The article discusses the pressure on nine major law firms which have pledged nearly a billion dollars in pro bono services to the Trump administration. Many of these firms find themselves in murky waters, as the administration seeks to dictate the nature of legal services, including less desirable areas such as coal leases and police brutality cases. Notably, Cadwalader has devised a plan to focus on appeals work for Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez, although this proposal has not yet been cleared with either Trump or Gonzalez's office, reflecting the uncertainty surrounding these obligations.
If we can deploy some talented attorneys to assist Eric in that office, that is something I am confident would be viewed as meeting the obligations.
But according to reporting by Bloomberg Law, Cadwalader thinks they've come up with a plan to avoid the most unsavory work.
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