Thanks to significant funding from Wells Fargo and support from Florida A&M University, a legal clinic is being established to help small and minority-owned businesses. higher interest rates,” said law clinic director Mike Dorosin. That’s where the Economic Justice Clinic at FAMU College of Law steps in. Dorosin says that’s just one way to address economic disparities. “For every dollar a white family has, a black family in America has 10 cents,” Dorosin said. Closing the racial wealth gap is an undertaking, but the new FAMU College of Law Clinic for Economic Justice in Orlando is tackling it by providing free legal services to minority-owned and underserved businesses.” The clinic will operate as a small non-profit law office where we have law students under my supervision. We’ll be providing direct legal services to small businesses, entrepreneurs who want to start small businesses, nonprofits that work to serve minorities in under-resourced communities,” Dorosin said. He says areas like Parramore, Eatonville and other historically African-American communities. “All from the very beginning to formation. What form should my business take? Should it be limited liability? And then once I decide that, what paperwork do I need to submit to make that happen? What kind of city permits do we need to open a food truck, for example,” said Dorosin. The legal clinic will also network with other agencies to provide technical assistance and non-legal support, such as financial advice. “We will play a legal role, but we know that companies and people who want to start a business have a wider range of needs than just legal,” Dorosin said. . The Economic Justice Clinic will provide support in the following areas: Business organization and incorporation Tax exemption application/compliance Regulatory issues (eg permitting, licensing, zoning) Contract and lease drafting, negotiation and review To learn more, day open house is being held on Wednesday, January 25th from 6-8pm at the FAMU School of Law in Orlando, Room 183. You can also call the clinic at 407-254-4000. At the open house, you will have the opportunity to meet the students who will be managing the cases and other partners in the community.
Thanks to significant funding from Wells Fargo and support from Florida A&M University, a legal clinic is being established to help small and minority-owned businesses.
“Black-owned businesses have less access to loans, and often those loans are only available at much higher interest rates,” said Legal Clinic Director Mike Dorosin.
This is where the Clinic for Economic Justice at the Faculty of Law of FAMU comes in.
Dorosin says that this is only one way of solving economic differences.
“For every dollar a white family has, a black family in America has 10 cents,” Dorosin said.
Closing the racial wealth gap is an undertaking, but FAMU College of Law’s new Economic Justice Clinic in Orlando is tackling it by providing free legal services to minority-owned and underserved businesses.
“The clinic will operate as a small nonprofit law firm where we have law students under my supervision. We will provide direct legal services to small businesses, entrepreneurs who want to start small businesses, nonprofits that serve minorities in underserved communities,” Dorosin said.
He says areas like Parramore, Eatonville and other historic African-American communities.
“Everything from the very beginning, so the establishment. What form should my business take? Should it be limited liability? And then when I decide that, what paperwork do I need to submit to make that happen? What kind of permits do we need from the city to open a food truck, for example,” said Dorosin.
The legal clinic will also network with other agencies to provide technical assistance and legal support, such as financial advice.
“We will play the legal part, but we know that companies and people who want to start a business have a wider range of needs than legal,” said Dorosin.
The Economic Justice Clinic will provide support in the following areas:
- Organization and formation of business
- Request for Tax Exemption/Compliance
- Regulatory issues (eg permitting, licensing, zoning)
- Drafting, negotiation and review of contracts and leases
To learn more, there is an open house at the FAMU School of Law in Orlando, Room 183, on Wednesday, January 25 from 6 to 8 p.m.
You can also call the clinic at 407-254-4000.
At the open house, you will have the opportunity to meet the students who will be managing the cases and other partners in the community.