Last March, when Fulbright & Jaworski partner John Sullivan III checked his e-mail, he was surprised to find a message from actress Angelina Jolie. Jolie, who donated $500,000 to help establish the National Center for Refugee and Immigrant Children, was writing to ask Sullivan and other big-firm lawyers to represent young refugees in need.
Her pitch was direct: Nearly 5,000 children have no representation in the complicated and adversarial U.S. immigration system. These children's needs seemed undeniably compelling, and Sullivan decided to get involved
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