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Law Practice

Nov. 11, 2008

Veteran Lawyer Lists Tips for Starting a Pro Bono Operation

Stan Levy helped establish three of Los Angeles's biggest nonprofit legal organizations. Now he heads up the pro bono activities at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips.

By Amelia Hansen
Daily Journal Staff Writer

After graduating from UCLA Law School in 1965, Stan Levy's career path was guided by a securities law professor and a legendary prize fighter.

The professor, Levy recalled, urged the recent grads to think about not just making a living, but what they could give back. The fighter inspired by talking about philanthropy in philosophical terms.

"Service to others is the rent you pay for your room h...

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