State and federal government leaders and notable advocates for access to justice met at the Legal Services Corporation’s (LSC) celebration of its 50th anniversary on Tuesday, April 9 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel. The series of events featured a luncheon, afternoon forums on closing the justice gap and a 50th Anniversary Gala.
The largest funder of civil legal aid for low-income Americans, LSC was established by Congress in 1974 with the mission of promoting equal access to justice in our nation and providing high- quality civil legal assistance to low-income Americans. To mark this historic anniversary, LSC’s events carried the theme of its 50th anniversary outreach campaign “Protecting the Promise.”
Additional speakers joining the slate of events included Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-5), former White House Counsel and Partner at Locke Lorde LLP Harriet Miers, former Congressman and United States Special Envoy to Northern Ireland for Economic Affairs Joe Kennedy, Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-6), Executive Chairman of Merck Ken Frazier, Microsoft President Brad Smith, LSC President Emeritus Jim Sandman, LSC Board Chair John Levi and LSC President Ron Flagg.
“This year and every year, LSC is committed to raising awareness of inequities in access to justice, promoting solutions that can close the justice gap and supporting our grantee legal aid organizations who work tirelessly to provide their communities with comprehensive civil legal services,” said LSC President Ron Flagg.
“It is an honor to have inspiring, bipartisan national leaders join us in celebrating our landmark 50th anniversary and the continuation of our critical mission,” Flagg continued.
