Stanford Law Professor DEBORAH RHODE has been selected as a White House Champion of Change for dedicating her professional life to closing the justice gap in America. She was honored recently as part of President Obama’s “Winning the Future Initiative” at an event organized by the “Access to Justice Initiative” of the U.S. Department of Justice.
Rhode spoke on a panel moderated by Attorney General Eric Holder about the need to provide legal services to people who cannot afford them, about the importance of pro bono programs, and about the ability of all lawyers to perform public service throughout their professional lives. The discussion was streamed live over the Internet to law students across the nation.
Read the announcement on the Law School’s website.
