The Ventura offices of Robert M. Helfend, attorney at law, are proud to announce that they have begun accepting applications for the 2018 Robert M. Helfend Criminal Defense Scholarship.
The $500 scholarship is open to full-time college students, who are either in law school or planning on pursuing a career in criminal defense. The scholarship is open to students throughout the United States. The winner will be judged on the strength of a 600-word essay, written about one of four topics:
Applications will be accepted through April 30, 2018 and the winner will be announced the following month. Students are asked to direct questions and submit their applications to scholarship@criminaldefenselawventura.com.
Robert M. Helfend has served the Ventura area as a criminal defense attorney for 33 years. He attended the University of California-Berkeley as an undergraduate and he completed his law degree at the Pepperdine University School of Law. He has practiced as a criminal defense attorney exclusively since 1984, representing a range of clients in more than 65 jury trials throughout Southern California.
He values the selflessness, hard work and dedication it requires to pursue a career in criminal defense, and would like to reward a student who shows those virtues.
For more information, contact scholarship@criminaldefenselawventura.com with any questions, and find full scholarship application details here: https://criminaldefenselawventura.com/law-school-scholarship-500
ROBERT M. HELFEND, ATTORNEY AT LAW
45 South California St., Ste 9
Ventura, CA 93001
(805)273-5611
https://criminaldefenselawventura.com