PLC Honors Snell & Wilmer Partner Sean Sherlock as Volunteers for Justice Attorney of the Year

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. - May 6, 2019 - PRLog -- Snell & Wilmer is pleased to announce the Public Law Center (PLC) has named Orange County partner Sean M. Sherlock as the 2019 Volunteers for Justice Attorney of the Year.

Sherlock donates his time and knowledge to his community through his pro bono work with PLC. From 2015 to earlier this year he headed a team of attorneys who represented an elderly PLC client in danger of losing her mobile home. The client is the primary caregiver for her disabled grandson who survives solely on a fixed income of disability and Social Security, causing her to fall behind on her space rent for her mobile home. In addition to pro bono work, Sherlock is an avid community volunteer, spending his time supporting organizations that have included Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Orange County Coastkeeper, AYSO and the Boy Scouts of America.

"One of the most rewarding aspects of being an attorney is being able to obtain justice for the vulnerable and defenseless in our society who would otherwise be unable to navigate our legal system," said Sherlock. "My relationship with the PLC has given me many opportunities to do some very gratifying work, and it is a real pleasure working with and learning from the excellent staff attorneys at PLC."

Sherlock represents real estate developers, investors, and lenders in environmental, land use, and real estate and business litigation matters. He litigates cases under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and advises clients preparing Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs) and other CEQA documents needed to obtain project approvals. Sherlock keeps abreast of changes in these areas through his active involvement in real estate industry organizations including the Legislative Affairs Committee for the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) SoCal chapter, and the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors, Orange County/Inland Empire chapter. For more information about Sherlock's practice visit https://www.swlaw.com/people/sean_sherlock.

Volunteers for Justice Dinner is an annual PLC event celebrating and supporting over 1,600 volunteer attorneys, paralegals and law students who work with PLC to provide free legal services to low income residents. Nearly 1,000 leaders from the Orange County legal, business and civic industries gather to show their support for the work PLC and their associates do in the community. More information about PLC is available online at https://www.publiclawcenter.org/.

About Snell & Wilmer
Founded in 1938, Snell & Wilmer is a full-service business law firm with more than 425 attorneys practicing in 12 locations throughout the United States and in Mexico, including Los Angeles and Orange County, California; Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona; Denver, Colorado; Washington, D.C.; Boise, Idaho; Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Salt Lake City, Utah; and Los Cabos, Mexico. The firm represents clients ranging from large, publicly traded corporations to small businesses, individuals and entrepreneurs. For more information, visit www.swlaw.com.