2018 Equal Justice Conference: ABA Retirees Discuss Access to Justice

As Steve Scudder, Will Hornsby, Beverly Groudine, and Terry Brooks retire from the ABA, they reflect on their careers and the difference they’ve made within access to justice. In this report from On The Road at the 2018 Equal Justice Conference, host Kimberly Sanchez talks to these ABA legends about their time at the ABA including their successes and the impact they’ve seen the ABA have on the expansion of legal services for all. They also discuss how they’ve seen the conversation around access to justice grow and how the ABA will continue to address the problem in the future.

Terry Brooks is formerly the director of the American Bar Association Division for Legal Services, and chief counsel to the ABA Standing Committee on Legal Aid & Indigent Defendants (SCLAID).

Beverly Groudine was formerly a staff member of the American Bar Association, working on a wide range of issues regarding access to justice including Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts (IOLTA) and other funding initiatives for legal aid.

Will Hornsby served as staff counsel at the American Bar Association for more than 25 years and supported the Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services.

Steven Scudder is currently a consultant and was recently counsel to the ABA Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service.