The Day of the Russian Advocacy – everyone’s holiday

With the support from Maxim Gorky Park of Culture and Recreation, on May 31^st, on the Day of the Russian Advocacy, the Law Firm "YUST" opened at the Pioner cinema lot a public reception, where everyone who wanted to was able to receive a free qualified advice on a large number of matters.

Several of the best advocates and lawyers of the country – Olga Artiukhova, Igor Patukhov, Alexander Petrov, Tatiana Starikova, Alexander Shugaev, Denis Shumskiy, Alfiya Dausheva, Alexey Kalenkov, Kirill Konotopchik, Ekaterina Motyvan, Oleg Mudrak, Arthur Sabitov, Egor Svechnikov, Vladimir Starovoytov, Ekaterina Shestakova et al. consulted the visitors of the Park.

During the Day of the Russian Advocacy, everyone was able to talk to the Partners of the Firm, including Yury Pilipenko, Managing Partner of the Law Firm "YUST", on topical legal and related subjects.

The visitors were able to enjoy a musical performance. Rising to the occasion, the Law Firm "YUST" also offered gifts of the autobiographical book “Witness of the Epoch” by Mark Boguslavsky, a famous international advocate.

Olga Pleshanova, Editor-in-chief of Zakon.RU, shared her impressions from the event in her blog (see here).

The interview by Yury Pilipenko recorded by the team of the Internet portal “I am a citizen” will appear shortly.

A blog entry by Anna Kotova-Smolenskaya, Associated Partner of the Firm, also tells here about how the decision to hold the event was taken.

The photos from the event are available here .

Information:

The new Federal Law “On advocacy activity and advocates in the Russian Federation” was signed by the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin on May 31 of 2002. According to Article 1 of that Law, the advocates, who receive their status according to a special procedure, render qualified legal assistance on the professional basis to individuals and legal entities (principals) for the purpose of protection of their rights, liberties and interests and of providing access to justice. The professional holiday of the advocates, celebrated each year by the entire professional community on the 31^st of May, was approved three years later at the II All-Russian Congress of Advocates.