Following up on yesterday's post about pro bono work, former Duke law prof and current dean at UC-Irvine Erwin Chemerinski takes the judge to task, too:
Jacobs' comments reflect his ignorance of the tremendous good that lawyers do every day by helping those who cannot afford legal services. There are countless examples of this. Many of the nation's largest law firms are representing detainees in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, doing their best to ensure that the rule of law is upheld. Volunteer lawyers and law students have spent innumerable hours helping victims of Hurricane Katrina receive compensation for their losses. Across the country, there are many lawyers volunteering their time to represent those on death row who have no right to an attorney in their federal court proceedings.Read the whole thing, as he makes a lot of good points.
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