Rizwan Qureshi (left) of Reed Smith and Lee Merritt of Merritt Law Firm. (Courtesy photos) 'Money Where Their Mouth Is': Reed Smith is Pitching In on the Ahmaud Arbery Suit. Here's Why More Big Law Needs to Do the Same.
"It's not about going to top law schools and only recruiting attorneys of color, but using your resources as global law firms, and partnering with practitioners like Lee, and providing your pro bono services, and frankly, your army of lawyers to actually work hard to effectuate change," said Reed Smith partner Rizwan Qureshi on why his firm joined forces with civil rights attorney S. Lee Merritt.
February 25, 2021 at 11:46 AM
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An attorney whose firm has joined forces with the civil rights lawyer representing Ahmaud Arbery's family said Wednesday it's time for Big Law to step up for racial justice reform.
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