 Ed was also an advocate for securing millions in public funds to reduce the case loads of attorneys representing foster children.He also successfully sought reformation of how the State Bar oversees lawyers.Ed was asked by the National Center for Lesbian Rights to offer advice on strategies to defeat Proposition 8 banning gay marriage in "Strauss v. Horton" (2009) 46 Cal.4th 364 and to file an "amicus curiae" brief.