MALS was formed here more than 30 years ago. Today, 14 staff attorneys, 26 office workers and 21 University of Memphis third- year law students work out of rented offices in the old Claridge Hotel building at 109 N. Main. Offices are spartan. There are no lush rugs or stylish furniture. The large table in the conference room is simple varnished wood. Offices are small and mostly plain, except for the eclectic mix of pop art, African statuary and neon that adorns litigation director Webb Brewer's space. Brewer, who has been at the agency 20 years, said there is a need for lawyers of all stripes to help with the problems of the poor. "The private bar could meet more of the need through pro bono work, but there are still cases that involve the systemic problems for low-income people that we would need to do," said Brewer. "The legal system marketplace just doesn't serve low-income people too well, except in fee-generat-ing type cases," Brewer said. "If a poor person gets run over by a bus, an attorney might take that case because they might be able to recover part of the damage award as attorney fees. But so many of the cases we handle have to do with basic rights and a decent life. There is just no profit motive." Larry Pivnick, law professor at the University of Memphis Law School and director of political programs at MALS, said Legal Services is a great learning laboratory for law students. "There are thousands and thousands of people who have problems that never get an opportunity to appear in court," Pivnick said. "Some people may not be particularly articulate. Courts have rules that clients don't always understand." Brewer said a major focus of the agency's work involves housing. "Although a lot of our work is grant-driven, we find that the lack of safe and decent affordable housing and the prevalence of predatory lending are the biggest problems in our client population," Brewer said, referring to clients such as James. 

According to the above paragraph, the correct answer to the question "Who is Larry Pivnick?" is "Director of political programs at MALS"?

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MALS bildades här för mer än 30 år sedan. Idag arbetar 14 personaladvokater, 26 kontorsanställda och 21 universitet i Memphis tredjeårsjurister som arbetar på hyrda kontor i det gamla Claridge Hotel-huset på 109 N. Main. Kontor är spartanska. Det finns inga frodiga mattor eller snygga möbler. Det stora bordet i konferensrummet är enkelt lackerat trä. Kontor är små och mestadels enkla, förutom den eklektiska blandningen av popkonst, afrikansk statuar och neon som pryder rättstvistens direktör Webb Brewers utrymme. Brewer, som har varit på byrån i 20 år, sade att det behövs advokater av alla slag för att hjälpa till med de fattigas problem. "Den privata baren skulle kunna möta mer av behovet genom pro bono arbete, men det finns fortfarande fall som involverar systemproblem för låginkomsttagare som vi skulle behöva göra," sade Brewer. "Rättssystemet marknaden bara inte tjänar låginkomsttagare alltför bra, utom i avgiftsgenererande fall," Brewer sade. "Om en fattig blir överkörd av en buss, kan en advokat ta det fallet eftersom de kanske kan återfå en del av skadeståndet som advokatarvode. Men så många av de fall vi hanterar har att göra med grundläggande rättigheter och ett anständigt liv. Det finns helt enkelt inget vinstmotiv." Larry Pivnick, professor i juridik vid University of Memphis Law School och chef för politiska program på MALS, sade juridiska tjänster är ett bra lärlaboratorium för juridik studenter. "Det finns tusentals människor som har problem som aldrig får möjlighet att ställa upp i rätten", sa Pivnick. "En del människor kanske inte är särskilt vältaliga. Domstolar har regler som klienter inte alltid förstår." Brewer sade att en stor fokus i myndighetens arbete handlar om bostäder. "Även om en hel del av vårt arbete är bidragsdriven, finner vi att bristen på säkra och anständiga överkomliga bostäder och förekomsten av rovlån är de största problemen i vår kundpopulation," Brewer sade, med hänvisning till kunder som James. Det korrekta svaret på frågan "Vem är Larry Pivnick?" Är "Regissör för politiska program på MALS"? ALTERNATIV: - nej - ja
MALS was formed here more than 30 years ago. Today, 14 staff lawyers, 26 office employees and 21 universities work in Memphis' third-year lawyers working in rented offices in the old Claridge Hotel house at 109 N. Main. Offices are Spartan. There are no lush carpets or stylish furniture. The large table in the conference room is easily painted wood. Offices are small and mostly simple, in addition to the eclectic mix of pop art, African statuar and neon adorning the space of the court dispute director Webb Brewer. Brewer, who has been at the agency for 20 years, said that lawyers of all kinds are needed to help with the problems of the poor. "The private bar could meet more of the need through pro bono work, but there are still cases involving system problems for low-income earners that we would have to do," said Brewer. "The justice system market just doesn't serve low-income earners too well, except in fee-generating cases," Brewer said. "If a poor person gets run over by a bus, a lawyer can take that case because they may be able to recover some of the damages as a lawyer's fee. However, so many of the cases we deal with relate to fundamental rights and a decent life. There is simply no profit motive." Larry Pivnick, professor of law at the University of Memphis Law School and head of political programs at MALS, said legal services are a good learning laboratory for law students. "There are thousands of people who have problems who never get the opportunity to stand in court," Pivnick said. "Some people may not be very eloquent. Courts have rules that clients don't always understand." Brewer said a major focus of the agency's work is on housing. "Although a lot of our work is grant-driven, we find that the lack of safe and decent affordable housing and the existence of predatory loans are the main problems in our customer population," Brewer said, citing customers like James. The correct answer to the question "Who's Larry Pivnick?" Is "Director of Political Programs at MALS"? ALTERNATIVE: - no - yes
ja
yes