Hoge Fenton and Community Service

Hoge Fenton has four core firm values, one of which is commitment to the communities in which we practice. Two components comprise that commitment: (1) financial contributions (including pro bono legal service), and (2) people support in the form of board service and active participation by our employees in the many organizations we support.

Our firm’s commitment to community service starts at the top. The majority of the firm’s shareholders serve on at least one community board, and many of our associates do as well. Over the past decade, Hoge Fenton has contributed more than $1 million to charitable organizations in the Silicon Valley and Tri-Valley areas and has supported more than 90 community organizations.

Leadership in the Legal Community.

Over the years our members have been recognized for their commitment to the legal community. Eight Hoge Fenton alumni now serve on the Bench -- four in the Santa Clara County Superior Court, one in the Monterey County Superior Court, one in the California Court of Appeal, and two in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California -- and one serves as Chief Trial Counsel for the State Bar of California.
 

Some of the many community, business and legal organizations currently supported by Hoge Fenton:

Silicon Valley
Abraham Lincoln High School
American Leadership Forum
Asian American Hotel Owners’ Association
Building Peaceful Families
Community Foundation Silicon Valley
Community Leadership San Jose / Silicon Valley
East San Jose Community Law Center
EMQ FamiliesFirst
History San Jose
HOPE Rehabilitation Services
Housing Choices Coalition
Housing Leadership Council
Humane Society of Santa Clara Valley
Jewish Federation of Silicon Valley
Junior League of San Jose
Lincoln High School Foundation
Mexican Heritage Corp.
Mountain View High School
Northbay Hospice & Bereavement
People Acting in Community Together (PACT)
Peninsula Open Space Trust
Rainbow Chamber of Commerce
San Francisco Bay Wine Auction
San Jose Arena Authority
San Jose Arts Commission
San Jose Downtown Association
San Jose Leadership Council
San Jose Repertory Theatre
San Jose Rotary
San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce

Tri-Valley
Alliance of Chief Executives
Amador High School
California Wine Auction
Dublin Chamber of Commerce
Las Positas College Fund
Livermore Chamber of Commerce
Livermore Valley Winegrowers’ Association
Modesto Chamber of Commerce
Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce
Pleasanton Downtown Association
Pleasanton Partnership in Education
Pleasanton Unified School District
Ruby Hill Charity Ball
San Ramon Chamber of Commerce
San Ramon Education Foundation
Shepherd's Gate
Taylor Family Foundation
Tri-Valley Community Foundation
Tri-Valley YMCA
ValleyCare Foundation

Legal
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Alameda County Bar Association
Alameda County Law Library Foundation
American Bar Association
American College of Trust & Estate Counsel

Asian Law Alliance
Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers
Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom
California Minority Counsel Program
Eastern Alameda County Bar Association
International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (IAML)
International Association of Privacy Professionals
International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists
Lavender Law
Law Foundation of Silicon Valley
Legal Aid of San Mateo County
National Association of Industrial and Office Properties
Pro Bono Project
Santa Clara County Bar Association
Santa Clara County Estate Planning Council
Santa Clara County Mock Trial Tournament
Santa Clara County Trial Lawyers’ Association
Santa Clara University School of Law
Silicon Valley Campaign for Legal Services
Society for Human Resource Management
State Bar of California Conference of Delegates
The Other Bar