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Pro Bono

Nov. 30, 2006

Guarding the Home Front

One partner's dedication helped fight slum conditions and preserve affordable housing for some Los Angeles families.

By Amanda Becker
Special to the Daily Journal

      When 30 families approached the Inner City Law Center and told Michelle Kezirian their apartment complex had lapsed into an uninhabitable state, she knew things must be bad at the building on 1168 Bellevue Avenue.
      But the attorney didn't understand just how desperate conditions were until she visited the tenants at their home in Echo Park, a ...

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