Community Involvement

B.J. Bernstein named as Georgia Representative for the CARE Action Network

B.J. Bernstein will assist one of her favorite causes, fighting global poverty, by working to lobby Congress on behalf of CARE — the international relief agency. BJ will attend the CARE National Advocacy Day in Washington, DC In June 2006 and continue through out the year to inform our Congress about these issues.

For more information about CARE visit www.care.org

Service Juris Day for Hands on Atlanta

The Bernstein Firm team, led by attorney Celeste Sauls Jenks, joined other law firms for Service Juris Day for Hands on Atlanta. Team Bernstein Firm painted to perfection the curbs of Grant Park's parking lot and mulched the flower beds! The day was a perfect way to give back to our community and tighten the bonds of the employees of the firm. View photos

“Like Minds” Event Raises Funds for Tsunami Relief

In January, the firm hosted a benefit for CARE, raising over $42,000 for tsunami relief.

Fighting Global Poverty with CARE

To be a better lawyer means understanding and being involved in our community.
B.J. Bernstein is very involved with many issues including:

She is the former Secretary/Treasurer for the Atlanta Committee for CARE. CARE is an international non-governmental organization headquartered in Atlanta which works to fight global poverty. B.J. is active in fundraising and increasing awareness of global poverty issues. This year she organized a trip for several Atlantans to El Salvador to see CARE projects in action.

American Jewish Committee

B.J. Bernstein serves on the board of the Atlanta Chapter of the American Jewish Committee. This organization seeks to advance democracy, pluralism and mutual understanding around the United States and the world. During the summer of 2003, B.J. was honored to represent the American Jewish Committee as part of the Konrad Adenauer exchange and travel to Germany on a diplomatic trip to expand German / Jewish relations. B.J. Bernstein has been invited back to Germany in June 2005 for the 25th Anniversary of this special exchange program.  She will be meeting a number of members of Parliament and Former Chancellor Helmut Kohl.

For more information on the American Jewish Committee visit www.ajcatlanta.org.

Other Affliations

B.J. is a member of the Temple in Atlanta, a Jewish synagogue. She is also a member of the Atlanta Artists Center.

Strengthening Communications with the Atlanta Asian Community

B.J. Bernstein also just joined the board of the Asian-American Resource Center, a non-profit agency which seeks to create cultural awareness and encourage cooperation within the diverse Atlanta community.  For more information, see their website at www.aarc-atlanta.org.