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Harlene Katzman Meets with Vice President Biden to Discuss Pro Bono Project Innovations
06.09.14
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On June 5, 2014,
Pro Bono Counsel Harlene Katzman attended a meeting with Vice President Joe Biden in Washington, D.C. The Vice President convened the meeting with Board members of the Association of
Pro Bono Counsel (
www.apbco.org), and law firm leaders, to focus on access to justice issues and the role that
pro bono counsel at law firms play in the delivery of legal services. Harlene discussed the Firm’s Homeless Youth Clinic and the Small Business Legal Academy project with the Vice President as examples of innovative collaborations to address gaps in civil legal services in New York City.