{"id":3948,"date":"2025-08-26T14:57:21","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T14:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/news\/disaster-response-in-rural-america-diana-bryant-highlights-urgent-policy-needs-copy\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T15:42:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T15:42:18","slug":"harvard-law-schools-magazine-the-practice","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/news\/harvard-law-schools-magazine-the-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvard Law School\u2019s Magazine The Practice Features Work of RSS Members in Issue on Legal Deserts"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-3948\" data-postid=\"3948\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-3948 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_l8w8990 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_28ga700 first\">\n                    <!-- module fancy heading -->\n<div  class=\"module module-fancy-heading tb_arqx074 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <h1 class=\"fancy-heading\">\n    <span class=\"main-head tf_block\">\n                    Harvard Law School\u2019s Magazine, The Practice, Features Work of RSS Members in Issue on Legal Deserts              <\/span>\n\n    \n    <span class=\"sub-head tf_block tf_rel\">\n                                <\/span>\n    <\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module fancy heading -->\n<!-- Breadcrumbs module -->\n<div  class=\"module module-breadcrumbs tb_43pj703 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t<nav role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"tbp_breadcrumb_trail\"><ul class=\"tbp_trail_items\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\"><meta name=\"numberOfItems\" content=\"1\" \/><meta name=\"itemListOrder\" content=\"Ascending\" \/><li itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\" class=\"tbp_trail_item tbp_trail_end\"><a itemprop=\"item\" href=\"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/\" rel=\"home\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Home<\/span><\/a><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><!-- \/Breadcrumbs module -->\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_qae8073   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW214337413 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214337413 BCX0\">In <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214337413 BCX0\">the August\/September issue of <\/span><\/span><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW214337413 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214337413 BCX0\">The Practice, a <\/span><\/span><\/em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW214337413 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214337413 BCX0\">Harvard Law School Magazine, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW214337413 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214337413 BCX0\">RSS members <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW214337413 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214337413 BCX0\">Hannah <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW214337413 BCX0\">Haksgaard<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214337413 BCX0\">, <strong>Lisa <\/strong><\/span><strong><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214337413 BCX0\">R. <\/span><\/strong><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214337413 BCX0\"><strong>Pruitt<\/strong>, <strong>David Peters<\/strong>, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW214337413 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214337413 BCX0\">and<\/span><\/span><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW214337413 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214337413 BCX0\"> Elizabeth Chambliss<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW214337413 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214337413 BCX0\">share their perspectives on the challenges and opportunities facing legal professionals working in rural <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214337413 BCX0\">settings<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214337413 BCX0\">. 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