Real Estate/Development,
Land Use,
Government
Jul. 5, 2022
Lifetime of preparation led lawyer to help Black family regain beach property
“This is more than a symbolic gesture for the Bruces. . . . It’s also important for the rest of us,” said George C. Fatheree III of Sidley Austin.
George C. Fatheree III and a nationwide team of pro bono attorneys at Sidley Austin LLP made history when they represented the descendants of the Bruces, a Black family that was run out of Manhattan Beach but had their property returned to them after almost a century by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
“This is more than a symbolic gesture for the Bruces, and is going to impact their lives positively,” said Fatheree. “But it’s a...
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