Perspective
Jul. 17, 2010
Punishing the Pro Bonos
The practice of attacking pro bono attorneys for their unpopular clients - be it immigrants or Guanánamo detainees - is getting uglier, according to Public Counsel's Hernàn D. Vera.
It's getting ugly out there. If you think that Southern California lawyers are immune from personal attacks for providing pro bono services to unpopular clients, think again.
Several weeks ago, the city of Santa Clarita held a special public forum on immigration. The city invited Judy London, the Directing Attorney of Public Counsel's Immigrants' Rights' Project, to speak for the purpose of educa...
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