Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area
Kelli Scheid Smith is a Partner at ArentFox Schiff, a position held since March 2022, and previously a Partner at Arent Fox LLP from September 2007 to March 2022. Kelli specializes in commercial real estate transactions, corporate structuring, finance, mergers and acquisitions, and sports-related dealings, while also being an active member of various industry groups within the firm. In November 2023, Kelli joined the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area as a Board Member. Kelli obtained a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2007 and holds an AB degree in History, Sociology, and Markets & Management from Duke University, completed in 2001.
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Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area, founded in 1968, works to advance, protect and promote the legal rights of communities of color, and low-income persons, immigrants, and refugees. Assisted by hundreds of pro bono attorneys, LCCR provides free legal assistance and representation to individuals on civil legal matters through direct services, impact litigation and policy advocacy. OUR HISTORY Lawyers' Committee, affiliated with the national Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, which was founded in 1963 at the request of President John F. Kennedy. Following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968, leading members of the San Francisco Bar established the San Francisco Bay Area office to advance civil rights. Towards this end, Lawyers' Committee staff--with the assistance of hundreds of pro bono attorneys--provides free legal assistance and representation to individuals on civil legal matters. In addition, the Lawyers' Committee handles policy impact cases that focus on important civil rights issues.