For over 50 years, philanthropy has been one of the firm’s core values, having started from the beginning with our founders, which set the example that the firm still adheres to today.
Our attorneys and staff are involved with and support more than 70 organizations. At any given time, Berliner Cohen has financially supported over thirty community agencies with significant gifts. Our commitment to the community is not limited to financial resources, as attorneys draw from their involvement in local organizations to assist these community agencies in matters including planned giving, governance, employment issues, and directives including advanced health care. Our commitment is to enhance these organizations, promote their sustainability, and augment the services they provide to clients and donors.
Annual Day of Service
Berliner Cohen's Day of Service provides attorneys and staff the opportunity to give back to the communities in which we live and work. In 2025, our three offices volunteered their time at the following organizations:
Holiday Adopt-a-Family Program
Each holiday season, Berliner Cohen adopts families from local organizations, including the Bill Wilson Center, for members of our community most in need of assistance. In recent years, we have worked with many organizations, including the following:
Awards
Berliner Cohen has been honored at Silicon Valley Business Journal’s annual Corporate Philanthropy Awards for its ongoing philanthropic efforts in and around the San Jose community.
In the Community
In addition to the organizations above, Berliner Cohen, LLP supports numerous business, industry and nonprofit organizations, including serving on boards and committees:
American Cancer Society-Relay for Life – Gilroy, Willow Glen (engages communities in the fight against cancer by holding, continuous, 24 hour relays in which participants camp out overnight at a local school or park) >>more
Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Silicon Valley (fosters professional development, advocacy and community involvement for Silicon Valley's Asian Pacific American legal community, and to promote justice and equality for all) >>more
Association of Silicon Valley Brokers (ASVB) (promotes high standards in the industrial and commercial brokerage industries in Silicon Valley) >>more
BOMA Silicon Valley (represents and promotes the interests of the Silicon Valley commercial real estate industry through leadership, advocacy, education, professional development and cultivation of relationships) >>more
Boys & Girls Club of Silicon Valley (provides a variety of programs for deserving children aimed at developing life skills and building positive character) >>more
Cancer CAREpoint (dedicated to enhancing the well-being of Bay Area residents impacted by cancer by providing compassionate, personalized support services and programs tailored to meet individual needs) >>more
Castle Air Museum Foundation (when Castle Air Force Base closed in 1994, the Foundation was formed to preserve historic military aircraft for posterity and public enjoyment) >>more
CASA of Merced County (trained community members that oversee a foster child and advocates for their best interest in the foster care system) >>more
Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County (helps people of all cultures and beliefs rise up out of poverty and overcome the barriers to self-sufficiency through a broad range of services) >>more
Community Hospice Foundation Modesto (provides compassionate and quality care, education and support to terminally ill patients and their families, regardless of ability to pay) >>more
Estate Planning Council of Stanislaus County (brings together professionals involved with estate planning) >>more
Filoli (a historic 654-acre country estate, house, and 16 acres of formal gardens in Woodside, California, known as a National Trust Historic Site and a significant cultural center) >>more
Friends of Guadalupe River Park & Gardens (coordinates community and governmental efforts to preserve and expand the Guadalupe River Park in downtown San Jose) >>more
Goodwill of Silicon Valley (dedicated to improving employment opportunities, increasing standards of living, providing economic independence, and restoring our clients sense of self value) >>more
Greater Merced Chamber of Commerce (provides advocacy, education providing advocacy, education, networking, and community stewardship) >>more
Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley (dedicated to encouraging community philanthropy and engaging people to invest in the health, educational achievement, and leadership development of a thriving Hispanic community in Silicon Valley) >>more
LifeMoves (Formerly known as Innvision Shelter network) (dedicated to aiding homeless families in the Bay Area return to self-sufficiency) >>more
Modesto Chamber of Commerce (promotes the region’s economic strengths, its members’ services and advocates for public policy) >>more
Morgan Autism Center (help children and adults with autism or other developmental disabilities maximize their potential in a dignified, positive and loving environment) >>more
NAIOP Silicon Valley (the leading organization for developers, owners, investors, asset managers, brokers, and related professionals in office, industrial, R&D, and mixed-use real estate.) >>more
NephCure Kidney International (to accelerate research for effective treatments for rare forms of Nephrotic Syndrome, and to provide education and support that will improve the lives of those affected by these protein-spilling kidney diseases) >>more
Pacific Autism Center for Education (provides high quality programs for individuals with Autism and associated developmental disabilities living in the San Francisco Bay Area) >>more
REACH Youth Scholarship Program (provides college funds to high school students who have overcome adversity to excel in academics and sports) >>more
Rebekah Children’s Services (offers children and their families an array of campus- and community-based mental health care, education, foster care and more) >>more
Sacred Heart Community Service (dedicated to eliminating poverty and hunger in Santa Clara County by providing meals, clothes, and services for the County’s low income families) >>more
San Jose/Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce (speaks on issues of importance to businesses across the Santa Clara Valley) >>more
San Jose Sports Authority (to establish San Jose as a premier center for sports on the West Coast; to improve the quality of life in Greater San Jose by increasing the City’s economic development, visibility and civic pride through sports) >>more
Santa Clara County Estate Planning Council (networking and professional development organization that brings together various professions involved with the estate planning industry) >>more
Silicon Valley Planned Giving Council (dedicated to the education and training of planned giving specialists, fund-raisers and donor advisors, and to raising public awareness of charitable giving overall and planned giving) >>more
Silicon Valley SPCA (provides quality care and love for needy animals in San Jose for over eighty years) >>more
Society of Human Resource Management (serves the needs of over 250,000 HR professionals world wide and advances the interests of the HR profession) >>more
Special Olympics Northern California (dedicated to promoting unity and empowering children and adults with intellectual disabilities – both on and off the field) >>more
Stroke Awareness Foundation (dedicated to stroke education, awareness and advocacy to save lives) >>more
Symphony San Jose (the South Bay’s premiere orchestra) >>more
United Way of Merced County (helps neighbors strengthen their resilience by advancing health, youth opportunities and financial security) >>more
WeHOPE (helps individuals become healthy, employed and housed using innovative solutions) >>more
YWCA of Silicon Valley (empowers women, children, and families, and to eliminate racism, hatred, and prejudice) >>more