Monthly Archives: June 2012
Celebrating the One-Year Anniversary of the Pro Bono Patent Prosecution Program
This week’s guest blogger, Mark Privratsky, Partner at Lindquist & Vennum, PLLP, shares the progress made since we last highlighted the Minnesota LegalCORPS Inventor Assistance Program a year ago. Many accomplishments have been logged toward the Minnesota pilot of the LegalCORPS Inventor … Continue reading
What’s Holding You Back?
After reading several articles yesterday about pro bono service as the top volunteer need for non-profit organizations I began to think about the needs of pro bono organizations in the legal profession and what obstacles stand in the way of … Continue reading
Community Profiles: Mid-Shore Pro Bono (Cont.)
In part two of this weeks Community Profile we finish our conversation with Sandy Brown, Executive Director of Mid-Shore Pro Bono. Describe the pro bono model at Mid-Shore Pro Bono and how it is unique due to the nature of … Continue reading
Community Profiles: Mid-Shore Pro Bono
This week we had the opportunity to speak with Sandy Brown, Executive Director of Mid-Shore Pro Bono in Easton, MD. Mid-Shore Pro Bono serves 5 rural counties in Maryland and serves as an excellent example of how to grow a … Continue reading
Pro Bono Management – Not Just a Job Any More
Today’s guest blogger, Tiela Chalmers, is a consultant and the former Executive Director of Volunteer Legal Services Program (VLSP) in San Francisco. This post originally appeared on her blog, Justice by Design, and is shared here with her permission. A couple … Continue reading