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Remembering a Pro Bono Hero: Esther Lardent
On behalf of the ABA’s Standing Committee for Pro Bono and Public Service, I would like to extend my deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Esther Lardent, founder of the Pro Bono Institute, who passed away this … Continue reading
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The Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service Year-in-Review
When I began my term as chair of the ABA’s Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service in 2013 I knew that the Committee had a busy slate of activities. I had completed a full three year term on … Continue reading
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Studying Pro Bono at the State Level: Nebraska Completes Survey of Attorneys
Earlier this month, Nebraska released the results of its statewide pro bono survey, Supporting Justice in Nebraska: A Report on the Pro Bono Work of Nebraska’s Lawyers. The survey, conducted at the beginning of 2015, asked Nebraska attorneys to give … Continue reading
Senior Lawyers Serving Justice
During my over three decades of working on the promotion and expansion of pro bono I have attended dozens of ceremonies, award programs, receptions, luncheons and more where pro bono lawyers are recognized for their volunteer legal services commitment. The … Continue reading
Celebrating Our National Celebration of Pro Bono Participants
RENO, Nev. (Mynews4.com & KRNV) — The American Bar Association is offering free legal aid this week across the state of Nevada, including the Reno area. This October 26th news piece went on to showcase some terrific legal clinics being … Continue reading
And Justice for All: An ABA Day of Service
Celebrate! The American Bar Association has designated October 25-31, 2015 as the National Celebration of Pro Bono. This year the National Celebration takes on special significance as ABA President Paulette Brown has added a new dimension. And Justice for All: … Continue reading
Crisis in Kentucky: A Call for Help
We have a representational crisis here in eastern Kentucky. In several Appalachian counties, and less so in West Virginia, about 1500 recipients of Social Security Disability benefits – 900 in the SSD program (based on work quarters) and 600 who … Continue reading
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The Need for Pro Bono Programs at Law Firms
Over on Thomson Reuters’s Legal Solutions blog, an interview with Lisa Dewey, a Partner and Pro Bono Counsel at DLA Piper. Lisa chats about the need for pro bono programs at law firms and DLA’s pro bono strategy. Why should law firms … Continue reading
From Gang Member to Executive Director of a Nonprofit: Business Law Pro Bono at Work
This week, we’ll be posting pro bono client stories that show how business law lawyers have helped people struggling to participate in the market economy obtain economic justice or at least access to economic justice through direct legal services to … Continue reading
ABA Center for Pro Bono Exchange 