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REal Women host move-in event for formerly homeless woman

REal Women host move-in event for formerly homeless woman

On Saturday, May 5, Cheryl Prell, Rebecca Gundzik, and Heidi Roth, Senior Vice President and Controller of Kilroy Realty, co-chaired a move-in event for People Assisting the Homeless (PATH) to help a formerly homeless woman move out of the PATH homeless shelter into her own apartment in Hollywood.  PATH is a non-profit agency, which helps homeless individuals and families find Read more...

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The San Diego Community Outreach Committee Collects More Than 1,100 Books for the Troops

Some of the more than 1,100 books donated by employees at the San Diego office.

The San Diego Community Outreach Committee, an internal committee at Allen Matkins, that includes Carolyn DeBoer, Ted Fates, Casey Gauntt, Tim Hutter, Megan Mazza, and Heather Riley, has successfully completed its first office book drive. The drive kicked off at the beginning of March as members of the committee encouraged all San Diego office employees to bring in new and Read more...

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Allen Matkins Attorneys Represent Parents in Successful Adoption Hearings

Attorneys in the Los Angeles office of Allen Matkins teamed with Public Counsel to represent adoptive parents in four adoptions proceedings in Los Angeles County Children’s Court. On April 13, 2012, Marissa Dennis, Eleanor Ord, Sarina Saluja, Andrea Schoor, and Jennifer Shakouri appeared with the families at hearings before the Honorable Judge John Henning of the Children’s Court, and successfully Read more...

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Style & Share 2012: An Evening of Fashion, Style and Generosity

Jean Cecil, Career Closet Executive Director, with the two racks of the donated gently-worn professional clothing and accessories.

Allen Matkins and SC BUILDERS, Inc. co-hosted Style & Share, an evening of fashion, style, networking and helping others. This year our event at Bloomingdale’s San Francisco Centre, featured professional and amateur guest models walking the runway wearing Gerard Darel designs.  Women were pampered by Lancome make-up artists offering expert beauty touch-ups, enjoyed local San Francisco jewelry artist, Margaret Elizabeth’s, Read more...

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Guy Rounsaville Appears at Exclusive U.S. Air Force Keystone Conference

Guy Rounsaville, Allen Matkins Diversity Director

  You would think that the issues the military faces in achieving its diversity goals would be completely different from those faced in the private sector, particularly a large law firm. But, according to Guy Rounsaville, Allen Matkins’ director of diversity, you’d be wrong. Rounsaville was one of a small group of civilian diversity experts invited by the American Bar Read more...

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Video: Allen Matkins Sponsors CASA Hispanic Advisory Council Art Workshop for Kids

Video: Allen Matkins Sponsors CASA Hispanic Advisory Council Art Workshop for Kids

Watch the Video In September, CASA’s Hispanic Advisory Council (HAC) hosted a lunch and art event for Orange County foster youth at the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art (OCCCA) in the Artist’s Village of downtown Santa Ana.  Renowned Mexican Artist, Jose Lozano conducted a workshop teaching his painting techniques to the kids.  Allen Matkins sponsored the event by producing a Read more...

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Video: Help Support Hollenbeck PAL Programs in East LA through the 1-Cup Campaign

Help Support the LAPD Hollenbeck PAL program in East LA

Watch the video The 1-cup campaign is the Hollenbeck Police Activities League online giving drive. The goal is to raise funds to provide young people with support and positive alternatives, and to recruit supporters who believe that juvenile delinquency is a solvable problem if we take action. Allen Matkins helped to create the 1-cup campaign and the associated videos and Read more...