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"Shame on Dennis Jacobs"

"Shame on Dennis Jacobs": In the October 27, 2008 issue of The National Law Journal, Dean Erwin Chemerinsky will have an op-ed that begins, "Dennis Jacobs, the chief judge of the 2d U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, should be ashamed of himself. In a speech in Rochester, N.Y., on Oct. 6, it was reported that he ridiculed lawyers who do pro bono work. He said that pro bono work is an 'anti-social' and self-serving activity that law firms use to recruit and 'give solace' to associates and that nonprofits use to further a political agenda."

Update: A response from the Second Circuit's chief judge appears at the outset of this post at WSJ.com's "Law Blog."

Full post as published by How Appealing on October 22, 2008 (boomark / email).