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2017 Empty Bowls Fundraiser for Marion-Polk Food Share - Weekend Before Thanksgiving!

John Gear Law Office began as a values-based Oregon law practice serving consumers, elders, employees, and nonprofits in September 2010.

(Check out this nice video but don't be fooled by the dates at the end, those were for 2016.)

    For the 7th consecutive year, John Gear Law Office is proud to sponsor the "Empty Bowls" sale at Willamette Art Center, a key yearly fundraiser for Marion-Polk Food Share and our whole community.
    Always the weekend before Thanksgiving, "Empty Bowls" is where you can find top-class craft art, full of creativity and beauty, by local artists, donated to be sold for very low prices, all to fight hunger. Bring your family and friends and all your holiday shopping lists.

Annual co-sponsor of "Empty Bowls" fundraiser for Marion-Polk Food Share

November 18 & 19th, 2017!

Tired of same-old, same-old in board training? John Gear offers memorable and informative nonprofit presentations -- keynotes, workshops, seminars, half- or full-day training.

"John, thanks for giving a great presentation!  It was engaging and informative – exactly the style we needed with pertinent information."

Actual unretouched photo

Assistant Anna's Primary Employers (they let her moonlight as a legal assistant)

"My thesis is that the truly successful lawyer finds a good heart more useful than sharp fangs"                                   -- Matthew A. Hodel

You only live once. But if you work it right, once is enough.
                                                                                                   -- unknown

  FREE WILL FRIDAYS:  As part of my commitment to pro bono service, I offer a limited number of appointments on Fridays to draft free simple wills (wills without living trusts) for active military and veterans, law enforcement, and firefighters.  For questions or an appointment,  call or email.

I belong to the professional organizations shown below; others are organizations that I support through contributions.

Health Care is a Human Right: Everybody in, Nobody Left Out!

Tax Fairness Oregon works to reform our tax code so that it serves the common good, not special interests.

Life Member

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ConsumerAdvocates.org

Life Member Wisconsin NROTC Alumni Association

JohnGearLaw.com/SalemConsumerLaw.com
To find out how to hire John Gear to help you with your legal issues, call Anna at
                        503-569-7777    

A values-based Oregon law practice serving consumers, elders, employees, and nonprofits since 2010.

                             503-569-7777

• Publisher, Oregon Public Empowerment News (OregonPEN.org)
  
  

• Participating attorney, Military Consumer Justice Project
  
  
• Offering free nonprofit resources lending library for nonprofit executives and board members.
  
  
• Affiliate, Nonprofit Association of Oregon
  
  
• Founder, OregonAdminRules.org (Oregon Administrative Rules, but Readable) project
  
  
• Volunteer Supervising Attorney for the
  DeMuniz Resource Center Legal Clinic, a free program to help people released from jail or prison resolve civil legal issues so they can reintegrate into the community successfully
  
  
• Chapter author in Consumer Law in Oregon, attorney practice manual
  
  
• Chapter co-author in NEW Barbooks attorney practice manual, Rights of Veterans and Military Servicemembers (July 2017): " Helping Servicemembers on Active Duty and Veterans as Civil Litigants, Consumers, and Taxpayers
  
  
• Founder, Nonprofit Organizations Law Section (Oregon State Bar)
  
  
• Presenter, "Tax Exempt Organizations from Start to Finish," legal education seminar
  
  
  
• Lawyer of the Year award winner, 2009, Marion-Polk Volunteer Lawyer Project.
  
  
• Participating Attorney, Oregon State Bar, Military Assistance Panel.
  
  
• Volunteer attorney - The Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program, providing representation to veterans at the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.

 

Wikipedia - Knowledge without Advertiser Bias

Oregon-Based Nonprofit Board resource.

The Northwest Hub exists to empower and mobilize divested Salem residents in need of transportation.

Marion County CourtCare - Marion County CourtCare will establish a safe and professional child care service for litigants to use at no cost during the time they spend at the courthouse.

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