DC Circuit Judge Views Law Firm Job as Chance to Make Change (1)

Judge David Tatel, after nearly 30 years on the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, said he is “going home” to Hogan Lovells to focus on pro bono work involving issues such as voting rights and the environment.

Tatel, who first joined the firm in 1974 when it was Hogan & Hartson, said he has been passionate about civil rights since he was a student earning his law degree from the University of Chicago. Now 81, he said he’s thrilled to get a chance to work on the issues he got an opportunity to explore while ...