Sidley Austin attorney Ron Flagg took center stage last October to tell lawyers gathered in the biggest conference room at his firm’s Washington office and via speakers at other law firmsnationwide that they could make an “enormous difference” in the life of a U.S. war veteran seeking disability benefits from the government.
“They could help people get the benefits they’ve been promised and deserve,” Flagg recalled telling participants in the inaugural meeting of a pro bono program created by several law firms and theGeorgetown University Law Center’s Pro Bono Institute, in conjunction with veterans’ organizations.
