All of us at the Equal Justice Society congratulate our colleague and friend Mona Tawatao, EJS Legal Director, on being recognized by the Western Center on Law & Poverty with its 2024 Mary Burdick Advocates Award! Mona will receive the award at Western Center’s Garden Party on October 23 in Los Angeles. The Western Center on Law & Poverty was formed inContinueContinue reading “Congratulations to EJS Legal Director Mona Tawatao on Her Award from the Western Center on Law & Poverty!”
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Western Center on Law and Poverty Honors Eva Paterson
The Western Center on Law and Poverty will honor EJS Co-Founder and past President Eva Paterson tomorrow, October 19, at its Garden Party 2023, a fully immersive indoor/outdoor and live-streamed event in Los Angeles benefitting WCLP’s fight in courts, cities, counties, and the Capitol to secure housing, health care, and a strong safety net forContinueContinue reading “Western Center on Law and Poverty Honors Eva Paterson”
Donald K. Tamaki Joins EJS Board of Directors
EJS is thrilled to welcome Donald K. Tamaki to our board of directors. Don is known for his historic work serving on the pro bono legal team that reopened the landmark Supreme Court case of Korematsu v. the United States, overturning Fred Korematsu’s conviction for refusing incarceration during the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans duringContinueContinue reading “Donald K. Tamaki Joins EJS Board of Directors”