Many organizations are excellent at providing their product or service, but need periodic support to build and maintain the infrastructure of their business.  That is where WPBS steps in with our hands-on assistance. Whether you need help forming your business entity, researching possible funding sources, creating a personnel manual, drafting a letter or completing a grant application, we will be there to efficiently, affordably and professionally meet your need.      

Deborah Moss-West, Esq.

B.A. Social Science, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA (1988)
J.D. Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, CA (1994)

A Bay Area native, Deborah began providing non-profit and small business consulting in 2000 when she joined the East Bay Community Law Center (EBCLC) as its first Program Director.  EBCLC provides free legal services to low-income people and community groups in the areas of Homelessness prevention, HIV/AIDS & Health, criminal records dismissals, benefits advocacy and Community Economic Justice.

In 2002, Deborah became Deputy Director of EBCLC overseeing the agency’s human resources and administrative functions.  She presently serves as the organization's first Major Gifts Officer.  Prior to EBCLC, Deborah worked for twelve years in corporate positions at Allstate Insurance Company and SBC with positions in Human Resources, Civil Litigation, and Contracting.  Her volunteer activities include mentoring teens and teaching.

Selected Professional Affiliations

• Member, California State Bar since 1994

• Member, Alameda County Bar Association

• Member, Charles Houston Bar Association

• Financial Secretary, Jack & Jill of America, Inc., Tri Valley Chapter

• Board Member, Oakland Army Base Workforce Development Collaborative, 2002-2004

Selected Presentations

• Presenter, Pro Bono Fair, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliff, LLP, April 2006.

• Guest Lecturer, USF School of Law, January 2006.  

• Business Connector, Women’s Initiative for Self-Employment, October 2005.

• Guest Speaker, Santa Clara University School of Law, “How Do They Do It – Balancing Work & Family," 2005 & 2006.

• Presenter, Boalt Hall School of Law, “Supervision Best Practices,” March 2005.

• National Legal Aid and Defender Association, Equal Justice Conference, presenter, “Community Lawyering,” May 2003.

• Speaker, Social Justice Mondays Inaugural Event, Santa Clara University, School of Law, “The Role of Community Lawyers” August 2002.

• Case Study Presenter, Legal Services Affinity Group, “The Role of Public Interest Lawyers in Building Communities,” May 2002.

• State Bar of California Annual Conference, Pathways to Justice, panelist, “Connecting the Dots – Public Interest Lawyering in Communities of Color,” May 2002.

• Panelist, USF, School of Law, Alternative Law Day, “Community Lawyering”, September 2001.