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Larry McDonough has been a legal services and pro bono civil litigation attorney since 1983. He worked in civil legal services for 30 years, and served as Pro Bono Litigation Counsel at Dorsey & Whitney for seven years.
His current positions include:
●Senior Fellow, National Housing Law Project (NHLP): His focus at NHLP is updating the HUD Housing Programs: Tenants' Rights (also known as the Green Book) and other publications.
●Policy Attorney, HOME Line: His focus at HOME Line is drafting and advocating for housing legislation and mentoring HOME Line attorneys and advocates in litigation and client advice.
He has represented over 11,000 clients, with 250 trials, 1,000 motion hearings, and scores of appellate hearings under his belt. Larry lobbied for and drafted all or part of legislation since 1985, and almost all of the landlord and tenant laws in Minnesota since 1989. He has litigated, co-counsel, and supervised hundreds of trials and motion hearing and scores of appeals since 1983. Larry also created and supervised a number of programs and clinics to provide advice and representation to tenants facing repair problems and court evictions in Hennepin County. See Advocacy: Legislation and Rules, Litigation, Programs and Projects, and Committees, Associations and Volunteering.
He has received many awards over the years, including:
•The 2008 Minnesota Justice Foundation Distinguished Service Award, for making significant contributions to poverty law and public interest work and to ensuring equal justice for all Minnesotans http://www2.mnbar.org/mjf/Mjfintr1.htm;
•The 2004 National Lawyers Guild Minnesota Chapter First Annual Paul Marino People's Lawyer Award, for work as a tenants’ attorney and teacher; and
•Inclusion in the publication, 100 Who Made a Difference, describing 100 graduates over the 100-year history of William Mitchell College of Law
Larry McDonough
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