The legal profession and people living in poverty have lost a great friend. Tamara Claudia Agnes Dahn, a long-time legal services lawyer and State Bar activist died peacefully at her home in Auburn on Sunday, Aug. 4. Dahn was the daughter of East European immigrants. She was raised in New York City and graduated from Goucher College in Baltimore. Dahn was heavily involved in the civil rights and anti-war movements during the 1960s and like many of her generation decided to pursue a legal career in order to make a difference. Unlike most, she stuck with that idealism and commitment.
After moving west with her husband Carl Ludy, Dahn attended the U.C. Davis School of Law, passed the California Bar, and took her first legal aid job with the San Francisco Neighborhood Legal Assistance Foundation. She then became managing attorney of the Mother Lode office of Northern California Legal Services in Auburn. At the time, the Legal Services Corporation was trying to extend funding to all parts of the country, but also was under increasing political attack. In response, programs were urged to build support within the profession by becoming more involved with local bar associations.
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