Law Practice
Feb. 19, 2014
Litigants turn to the public for help with legal costs
D. Inder Comar took a page from his startup clients' playbook when he launched a crowdfunding campaign last April to raise money for a human rights case he was handling pro bono. It's an early example of a growing practice.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
San Francisco attorney D. Inder Comar took a page from his startup clients' playbook when he launched a crowdfunding campaign last April to raise money for a human rights case he was handling pro bono. He said it was an experiment of sorts: The project made Comar one of the first attorneys in the country to apply crowdfunding to litigation finance. His campaign raised more than $6,000 in 45 days.
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