Steinbach, who joined EBCLC in 2001, has been a driving force in its ascension to Alameda County’s largest provider of free legal services. More than 100 Berkeley Law students work each year at the clinic, which serves thousands of clients.
Returning to the practice of law after five years away, I’m less concerned by the changes I see than by those I don’t see. Rather than reducing the number of people who cannot access legal services, the situation has reached crisis level.
“It started with one alumna making a donation in professor Murray’s honor and using a Facebook badge to share it,” explains Sandberg. “When I saw that, I thought, ‘Yes, I have to do this, too.’ “