Though he faced personal criticism, managed a sometimes “exhausting” debate, and volunteered his time for nearly two years, Stewart Gagnon never wavered in his devotion to creating pro se divorce forms for indigent Texans.

“It’s never hard to stand up for a principle you believe in,” says Gagnon, a partner in Fulbright & Jaworski in Houston. “I won’t tell you it was always fun, but it was a good year.”