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? ...
Read More »A little sense of justice goes a long way
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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Read More »In defense of lunchtime
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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Read More »The law and the long arc
Does the law encourage the bend toward justice, or does it resist that bend?
Read More »Celebrating unsung legal heroes
Scipio Jones is one of the reasons I became a lawyer. Who has inspired you?
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Read More »What we have here is a failure of leadership
What is the proper course for young leaders when the leadership of their community fails?
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Read More »(Re-)making your new year’s resolution
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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Read More »An annual reflection on the benefits of public-interest lawyering
Why I am still enthused about public-interest law and all the professional benefits that come from it.
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Read More »What do you call 1,000 lawyers at the bottom of the sea?
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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Read More »Accessing your inner teacher
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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