[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 127 (Tuesday, September 13, 1994)]
[Senate]
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[Congressional Record: September 13, 1994]
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                         TRIBUTE TO NEIL HAIGHT

  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I rise in recognition of an outstanding 
public servant, Neil Haight of Helena, MT.
  Neil will soon celebrate 25 years of working for Montana Legal 
Services Association and low-income Montanans. He started with legal 
services by managing the Lewistown office from 1969-73, circuit riding 
through the small rural counties in the heartland of Montana. In 1973, 
he became the director of the association, a position he still holds 
today.
  As director of Montana Legal Services, Neil has capably steered the 
organization through those difficult years when its very existence was 
threatened. Today, Montana Legal Services stands on much more secure 
ground. Neil now faces the challenge of starting to rebuild the strong 
statewide organization which he managed to maintain during the 1980's. 
I cannot think of a better person for the job.
  Perhaps Neil's greatest contribution to Montana Legal Services 
Association has been his constant support for its employees. Even 
though he likens leading legal services lawyers to herding cats, his 
strong support of their work has motivated them to achieve major legal 
advances on behalf of low-income Montanans.
  Neil Haight is a class act. He is a credit to the Legal Services 
Association. And he stands for the very best of public service and the 
legal profession. Throughout his career, he has put the good of the 
people of Montana before making money. And, through it all, his wife 
Betty has stood by his side.
  On behalf of the people of Montana, I want to say thank you to Neil 
and Betty Haight. You have made a difference.

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