National Legal Aid meeting, Denver, Colo. Sept. 4-5, 1930 Pirsig, 4th from Left (click to enlarge)
Pirsig, served as director of the Minnesota Legal Aid Society from 1925-1930. 24-29 years old. In the Minnesota Supreme Court Library Interview below, he said,
"I saw how the legal system worked, and failed to work in many instances, and that led me to reflect on what is the function of the law, how does it work, what do we do about it when it doesn't work."
Photo - Pirsig at his Legal Aid office desk, mid 1920's