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Exciting Job Position at ABA on Access to Justice.

Posted on March 6, 2015 by richardzorza

The ABA is listing the following job: Director of the ABA Resource Center for Access to Justice Initiative This position serves as the Director of the ABA Resource Center for Access to Justice Initiatives. The Resource Center, operating under the … Continue reading →

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Briefly I Really Was the National Poster Child for Aging!

Posted on September 13, 2014 by richardzorza

Yes, really, for a short time, if you went to the National Institute on Aging website, you got so see a photo of me in front of a laptop and holding a phone. (Here is a link to the photo … Continue reading →

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A Couple of Thoughts on Getting the ABA Brown Award

Posted on January 27, 2014 by richardzorza

I know you should not use you blog to brag, but anyway.  .  . I am deeply appreciative that I will be getting a lifetime achievement award from  the ABA Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services — the … Continue reading →

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Martha Bergmark’s Son’s Film Featured in Washington Post

Posted on September 4, 2013 by richardzorza

Many, of not most, of the readers of this blog are well familiar with Martha Bergmark and her wonderful work, including as VP of NLADA and as head of the groundbreaking Mississippi Center for Justice.  Martha will be taking charge … Continue reading →

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When Family Court Gets It Really Right — A New York Story

Posted on February 28, 2013 by richardzorza

I’m not going to spoil this story by telling you everything that happens, but read this. The first para is: The story of how Danny and I were married last July in a Manhattan courtroom, with our son, Kevin, beside … Continue reading →

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Making the Law Public

Posted on April 19, 2012 by richardzorza

Here is an interesting post about the problem of law that governs the public not being publicly accessible. Specifically, the problem is that some laws incorporate by reference standards that have been established by non-governmental entities that can only be … Continue reading →

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A Perspective on Human Decency

Posted on April 13, 2012 by richardzorza

This is only about justice in the broadest sense. I am just back from the Ukraine, with my aunt showing us, including our almost eleven year old grandson, how she survived the Holocaust. There we are, walking down the street along … Continue reading →

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This Might be Fun — Games for Change

Posted on April 13, 2011 by richardzorza

Games for Change will have its Festival June 20-22, in NYC. From the Website Games for Change Annual Festival Often referred to as “the Sundance of Video Games”, the Games for Change Annual Festival is the biggest gaming event in … Continue reading →

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Poetry, Law and Songwriting

Posted on April 11, 2011 by richardzorza

A challenging thought in a book review in yesterdays NYT Book Reivew. The writer of the review, of a book on poetry notes: The poetry columnist for the Book Review, Orr is also an attorney, which makes sense: a good … Continue reading →

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My Aunt’s Holocaust Survival and Reunion Memoir now available in English on Amazon

Posted on February 26, 2011 by richardzorza

Some of you may have heard me talk publicly or privately about my amazing Polish aunt, Rut Wermuth Burak (Wikipedia link), who survived the Holocaust, spent 18 years looking for my father, and finally found us in 1994, 53 years … Continue reading →

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