Equal Justice Magazine - Fall 2004 - Vol. 3

LSC's Equal Justice Magazine is the country’s only feature magazine dedicated exclusively to exploring equal justice issues and the work of public interest lawyers. EJM tells the untold stories of courageous clients and intrepid attorneys who turn shallow lawyer stereotypes on their head. The publication is produced by the Washington D.C.-based Legal Services Corporation, the congressionally chartered nonprofit organization created to help ensure that poor Americans receive equal justice under law.

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BLACK LUNG BLUES >>
Doctors paid by the coal industry deny black lung disease is still a real threat, but one legal aid attorney in Appalachia has been approached by hundreds of coal miners in eastern Kentucky whose suffering seems to suggest otherwise. The story of their struggle to get benefits from a system stacked against them.
By Jason K. Howard

<< PRIDE IN OUR PAST
We're 30 now, no longer an adolescent movement. Our lines are starting to show. We are wiser, able to help more people more efficiently than ever before. We, the Legal Services Corporation, are proud to pursue the same sacred democratic ideal - equal justice under law - that inspired our creation three decades ago.
   n LSC Historical Timeline
   n LSC's First Chairman reflects on fateful walk in the park
   n Five legal aid directors sound off in a conference-call Q&A
   n LSC Presidents, 1974-2004

Daycare Dreams
The emergence of home-based child care presents South Brooklyn Legal Services with a unique opportunity to turn low-income clients into small business owners.
By Cynthia L. Cooper

FIGHTING FOR THEIR RIGHTS >>
When children in crisis can't turn to their parents for help, sometimes they turn to places like Texas RioGrande Legal Aid in search of help or haven.
By Jeannette De Wyze

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COVER: Big Sesh Studios; PRIDE IN OUR PAST: Big Sesh Studios; BLACK LUNG BLUES: Kevin Cruff/Getty Images; FIGHTING FOR THEIR RIGHTS: Bruce Lee Smith; JUDICIAL PROFILE: Peter Cutts Photography

	PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE n LETTERS TO THE EDITOR n BRIEFS: NEW ABA PRESIDENT n LABOR OF LOVE: VALIANT VETERANS n STATE OF AFFAIRS: HURRICANE RELIEF IN FLORIDA n TECHNOLOGY: REAL-TIME ASSISTANCE
	n JUDICIAL PROFILE: MARYLAND CHIEF JUDGE ROBERT BELL