Keynote Address

In the spring of 2001, the University of San Diego School of Law held a summit to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the Center for Public Interest Law and to address the present and future of public interest law in the United States. Taking the Offensive presents the panel discussions in four key areas of public interest reform, as well as the background information and research that supported these discussions

Corporate Law Firms and the Perversion of Justice: What Public Interest Lawyers Can Do About It

Law schools today have greatly improved over the past forty years. The question is if they have improved enough

The Legal Profession: A Time For Self-Anaylsis

Law Day is always a good occasion to look over the role of the profession. Traditionally in many gatherings around the country, the profession has used Law Day to praise itself. This is an occupational trait of the legal profession which is not restricted to Bar Association banquets. I was asked to speak to a number of New York lawyers recently at one such event in New York. As I sat awaiting my turn, the lawyers first praised themselves and after they finished, they began praising judges and gave them awards, scrolls, and plaques. Finally I got up and I said, Why don\u27t you try something different next year? Why don\u27t you clear the entire head table and replace it with victims, your victims, and honor the victims for once