California Consumer Attorney P.C.s Annual Consumer Advocacy Scholarship
Sepehr Daghighian, Esq. California Consumer Attorneys, P.C.
Award: $1000 – $1000
Deadline: October
California Consumer Attorneys, P.C. (CCA) is a Los Angeles-based law firm that is firmly committed to consumer advocacy, particularly with respect to enforcement of Californias lemon laws. CCA is offering an annual $1,000 scholarship for students who are currently enrolled in law school or intending to attend law school that are passionate about consumer advocacy. While major corporations have the resources to hire bevies of young attorneys to advocate on their behalves, todays consumer has fewer and fewer options on where to turn for zealous and skilled representation. We offer this scholarship in the spirit of our firms founding: acommitment to excellence in advocacy on behalf of individuals. Selection criteria: In order to apply for the CCA Consumer Advocacy Student Scholarship, applicants must submit a 400-600 word essay on the following topic: Californias laws provide numerous protections to the consumer. Identify one such law and describe how it has successfully functioned to promote the goal of consumer protection. The student must be enrolled in an accredited California university, law school, or college. Recipient must be 18 years of age by the beginning of fall semester and a resident of California or attending a school in California. How to apply: To apply, email your essay on the above topic to [email protected]. At the top of your essay, please include your name, email address, phone number, name of your university/law school, graduation year, and grade point average. The Subject Line of your email should read, CCA 2020 Scholarship Submission. When you submit your essay, you are granting us permission to use your name/school on our website and other social media sources as the winner of the student scholarship. Only one winner will be selected every year. Focus: We encourage all college/law school students that are passionate about consumer advocacy to apply. The winner will be selected based on the quality of the applicants essay and the strength of his/her academiccredentials.