Law Practice
Nov. 17, 2011
Finding the next big idea to fight poverty
There's plenty of agreement over what should be done, but what we need is big idea that will really shake us up. 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.
We spent two days in Washington D.C. searching for the next big idea. Not a scientific breakthrough, not an entrepreneurial flashpoint and not a political platform. Rather, we were looking for that measure of justice needed to do something significant about the ravages of poverty.
One hundred lawyers - corporate, law firm, legal aid, government and judges - were invited by the American Bar Association to the inaugural National Pro Bono ...
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