Day: February 9, 2012

The New York Law Journal recently ran an interview with New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman that caught our attention.  When asked about the “roots” of his interest in public service, he circled back to his pro bono experiences while in private practice.  Schneiderman recalled that he was “completely absorbed” in pro bono work when he was at Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, now K&L Gates*†  working on, among other things, opposing public transit fare increases as a matter of civil rights, assisting eligible community groups and block associations that were fighting drug dealers in their midst, and assisting womens’ health