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Article: Judge challenges 'pro bono' at first Federalist Society event in Rochester
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- Daily Record (Rochester, NY)
- Article date:
- October 8, 2008
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The Federalist Society is sprouting a branch in Rochester.
The nonprofit organization of conservatives and libertarians has
member groups in nearly 65 cities and every accredited law school,
according to its Web site, but never had a presence locally -- until
this year.
Attorney Jeff Wadsworth, previously an active member of the
Federalist Society in Washington, D.C., decided to change that.
"I thought that this was an area that would be supportive of a
chapter. [The society] advocates and provides a forum for a balanced
debate on important issues," said Wadsworth, 35, who joined Harter
Secrest & Emery LLP in 2007.
"I promise the Federalist Society will continue to be lively,
relevant and ...