Sargent Shriver and the Ordered Quest for Justice

Access to Counsel and Recourse
Written By Kathleen Paolo

By John A. Girardi, Esq. and Mark K. Shriver

October 2012

Mark Shriver remembers his late father, Sargent Shriver, and his many accomplishments, including his role in founding the federal Legal Services Program. In an interview with NCCLP Board of Directors’ member John Girardi, Esq., Shriver talks about his father’s courage and vision to create the means for the program to bring about systemic change by allowing legal service lawyers to challenge government policy.

Kathleen Paolo
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