Pursuing Justice Podcast Episode 3: Imagine waking up tomorrow and being sued for tens of thousands of dollars to pay your ex-husband’s debt — a debt you had no part in creating. Dorothy thought her difficult divorce was far behind her, but years later, her ex-husband had amassed a debt which threatened to evict her from her own home. Facing a committed collection lawyer, she felt overwhelmed until a smart pro bono team found a creative way to solve this legal problem and save her home.
This podcast provides a behind-the-scenes exploration of pro bono and public interest legal work. These heartening stories are told from both clients’ and lawyers’ perspectives to showcase intimate portraits of lawyers helping those with limited access to justice.
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FEATURED IN THIS EPISODE
Julia R. Wilson
Julia Wilson is an executive coach and management consultant serving individuals, teams, and organizations in the nonprofit sector, with a focus on legal services and advocacy organizations. She brings to this work over 20 years of leadership in the nonprofit sector working to advance justice through legal services and pro bono strategies, including serving as the Executive Director of three national and statewide nonprofits: The John Paul Stevens Foundation, OneJustice, and the Legal Aid Association of California. She started her career as an Equal Justice Works Fellow at the Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County, after graduating from Stanford Law School and earning her B.A. in Linguistics from UCLA.
