Law Practice
Aug. 29, 2012
Lawyers' critical role in the war on poverty
Access to the judicial branch ensures that the government, in the person of a judge, will hear grievances and respond. By David A. Lash of O'Melveny & Myers LLP
David A. Lash
Managing Counsel for Pro Bono and Public Services, O'Melveny & Myers LLP
The opinions expressed here are his own.
The war on poverty is not lost and it is not over. There is a way to fight poverty that works. It is humane, effective, and it saves more dollars than it costs. Yet no one in power will embrace it. The simple act of providing the poor with adequate access to justice, meaning representation by an attorney when the basic necessities of life are at stake, has proven time and again to be the key battlefield in the war against poverty.
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