The Modern American, WCL’s publication dedicated to diversity, invites the legal community to a critical conversation about disparate access to legal representation. In the U.S., ninety percent of practicing lawyers represent ten percent of the population. Does this mean that the legal profession is a group of elites who largely serve and benefit other elites? Meet four lawyers who will weigh in on the debate and offer their own proposals about how to make legal representation more attainable, accessible, and affordable. The Modern American will take steps to implement popular proposals during the fall semester. Zafar Shah, Program Officer, Centro de los Derechos del Migrante and Executive Editor, Greatrgood.com Tianna Terry, Staff Attorney & Liman Fellow, Family Law Unit of the Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia Marianne Engleman Lado, General Counsel, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest Robert Dinerstein, Professor of Law and Director of Clinical Programs, American University Washington College of Law