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300 North Walker
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Office: 405.232.2749
Mob: 405.761.3357
Fax: 405.239.7185
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Toll Free: 1.877.44.PAOLA
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In the Community
"resolve to be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant with the weak and wrong...because sometime in your life you will have been all of these"
~anonymous~
Attorney Paola Marie Alvarez de Bennett believes that giving back to the community is very important. She also supports the efforts of various organizations and nonprofits that make a difference in the lives of many.
Currently, Paola Marie serves as a:
- Volunteer attorney for Trinity Legal Clinic (nonprofit that provides access to legal services for clients who could not otherwise afford hiring their own attorney);
- Bi-lingual Tutor for the Whiz Kids program of Oklahoma City (program that provides tutoring for elementary students);
- Board Member for Oklahoma City Community Impact Group (nonprofit that provides training and assistance to incarcerated women through activities of horticulture, so they can develop vocational skills that make them marketable upon their release).
Paola Marie also supports the following organizations:
- C.A.S.A-Court Appointed Special Advocate for Children;
- Oklahoma Lawyers for Children;
- Merry Heart Guidance Center;
- OU Students for Access to Justice.
~Current Newsbite~
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~Good Rule to Live By~
Oklahoma Professional Rules of Responsibility
Rule 6.1 Pro Bono Public Service
A lawyer should render public interest legal service.
A lawyer may discharge this responsibility by:
(a) providing professional services at no fee or a reduced fee to persons of limited means or to public service or charitable groups or organizations;
(b) serving without compensation in public interest activities that improve the law, the legal system, or the legal profession; or
(c) financial support for organizations that provide legal services to persons of limited means.
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