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Law Practice

Apr. 26, 2008

Passion Has No Pricetag

Forum Column - By David A. Lash - Law firms that pay their way into high-profile pro bono cases are missing the heartfelt rewards that come from serving the poor.

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
This article appears on Page 6

      It was only a generation ago that legal services organizations had to hire "volunteers" to try eviction cases for indigent clients. Today that world has been turned upside down. Law firms instead are paying for the privilege of doing work for free. Yes, it is a sea change that has helped to fund legal aid offices serving the poor but it is also perhaps a short...

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