BLJ Editor’s Notebook: Attorneys ‘Say Yes’ to free legal services

When the Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Erie County Bar Association approached Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman about being part of a new initiative to provide free legal services to the families of Buffalo Public School students, the law firm accepted. But only on a limited basis, the firm said. Then, after just the first training session by VLP representatives, Lippes Mathias decided to take on a larger role in the Say Yes-sponsored legal clinics. Members of the firm were so impressed with the…