Law Practice
Jul. 15, 2014
Shine light on issues that linger in shadows
Long before the national media shines its spotlight on a growing injustice, legal aid lawyers likely have already spent years in those trenches. By David A. Lash and Daniel Grunfeld
David A. Lash
Managing Counsel for Pro Bono and Public Services
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
The opinions expressed here are his own.
Daniel Grunfeld
Executive Vice Dean for Strategy and Partnerships
Pardee RAND Graduate School
300 S Grand Ave
Los Angeles , CA 90071
Email: grunfeld@rand.org
Previously, Dan served in leadership roles at two international law firms, as deputy chief of staff for policy for former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, and as president/CEO of Public Counsel.
The crowded hallways and intake rooms of the nation's legal aid offices are often the places where impending national crises first appear. Long before the national media recognizes a growing injustice and shines its spotlight there, legal aid lawyers, with assistance from their pro bono partners, likely have already spent years in those trenches. The much-publicized problems that military veterans have been encountering at...
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