By Elias S. Cohen, J.D.
Last week I was in the company of three great system reform lawyers---Morris Dees, head trial lawyer for the Southern Poverty Law Center, Steve Gold, counsel for Disabled in Action and Adapt, and Michael Churchill, Executive Director of the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia. They have been at the forefront of the great advances in justice of the last 30 years: changes that made effective the civil rights legislation for people of color, changes that virtually eliminated institutionalization of people with developmental disabilities, changes that have opened up transportation, housing, streets and sidewalks, and employment opportunities for people with disabilities of all types. They are among the great warriors for civil justice. |
