The Startup Legal Garage is a pro bono award-winning program that helps great companies get off the ground—especially for women, minority, disadvantaged, and veteran founders—without charging any fees or equity. 

 
 
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In recognition of our commitment to Pro Bono and helping our community, nation, and world, The Startup Legal Garage has been awarded two of the country’s top Pro Bono Awards: the Wiley W Manuel Certificate and The American Bar Association National Public Service Award.

From February 2009 to March 2021, The Startup Legal Garage through grants provided by our donors, including the UC Hastings Foundation, has matched more than 650 startups in its cohorts with free legal services.

But to continue and to expand our operations, we need support as well.  We can give only limited free legal resources for startups, which means there is a funding constraint on available and existing Startup Legal Garage programs. You can click on the link above, and select “Designate my Gift to,” and scroll to the Startup Legal Garage.

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What We Fund

·         Supporting Underserved Communities, Non-Profits, Healthcare, and Justice: Each year, the Startup Legal Garage supports startup entrepreneurs from underserved communities, Non-Profits, Health, and Justice startups bringing their business concepts to the market through its patent and corporate modules.

·         Law Student Scholarships: SLG hopes to give Law Student scholarships help recruit and retain the best regional, national, or international law student applicants.  When we have law students with higher science degree concentrations and experience, we support more engineers, scientist, medical professionals, health care, and biotechnology companies.

·         Intellectual Property Program: The Startup Legal Garage patent and corporate module course have expanded to include more intellectual property trainings, and projects.

·         Pitch Competitions: Startup Legal Garage will assist early-stage startups with seed funding as part of Pitch Competition(s) prizes.

·         Operations: The Startup Legal Garage’s program funding supports core growth initiatives.

 
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We can collaborate with donors to meet Your Goals for your donations.

How You Can Help!

  • Donate Online: Select the button below, and under “Gift Designation” select “Gift Designation”, and then Startup Legal Garage option for your gift to go to The Startup Legal Garage.

  • Or by Donor Advised Funds:

    • Fidelity select the UC Hastings Foundation option with Startup Legal Garage; or

    • Other Donor Advised Funds, select UC Hastings Foundation and by e-mail notify The Startup Legal Garage of your contribution.

  • Or by Mail at:  The Startup Legal Garage, C4I, at UC Hastings Foundation, or at 200 McAllister Street, San Francisco, CA 94102-4978. 

  • Or By Wire at (please indicate The Startup Legal Garage on the wire transfer):

    • Account Name: UC Hastings College of the Law
      Account Number: 4050-011188
      Bank Name: Wells Fargo Bank
      Bank’s ABA Routing Number: 121000248
      Bank’s Address: 420 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94104

  • Or By Cyber Grants.

  • The UC Hastings Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization, and naming opportunities - of the program, of scholarships, and of physical spaces within our developing academic village - are plentiful.

  • Upon receipt of your notification, The Startup Legal Garage will send confirmation e-mail, and then follow up with the UC Hastings Foundation.

Thank you donors for supporting our pro bono programs!