Barry passed away peacefully at his home on February 1, 2014, surrounded by his family.

Jeff Jacobi, an ALRP Board Executive Committee member, says he likes to stand up for people who have been marginalized. That might be because of his upbringing in Grand Forks, North Dakota, which taught him in more than one way about the importance of helping others. “The people there are more trusting than they are in San Francisco,” he said. “The natural inclination when we meet people is to think: how can we help them?”

When ALRP Board Member David Tsai wrote his law school admissions essay describing a client he would be excited to help, he envisioned a transgender, HIV+ person from Mexico. “Just by chance,” he said, “when I became a lawyer the first pro bono case I took on happened to be an HIV+ transgender woman from Mexico.”

On Thursday, December 12, 2013 ALRP had the pleasure of hosting a group of international professionals touring the United States through the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program, an exchange program managed by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.  Hailing from over fifteen countries including Israel, Romania, and South Africa, San Francisco, CA was the delegation’s last stop on an HIV/AIDS Education and Prevention themed tour.  Executive Director Bill Hirsh, Managing Attorney Sara Malan, and Staff Attorney John Fasesky gave a presentation detailing ALRP’s work, the changing legal needs of our clients, and how ALRP is attempting to meet those needs by leveraging the resources of attorneys who work in the private sector.