Bankruptcy
Mar. 30, 2005
Inadequate Health Care System Spreads Bankruptcy Epidemic
Forum Column - By David A. Lash - Like so many others, she walked into a legal services office afraid, not knowing where to turn. Unlike those countless others, though, she knew the director, members of the board and many of their friends. She had grown up with them in suburbia - a middle class life, comfortable in all respects. But now she was in crisis, and she was as embarrassed as she was needy. A devastating illness had created a personal tipping point from which she had fallen into poverty.
David A. Lash
Managing Counsel for Pro Bono and Public Services
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
The opinions expressed here are his own.
Forum Column
By David A. Lash
Like so many others, she walked into a legal services office afraid, not knowing where to turn. ...
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