Robert Preiskel
Former LDF Board Member
Mr. Preiskel was a strong supporter of civil rights and legal services for the disadvantaged, encouraging attorneys at the firm to participate in pro bono activities. He was a member of the board of the Legal Defense Fund from 1984 until his death and was a President Emeritus. He also helped to establish a Fried Frank fellowship with the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund.
Transcript
There are many laws on the books today which just would be meaningless if there were not someone around to make sure that they were enforced. You can pass them all you like, but if you don't have someone like LDF to keep people honest, it's meaningless. We must work so that women and men and boys and girls in this nation can live together without fear of the rampant violence that we have, and with a healthy respect for the rights of all of us.
