Small businesses get low-cost legal help from big names like Intel, Perkins Coie

Launched in 2006 with a grant from the city of Portland, The Lewis & Clark Law School’s Small Business Legal Clinic http://www.lclark.edu/law/centers/small_business_legal_clinic/ offers two primary programs: legal advice from upper division law students, supervised by a clinical law professor; and the once-a-month pro bono program, staffed by volunteer attorneys from Intel, other corporations and local law firms.

Finnerty said the recession has prompted people to think about starting their own businesses.

By James Mayer, The Oregonian

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