Question:
Legal services programs often pioneer creative responses to the challenge of high quality, effective services for clients.

Does it follow that "Legal services programs often come up with innovative, creative ways to give high quality, effective services for clients. "?
Answer:
yes

Question:
In other cases, the company might give the executive an upfront--again, large--grant of free shares of company stock.

Does it follow that "The company are not allowed to give executives some free stocks."?
Answer:
no

Question:
But I'd wager he's telling Beatty about how the disaffected voters who turned out to elect Ventura might be mobilized in a national campaign.

Does it follow that "Voters did not turn out to elect Ventura."?
Answer:
no

Question:
oh that's a nightmare

Does it follow that "This reminded me of many past tragedies. "?
Answer:
it is not possible to tell