Legal Aid Chief Will Get State Bar Award
From Times Staff Reports
The head of the Legal Aid Society in Orange County will receive a top state bar award Friday at the bar’s annual meeting in Anaheim.
Robert J. Cohen, 56, will receive the Loren Miller Legal Services award, presented to someone who has done significant work to extend legal services to those who couldn’t pay.
Cohen helped create a network of legal services for senior citizens and draft programs to fund legal services for low-income residents. He also spearheaded the use of self-help legal kiosks.
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