In her speech to the ABA House of Delegates, which she chaired from 2014-16, Phoenix litigator Patricia Lee “Trish” Refo vows “to continue the quest for access to justice for all persons” in her new role as president-elect of the 400,000-member organization.
Refo pledges to work tirelessly in the coming year, starting with a trip to the Texas border, where she’ll accompany ABA President Judy Perry Martinez to shine a spotlight on the South Texas Pro Bono Asylum Representation Project (ProBAR), a national effort to provide pro bono legal services to asylum seekers and immigrants.