Pro Bono, Community Service And Diversity

Andrade Gonzalez LLP is committed to pro bono work, community service and Diversity.

Pro Bono Work

Each year, the firm’s lawyers devote time to assisting those in need. One proud moment was when the firm was retained to file a high-profile brief in Texas v. United States, a lawsuit by numerous Republican Governors challenging President Obama’s Executive Action on immigration. Our brief described the immeasurable benefits and contributions that immigrants make to our Nation’s cities and was filed on behalf of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, N.Y. Mayor Bill de Blasio, and approximately 30 other mayors from major cities across the country, including Houston, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, Sacramento, and St. Louis.

View a PDF copy of the firm’s Texas v. United States brief
View a PDF copy of the firm’s feature in Los Angeles Business Journal

Community Service

Many of our lawyers have also served on the boards and/or take other active roles supporting various non-profit community organizations and bar associations, including the following:

More recently, we successfully helped a hardworking client obtain full policy limits plus interest from a life insurance company that refused to pay.

Diversity and Inclusion

Supporting diversity and inclusion within the legal profession and the broader business community have always been important at Andrade Gonzalez LLP.

The firm’s attorneys are active in and proudly support leading organizations, including the California Minority Counsel Program (CMCP), California Rural Legal Assistance (CRLA), Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA), Latina Lawyers Bar Association (LLBA), Mexican American Bar Association (MABA), Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund (MALDEF), National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF), Eastmont Community Center, Hollenbeck Youth Center, Mobile Mom Squad, and South Central LAMP.

The firm’s Managing Partner Sean Andrade currently serves on the CMCP Board and Co-Chairs a major committee for NAMWOLF. He previously served for eight years on the HNBA National Board with four terms on the Executive Committee as Vice President of Programs and National Secretary. Locally, Mr. Andrade served three terms on the Board for the Mexican American Bar Association (as Trustee and Secretary) and has long supported CRLA, MALDEF, the Eastmont Community Center, and the Hollenbeck Youth Center.

Stephen Masterson serves on the Board of the Mobile Mom Squad and South Central LAMP. The missions of these non-profit organizations are to decrease maternal mortality in the United States and to empower women to advocate for themselves and their children through education, building self-esteem, and strengthening community relationships.

The firm also walks the walk. Aside from being 100% minority-owned and operated, more than 90% of the firm’s attorneys and 100% of its staff members are minorities, women, or both (women of color).