Small Business Opportunity Clinic Offers Workshop for Korean-Americans

CHICAGO -- The Small Business Opportunity Clinic (SBOC) at Northwestern University School of Law, in partnership with the Korean-American Community Services (KACS) and the Korean-American Bar Association (KABA), will present "Legal Issues in Starting Your Own Business: What you should know and how to take care of it.

The program will take place at 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 9, at the KACS office, 4300 N. California.

Northwestern University School of Law students involved in the SBOC will inform local entrepreneurs about common legal issues such as choosing the business structure of their enterprise, choosing a business name and dealing with required government filings, tax concerns and insurance considerations. Printed copies of the presentation will be available in both English and Korean.

The program also will include an informational discussion with members of the KABA about immigration, work-related issues and discrimination.

The SBOC also is pleased to announce the addition of attorney Caitlin Cameron to the clinic faculty. Cameron graduated from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business in 1991 and received her J.D., magna cum laude, from Indiana University School of Law in 1996. Following graduation, Cameron clerked for Judge Robert B. Maloney in the Northern District of Texas. She then practiced law with Neal, Gerber and Eisenberg and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom.

The Small Business Opportunity Clinic at Northwestern University School of Law provides low-cost legal assistance to entrepreneurs, start-ups and non-profit organizations. In conjunction with the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management, the SBOC is a fully integrated legal and business center for entrepreneurial and small business development.

Started in 1998 through a student initiative, the SBOC is one of the first programs of its kind in the country. The SBOC gives students hands-on experience assisting small business clients with supervision of faculty and licensed attorneys. Since its inception, the SBOC has represented over 130 small business and entrepreneurs. More than 60 percent of SBOC clients have been women and minorities. Through an emphasis on community outreach, the SBOC continues to increase and enrich its client base.

For more information regarding the Northwestern University School of Law’s Small Business Opportunity Clinic, visit the website at www.go.to/sboc/ or contact Professor Tom Morsch, SBOC director, at tmorsch@law.northwestern.edu.

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