Who does the most effective, creative and crucial work for people who need it most? These are the groups that lawyers named most often in interviews with Recorder staff.

LEGAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN

Children facing guardianship or immigration issues need a lawyer—but that’s not all they need. Legal Services for Children, a San Francisco-based group that only serves minors, assigns every client both a lawyer and a social worker who can help a child through emotional ups and downs.