Word: deutches
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Some, including Steven B. Deutch, pro bono coordinator at Foley, Hoag and Eliot, attribute the plunge in public service to recent societal complacency and "yuppie" attitudes...
...students frequently get involved, but it's not as popular as it was 10 or 15 years ago," says Deutch, who graduated from Harvard Law School in 1974. "When we graduated, we were very interested in pro bono work. But that seems to be less true now, because there's been a societal change. Then, the Vietnam was was closer at hand. Now, more people are satisfied with their economic condition...
...Since we're licensed by the state to work in our profession, and members provide valuable services and are well compensated, it's the least we can do to return that to the society that makes it possible," Deutch says...
...Deutch says the firm believes it has an "obligation" to provide public service...
...strictly for people who can't afford it," Deutch says...