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The renovation and reopening of the Allendale apartments in west Baltimore was described as “hallelujah” moment by Carol Payne, the director of the Baltimore region for the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development. But a ‘hallelujah’ moment for whom? ...

Low-income people more often than not do not feel that there is justice, equality,or fairness in our system. We do not have to reach accord on the the causes of those sentiments, or even their merits. All we have to acknowledge is that those sentiments are a lot of people's feelings, and those feelings are facts.

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There are plenty of reasons for an attorney not to eat a proper lunch -- I know I don't have a problem making a list. But how about some reasons in favor of the midday meal?

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Does the law encourage the bend toward justice, or does it resist that bend?

Scipio Jones is one of the reasons I became a lawyer. Who has inspired you?

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What is the proper course for young leaders when the leadership of their community fails?

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Don't limit your ambition but, in making and setting goals, remember it is equally as important to be as rooted in the present as it is to be forward-looking.

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Why I am still enthused about public-interest law and all the professional benefits that come from it.

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I understand and take my obligations as an officer of the court seriously, but I still think lawyer jokes are funny.

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While other pressures can make explanation a secondary priority, in my experience it always pays off for my clients in the end.

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