Each month, we highlight the efforts of those who work to make the justice system more accessible for DC residents. This Partner Profile features Ron Flagg, Vice President for Legal Affairs, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Legal Services Corporation, and one of our 2018 Call to Action campaign co-chairs.
Name Ron Flagg
Job/Position Vice President & General Counsel
Organization Legal Services Corporation
Years on the Job 4-1/2 years
Where did you grow up? Milwaukee, WI
What brought you to DC? A job in the US Department of Justice Office of Intelligence Policy & Review
What was your first job in DC, and what did you learn? I worked as an attorney in the DOJ Office of Intelligence Policy & Review. Classified information is not necessarily interesting.
INTERESTING FACTS
Daily Habit Check weather forecasts where my 3 daughters live
Favorite App Facebook
Favorite Movie Local Hero
Favorite Restaurant Convivial
Favorite Vacation Spot Rocky Mountain National Park
Guilty Pleasure I don’t reveal my guilty pleasures
One Item from your Bucket List New Zealand
Hobbies Hiking
Hero Abraham Lincoln
Your News Source(s) washingtonpost.com
One thing (other than your phone) you never leave the house without is… My smile
You get to paint a mural on the side of the White House. What do you paint? Sign reading “Wanted: A Mural Painter”
CAREER PATH
Most rewarding element of your work Advancing LSC mission of funding legal aid
If I weren’t working at Legal Services Corporation, I would be… still working at Sidley Austin
LEGAL AID
Legal aid is important to me because … clients’ lives often depend on it
Your dream for our legal system is… Everyone needing help to access the system gets it
The most pressing civil legal aid issue in DC is… Housing
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