Pro Bono Report: Waiting For Justice: Katrina, The Fallout Persists
The American Lawyer
7/2011
"Pro bono work is seldom characterized by quick fixes. When firms sign on to cases involving pressing needs and controversial causes, they make a commitment of time and resources that can last fo ryears. Such is the case with three of the areas that helped define the past decade: the evolution of public and judicial skepticism about the death penalty and its application; the fight to obtain fair and humane treatment for detainees at Guantanamo Bay; and the struggle to protect and aid those affected by Hurricane Katrina."
In this article, "Waiting for Justice: Katrina, the Fallout Persists," published in The American Lawyer July 2011 Pro Bono Report, Mintz Levin Litigator Laurence A. Schoen discusses the firm's pro bono effort on behalf of Mississippi residents whose homes were seriously damaged by wind in the hurricane. The firm the settled case against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for $132 million, which will be split among the residents.
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