CONTENTS 14 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2021 | VOLUME 36, NO. 3 THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE ISSUE 05 Letter to Members 06 From Our President 07 Calendar of Events 08 Practice Management 09 Toward Well-Being 10 FEATURE Reforming Conservatorship: A Battle Over Best Interests 14 FEATURE Legal Deserts: No-Man's Land of Affordable Legal Help 20 FEATURE The Unfinished Work of Equal Justice for All 24 FEATURE Pro Bono Mentoring for High-Impact Help 28 FEATURE The Afghanistan Fallout: Broken Promises & Processes 24 Cover: Whitman-Walker Health staff attorney Jess Davis-Ricci, Jati Lindsay Photography This page clockwise from top: LaRuby May, Jati Lindsay Photography; Dan Cantor, courtesy of Dan Cantor; Matt Chung, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP 32 Taking the Stand 34 ABA Delegate's Corner 35 On Further Review 36 The Learning Curve 38 Member Spotlight 42 Worth Reading 44 Attorney Briefs 45 Disciplinary Summaries 48 Speaking of Ethics 54 The Pro Bono Effect 56 A Slice of Wry 38