Jerome J. Shestack, 88, lawyer and human-rights leader

A Schnader appreciation of Mr. Shestack's work said that he was a founder of the American Bar Association's Pro Bono Center and a founder of the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia.

His son said Mr. Shestack was "a founding member and the first executive director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law," the first chair of the ABA Commission on the Mentally Disabled, and a chair of the ABA Standing Committee on Legal Aid.

Among his honors were the ABA Medal and the Gruber Foundation's Justice Award.

An active Democrat, he worked in the presidential campaigns of Adlai Stevenson and was a member of the platform committee for Walter Mondale's 1984 presidential campaign.

Besides his wife and son, Mr. Shestack is survived by a daughter, Jennifer Doss, and five grandchildren.

Services were set for noon Sunday, Aug. 21, at Har Zion Temple, 1500 Hagys Ford Rd., Penn Valley.

Donations may be sent to Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Suite 400, 1401 New York Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005.