When Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California, allegedly expelled a student because of her same-sex marriage, an attorney in Davis Wright Tremaine’s Portland office signed on to the complaint, because he thought not many lawyers besides him would take on such a case.

Paul Southwick, who was named one of the 40 Best LGBT Lawyers Under 40 by the National LGBT Bar Association in 2013, said it can be hard for people like his client, Joanna Maxon, to find a lawyer.

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