Monthly Archives: May 2013
Call for Equal Justice Conference pictures!
The Center for Pro Bono is seeking pictures from the Equal Justice Conference. Send us your best shots of your time in St. Louis, and we’ll feature them on our blog and Facebook page. Pictures can be e-mailed to abaprobono@americanbar.org.
Community Profile: Justice Janice Holder
Our community profiles continue this week with Justice Janice Holder. Justice Holder was appointed to the Supreme Court of Tennessee in December of 1996. She was elected to eight-year terms in August 1998 and in August 2006. On September 1, 2008, … Continue reading
Reflections of a Graduating Law Student on the 2013 Equal Justice Conference
Like all marginalized groups, legal services providers have their own narrative of struggle and resilience. The Legal Services Corporation stared extinction in the face during the Reagan Era and remains under near constant threat of defunding. It has survived in … Continue reading
Community Profile (con’t): Lisa Borden, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Yesterday, we chatted with Lisa Borden, Pro Bono Shareholder of the law firm Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz. Below, Part II of our interview where Ms. Borden offers advice from her years of service: A recent ABA report showed … Continue reading