Up until the fire he was just one of thousands of faceless, homeless poor people who we don't really think about. Apart from the criminal case, one thing that may come out of this tragedy is the greater recognition of the plight of these homeless people. Tom Levesque worked at temporary jobs that his intellect and his capacity allowed him to do. He spent what money he had on food and other things and he lived in this building where there was no heat, no light, no furniture, and a makeshift bed, surrounded by waste of all manner and description. In terms of the criminal case, certainly, someone had to step forward.
Lawyers are the sentinels for individuals against government oppression and corporate oppression.
They are the people that assert and stand up for the right of the individual. A. Some of us choose the way we practice law. I have a problem with the lawyer who says it shouldn't be done. I, for example, don't practice in the bankruptcy area. I have never done any kind of real-estate conveyancing.