--- title: "Community Service" url: https://callsam.com/community-service/ description: "Public Service Division represents vulnerable members of our community: children, seniors, and disabled. We don't charge for these services." lastModified: 2026-10-07 --- # Community Service Our Public Service Division ![Mark Bernstein meeting school age child](https://callsam.com/_assets/index.B7ariJE9_Z1DqVnc.webp) ## OUR PUBLIC SERVICE MISSION Our unique Public Service Division fights to make sure everyone gets a fair shake. At Bernstein Law, our Public Service team is dedicated to working on complex litigation related to excellence in education, access to mass transportation and advocacy on behalf of the disabled. We are passionate about public service. We represent the most vulnerable members of our community including children, seniors, veterans and the disabled. Our public service division develops, executes and funds programs that not only raise awareness, but help to correct some of the largest issues our community faces. Making a difference is not just a slogan. For our firm, it's a way of life. ### [Call Sam Cares](https://callsam.com/community-service/call-sam-cares/) We are proud to launch our Call Sam Cares program to help provide resources for these types of projects that make a huge difference in our community. Our firm will donate $1,000 to organizations, projects and events nominated through the program. ![Call Sam Cares Logo](https://callsam.com/_assets/call-sam-cares-call-sam-sized.DVOqZtRP_23VsnK.webp) ### [Call Sam Kitchen for Veterans](https://callsam.com/community-service/veterans/) Our staff, along with members of the community, volunteers in the kitchen throughout the year, serving those who have bravely served our nation. ### [Bernstein Box Office](https://callsam.com/bernstein-box-office/) The Bernstein Box Office is home of Call Sam Seats and our way of giving back to Michigan communities. Throughout the year, we give away tickets to sporting events so more fans, families, and neighbors can share unforgettable moments together. ![Bernstein Box Office logo](https://callsam.com/_assets/logo.Dc7jU7vl_Z2k7pFf.webp) ### [Call Sam Car Safety Kit](https://callsam.com/car-safety-kit/) Sam Bernstein Law has partnered with the Michigan State Police to create a free Call Sam Car Safety Kit for new drivers in Michigan. The program helps new drivers stay prepared, confident, and safe on the road. ![Call Sam Car Safety Kit logo](https://callsam.com/_assets/car-safety-kit-logo-tile.BO1L50HE_1UKK0r.webp) ### [Bernstein's Best Friends](https://callsam.com/community-service/bernsteins-best-friends/) In partnership with Michigan Humane, we are proud to bring you our brand-new web series called Bernstein's Best Friends: A New Leash On Life. We're learning the right way to care for our beloved pets along with helping YOU become the best pet owner you can be! ### [Call Sam Chopper Shop](https://callsam.com/community-service/chopper-shop/) We are excited to announce our new charity focused motorcycle program: The Call Sam Chopper Shop! In partnership with Bad Pig Customs, the Call Sam Chopper Shop is building a one-of-a-kind motorcycle and we want YOU to be a part of the action, with our celebrity host Darren McCarty! ![Call Sam Chopper Shop logo with motorcycle](https://callsam.com/_assets/chopper-shop-chopper-shop-logo-2.fxjzTiWB_iuD5j.webp) ### [American Red Cross Blood Donation](https://callsam.com/community-service/american-red-cross-blood-donation/) Blood drives across the state have been cancelled due to COVID-19 and the ‘Stay Home & Stay Safe’ order. Due to the lack of blood drives, The Red Cross has seen a decline in blood donations available for those in need. ### [Project Clean Slate](https://callsam.com/community-service/project-clean-slate/) When offered the opportunity to help eligible Detroit residents improve their lives by having their criminal records expunged through Project Clean Slate, our attorneys enthusiastically volunteered. ### [Pistons Expungement Event](https://callsam.com/community-service/pistons-expungement-event/) The Sam Bernstein Law Firm staff volunteered their time to help with a Project Clean Slate event from the City of Detroit and the Michigan Attorney General's Office. The event was hosted by the Detroit Pistons at Little Caesars Arena. ### [Second-Annual Veterans Picnic](https://callsam.com/community-service/second-annual-veteran-picnic/) Our staff