According to the Denver Post, Salazar will open a Denver office for WilmerHale, a firm that advocates for social justice.
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And Wilmer Hale officially known as Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr isn't just any tilting at windmills type company. The founder was a pioneer in legal aid for the poor and wrote the seminal book on the subject. To this day they are legendary for their pro bono work. One of their more famous of these types of cases was when they defended the US Army from McCarthy.
Southern Africa Legal Services and Legal Education Project, to aid South African lawyers who fought to implement the rule of law during apartheid
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Death Penalty, Civil Rights, Campaign Reform, Gitmo, they've been in the middle of many social justice issues for generations. They also do inside investigations for companies accused of wrongdoing.
On the flip side they defended Ivan Boesky, Swiss Banks with Holocaust money, and Bill Frist.
My guess is Ken will work in his old pet peeve of seeking justice from polluters. It's what he used to do here. The commute to his ranch is much shorter and he has a sick kid.
Quite the contrast to one former Sec of Int I won't name, who went on to become a lobbyist.
Update to the Update 5 AM Rocky Mountain Time:
This really did make the rec list, thank you.
I went and read the Denver Post article and it sheds a little more light on what ol Ken is up to and motivations etc.
Salazar's duties at his new firm fall into what he called "three buckets." He is to provide legal, strategic and policy advice to national and international clients; use his experience in energy, environment and natural resources; and work on tribal issues.
Salazar has said that in his four years at the Interior he is most proud of improving the relationship the federal government has with American Indians, cleaning up the oil and gas program after former departments were plagued with scandal and nepotism, and broadening a clean-energy agenda.
http://www.denverpost.com/...