-income housing providers (such as the Alameda Development Corporation) and Habitat for Humanity.
In addition to helping Habitat for Humanity pursue new projects from a legal perspective, Miller Starr Regalia attorneys and staff also contribute sweat equity by participating in the construction of Habitat for Humanity projects. Our firm actively collects food and raises money for the Food Bank of Contra Costa & Solano’s “Food from the Bar” program. We also endow the Ed & Gwen Regalia Endowment of the Kennedy-King Scholarship fund—a fund co-founded by Ed Regalia in 1968 to provide college scholarships to minority students with financial needs who have excelled in Contra Costa County community colleges in order to assist them in pursuing a four-year degree.
Our attorneys further extend their commitment to the community by taking leadership roles in numerous community and professional organizations.
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Miller Starr Regalia is committed to supporting the communities in which we work. The following are some of the organizations we support:
Kennedy-King Scholarship Fund: Founded by Ed Regalia, Kennedy-King provides annual college scholarships to minority students, with financial need, who have demonstrated academic success at one of the three community colleges in Contra Costa County. During the 41 years since it was founded the fund has granted over $2,000,000 in scholarships to more than 500 students. The firm has funded an endowment in the name of Ed & Gwen Regalia to support the good work of the Kennedy-King Scholarship Fund.
Habitat for Humanity: The firm serves as pro bono counsel for the East Bay chapter of Habitat for Humanity. In addition, the attorneys and staff participate regularly in build days.
Contra Costa Food From the Bar: The firm raises money and collects food for the annual Food from the Bar event, benefiting the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano.