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David Lash

Managing Counsel for Pro Bono and Public Interest Services at O'Melveny & Myers LLP, overseeing the firm's nationally recognized pro bono program.

Oct 1, 2026

10:03
Yeah
10:04
... version is the right one.
10:06
Um, I was leaving Bet Tzedek, and I really... and I had heard...
10:11
I knew one guy who was a pro bono counsel.
10:14
His name was Ron Tabak, may he rest in peace, may his memory be a blessing, um, who was at Skadden.
10:21
And I was pretty friendly with Ron, and I thought, "He's got the coolest job I've ever heard of." And I thought, coming from, uh, running a big legal aid organization with a big pro bono program for close to a decade, "This would be a great transition for me.
10:39
It'd be a great opportunity." So I, with Ron's help, drafted up a proposal, and I sort of followed his, uh, his roadmap for it, which was a, a half-time or 60/40, and I presented it to a number of firms in LA.
12:05
And, and here we are

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