Pro Bono
Prop 8 Challenge Brings New Approach to Pro Bono
The sizeable war chest of Chad Griffin's AFER is being tapped to pay part of its legal tab.
Siegel & Yee's Conflicting Agendas
Dan Siegel's resignation as Oakland mayor's legal adviser highlights the thicket of interests his firm must navigate.
Disability Rights Mecca
The Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center has launched a weekly disability rights clinic at the stunning new Ed Roberts Campus in Berkeley. Claudia Center and Gina Gemello describe providing legal services in "this beautiful space."
Separation Anxiety
A leadership overhaul at BASF's Volunteer Legal Services Program has some members of the pro bono community worried, but BASF President Priya Sanger says it's necessary to preserve services.
Eva Paterson, Equal Justice Society
The longtime civil rights honcho is on a mission to undo a U.S. Supreme Court precedent that she says has unfairly raised the bar on discrimination claims.
Joan Messing Graff, Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center
Think about how long Ralph Baxter has been chairman of Orrick. Now add 10 years. That's how long Graff has been piloting the Legal Aid Society to litigation successes.
Joanne Garvey, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton
Budget cuts may come and go, but there's no turning back on the legal profession's commitment to the poor, says Garvey, who's been helping lead the charge for more than 40 years.
Chalmers Job Eliminated in BASF Reorganization
BASF President Priya Sanger says the Volunteer Legal Services Program will lose its executive director, but not its mission.
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