I am proud to work with legal services

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Lawyers providing legal assistance to the poor have great influence on the lives of people accustomed to little or no access to those who make decisions in their lives. Legal aid lawyers must have obvious empathy for their clients to elicit trust and cooperation, and sometimes this sustained caring results in lawyer burnout. But meanwhile, it feeds an atmosphere of mutual support with an understanding that sharing stress is a source of strength, not of weakness. Interest in poverty law is growing among recent law school graduates, and lack of resources is the only serious obstacle between the rising need for legal services and this growing interest.

Washington, DC, Washington, D.C., Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia

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The poor of Grants Pass get access to justice

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Efforts by Oregon Legal Services in Grants Pass, OR, to give the poor access to the courts are an example of efforts needed nationwide after 12 years of inadequate funding of legal services for the poor. In Grants Pass, foundation grants, charitable trusts and contributions from the private bar funded legal services for the poor, but these private sector efforts will not suffice in all cases and the federal government needs to step in again. One of Oregon Legal Services' major accomplishments was to get the court to set standards on which low-income residents were eligible to have their court filing fees in divorce cases waived.

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Gay, white, GOP man finds office

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Openly gay attorney David Catania serves on Washington, DC's City Council. Catania is a white Republican in a mainly black Democratic city and a straight, Democratic firm, Akin, Gump, Hauer and Feld. The Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund counts only 160 openly gay officerholders in the country and six gay Republican winners.In addition to being predominantly black, Washington DC is only 10% Republican.

United States, Political activity, Attorneys, Membership, Washington, D.C. City Council, Catania, David

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