How does the adoption by law firms of local health clinics supplement this program?
Morton: I would like to take the opportunity to acknowledge Leiha Macauley as absolutely critical to the successful launch of that model several years ago. Macauley: In February 2006, I was a recent graduate of the Boston Bar Association’s Public Interest Leadership Program, which educates new lawyers on Boston’s pro bono legal landscape. Through PILP, I learned about MLPC. Day Pitney was hoping to increase the pro bono opportunities for its lawyers. With guidance from MLPC, we became the first Boston law firm to take on a weekly legal intake clinic. As a result of Day Pitney’s adoption of the East Boston Neighborhood Health Clinic, more families have access to legal aid. We have served nearly 100 families, working closely with Jennifer Goldberg, staff attorney for the Healthy Homes for Healthy Families Program and MLPC. Editor: How do you measure outcomes in both this program you’ve described at the health clinic as well as for Healthy Homes? Morton: We record not only the placement o
