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Kate McMillan
August 2007
By Stacy Rupprecht
Butler
Kate McMillan has
been selected as
the Outstanding
Pro Bono Attorney of
the Month for
August, 2007. A member
of Southern
Arizona Legal Aid's (SALA)
Volunteer Lawyers
Program (VLP) since
2002, Kate
frequently assists clients by
preparing their
wills and powers of
attorney. Kate is
bilingual and is
always happy to
accept Spanish
speakers.
Whenever called upon by
the VLP, Kate
willingly accepts referrals
and has never
declined to assist a client
in need. The
VLP’s monthly award is a distinct honor: of the 1220 attorneys who
volunteer their
time with VLP, only 12 receive the VLP’s Outstanding Pro Bono
Attorney award
each year.
Q & A with Kate McMillan:
Where are you from?
Born in Butte, Montana .
. . I have lived here since 1956, except for a
couple of
years here and
there.
What is your current area of practice?
My practice is in
the area of Trust and Estate, split between court and office
practice.
Anyone you would like to acknowledge for contributing to your legal
career / pro bono service?
I have always been
grateful to Prof. Charles Ares...because he did not bounce
me from his Civil
Procedure class, my first law school exam freshman year at
Law School.
Favorite Tucson restaurant?
My current
favorite restaurant is Cafe Pacific, if you let CK Chan select your
food.
Favorite song?
Javier Solis
singing Besame Mucho
What do you do to unwind after work?
Anita Kellman's
Boot Camp at Brandi Fenton Park
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Past Pima
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