Thirty years ago, the Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center was a venerable but struggling public interest firm. Housed in a run-down building on Mission Street, the organization was feeling the weight of a complex, long-running employment case — the Dukes v. Wal-Mart of its day. About 70 lawyers turned out for its annual luncheon.
That same year, Joan Messing Graff was installed as the Legal Aid Society’s president. She was the first woman to head what was then a 65-year-old organization. Working with staff and a few hands-on board members, Graff put together a fee petition that helped bring closure to the litigation.
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