One of the central tenets of Stephen Neilson’s scholarship-winning essay is this: “We need more lawyers of color.” As a student at Harvard Law School, Nielson himself is a shining example of under-represented peoples continuing the work of diversifying the legal profession. However, Neilson would be the first to tell you that this story is …
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Meet Jaden Zwick, 2020 Ben Crump Law School Scholarship Winner
Congratulations to Jaden Zwick, 24, the recipient of our firm’s Law School Scholarship. Jaden is a first-year law student at the UCLA David J. Epstein Program in Public Interest Law and Policy in Los Angeles. The $2,500 scholarship is open to students of need who have great academic potential and a dedication to mentorship. Jaden fits …
Black students desperately need a new federal Lifeline
By Ben Crump, Opinion Contributor Among the cascading tragedies of the COVID-19 pandemic and its devastating and disproportionate impacts on Black and Hispanic Americans is this: Without digital devices or a data source, children of color who are already disadvantaged in our education system will miss out on a year of schooling. That adds even …
