Law Practice
Jun. 12, 2009
Public Counsel to Honor Bill Gates Sr. for Helping Poor
On Tuesday, Public Counsel, the largest pro bono public interest law firm in the nation, will honor Gates with its William O. Douglas award.
By Lisa Kestenbaum
Daily Journal Staff Writer A major initiative of Bill Gates Sr. when he was president of the Washington State Bar Association in the 1980s was to promote legal access to the poor. "The most important work of the Bar, after admissions and disciplines, is to provide access to the justice system for everybody. And I believe that," he said in a recent interview. At a time when public interest lawyers are needed more than eve...
Daily Journal Staff Writer A major initiative of Bill Gates Sr. when he was president of the Washington State Bar Association in the 1980s was to promote legal access to the poor. "The most important work of the Bar, after admissions and disciplines, is to provide access to the justice system for everybody. And I believe that," he said in a recent interview. At a time when public interest lawyers are needed more than eve...
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