Brenda Vera was a speaker at Legal Aid’s 2010 annual event. She told the crowd of 1,300 how Legal Aid helped her family and made an impact on her life. Ms. Vera graduated with honors in 2011 from Lincoln West High School. She is now a freshman in college and hopes to pursue a career helping people – perhaps in the legal field.
I became a lawyer with the goal of using those skills for some social good.
I tell them, education is like a candy store where you can try any kind of candy you want. Go ahead, try a saffron-flavored one – you may like it.
Ms. Terry pursued a legal career with the sole purpose of representing the disadvantaged.
Despite the recent budget news, we know Legal Aid is still in the field, still taking cases, still pursuing justice every day. But, fewer people will be helped.
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