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Pro Bono

Dec. 2, 2010

Fostering Fair Pay

Morrison & Foerster attorneys representing California foster parents' challenge to their low monthly reimbursements drove home their message by pointing to higher payments that Bay Area kennels receive for dog care.


By Rebecca Beyer


Daily Journal Staff Writer


When attorneys from Morrison & Foerster agreed to represent foster parents who were challenging their monthly reimbursements from the state as too low, their co-counsel at the Children's Advocacy Institute wanted to drive home just how low the rates were.


So, on page nine of their 15-page complaint, the attorneys wrote: "California currently pays less to care for a foster child than a ke...

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