Talk Justice: Episode 110
Unlocking the Power of Medical-Legal Partnerships
Listen to a doctor and lawyer discuss the success of medical-legal partnerships (MLPs) on Talk Justice. They describe how MLPs support communities, improve patient outcomes and help to alleviate the burden on the health system. By allowing medical and legal professionals to collaborate and address the root causes of health problems that have legal solutions, MLPs promote a holistic approach to healthcare.
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Featured Guests
Rakuya K. Trice
Rakuya K. Trice is the deputy director of Indiana Legal Services, Inc. (ILS) and its director of medical-legal partnerships. She oversees the development and operation of ILS’ new and existing MLPs. Before her current role, she was the first directing attorney of ILS’ Central Indiana medical-legal partnership project team and ran a successful medical-legal partnership project with a regional health system. She is a 2024 Indiana Lawyer Leadership-in-Law honoree and a 2024 IPHA Public Health Hero.
Dr. Stan Sonu
Dr. Stan Sonu is an Associate Professor of internal medicine and pediatrics at the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. In addition to his clinical practice, he serves as the Medical Director for Child Advocacy at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta; in this role, he oversees programming for Strong 4 Life and helps manage the Health-Law Partnership, an interprofessional medical-legal collaborative addressing health-harming legal issues.
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Lee Rawles
Lee Rawles joined the ABA Journal in 2010 as a web producer. She has also worked for the Winston-Salem (N.C.) Journal and Legacy.com. She holds an M.S. in New Media from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and a B.S. in journalism from the University of Illinois.
Lee is the host of ABA Journal: Modern Law Library, the 2016 Lisagor Award winner for Best Podcast.