enjoyed a summer BBQ, complete with music and games, with veterans who have received VOAMI assistance with housing or employment issues. ### [First-Annual Veterans Picnic](https://callsam.com/community-service/first-annual-veterans-picnic/) Our staff enjoyed a summer BBQ, complete with music and games, with veterans who have received VOAMI assistance with housing or employment issues. ### [Special Olympics Polar Plunge](https://callsam.com/community-service/special-olympics-polar-plunge/) Years after winning our client’s case, attorneys Stefanie Fryer and Steve Boehringer wanted to support our client’s special needs son and drive awareness to the Special Olympics Michigan’s incredible cause. ### [The Cryin' Lion](https://callsam.com/community-service/the-cryin-lion/) To honor Arron (A.K.A. The Cryin' Lion) and his family's shared passion, The Sam Bernstein Law Firm is giving him two FREE tickets to the second round playoff game at Ford Field! Check out some of the exclusive videos and new coverage of the moment Arron received his tickets! ### [Mark Bernstein Donates Bone Marrow](https://callsam.com/community-service/mark-bernstein-donates-bone-marrow/) After signing up for the Bone Marrow Registry many years ago, Mark was asked to donate his bone marrow to a matching recipient in 2014. Grateful for the opportunity to help save a life, he readily agreed. ### [Coffee for Teachers: A Community Thank You](https://callsam.com/community-service/free-coffee-for-teachers/) As families and teachers worked to navigate unusual back-to-school routines in the Covid-19 era, our team at The Sam Bernstein Law Firm wanted to recognize the positive impact teachers make in our communities. ### [2021 Call Sam Scholarship Program](https://callsam.com/community-service/scholarship/) Knowing both the value and the high cost of a college or technical school education, our firm provided ten scholarships of $5,000 each to high school seniors or students attending any accredited Michigan college, university or vocational/technical school in 2021. ### [Cars for Veterans](https://callsam.com/community-service/carsforveterans/) To honor the 10th anniversary of their Detroit Veteran Housing Facility, Volunteers of America Michigan (VOAMI) gave away 11 cars to 11 Michigan Veterans on Veterans Day, November 11, 2021, and we were so happy to help! ### [Free Coffee for Essential Workers](https://callsam.com/community-service/free-coffee-for-essential-workers/) When COVID-19 started gaining ground in Michigan, The Sam Bernstein Law Firm stepped up to help through a partnership with Biggby Coffee. ### [Distraction-Free in the D](https://callsam.com/community-service/distraction-free-in-the-d/) Our firm is committed to making our roads safer by educating the public, especially younger drivers, about the perils of distracted driving. ### [Hometown Heroes](https://callsam.com/community-service/hometown-heroes/) In conjunction with JTV in Jackson, Michigan, we created this program to honor local First Responders who have demonstrated bravery, compassion, courage, dedication and selflessness in the line of duty. ### [YMCA Detroit Swims](https://callsam.com/community-service/ymca-detroit-swims/) Funding from our firm helped provide swimming lessons, including transportation, for 216 children with physical and cognitive impairments at the Boll Family YMCA in Detroit. ### [July 2023 In Taylor Michigan!](https://callsam.com/community-service/july-2023-in-taylor-michigan/) In July of 2023, The Sam Bernstein Law Firm gave away FREE gas tank fill-ups to the first 100 people that showed up to the Kroger Gas Station in Taylor, MI. ### [May 2023 In Warren Michigan!](https://callsam.com/community-service/may-2023-in-warren-michigan/) In May 2023, The Sam Bernstein Law Firm gave away FREE gas tank fill-ups to the first 100 people that showed up to the Kroger Gas Station in Warren, MI. ### [Sam Bernstein Law Firm Donates Van to PAL Program](https://callsam.com/community-service/sam-bernstein-law-firm-donates-van-to-pal-program/) Together with CBS Eco Media, our firm purchased a 15-passenger van to transport local kids to safe play spaces created by Detroit PAL, a non-profit organization that serves more than 14,000 children each year. ### [Anti-Bullying Campaign](https://callsam.com/community-service/anti-bullying-campaign/) In 2013, The Sam Bernstein Law Firm teamed up with WDIV to sponsor an anti-bullying video contest for local schools.