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2003 General News
Workshop Trains Lawyers to Counsel Reluctant Soldiers
- By: New York Lawyer
- 12/22/2003
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Legal Aid Veteran Appointed President Of Legal Services
- By: New York Law Journal
- 12/19/2003
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Helaine Barnett Named New LSC President
- By: Legal Services Corporation
- 12/18/2003
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Legal Catch-22 for Immigrants Subject to Special Registration
- By: Newsday
- 12/17/2003
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IOLA Trustees Approve $8 Million in Grants for 2004
- By: IOLA Fund of New York State
- 12/17/2003
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City Bar, NYCLA Set Initiatives For Diversity
- By: New York Law Journal
- 12/15/2003
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NY Partners and Associates Honored for Doing Pro Bono Work
- By: New York Lawyer
- 12/11/2003
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National Firm Makes Full-Time Pro Bono Lawyer a Partner
- By: NY Lawyer
- 12/09/2003
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City Bar Offers Filing Help to 9/11 Families
- By: New York Lawyer
- 12/08/2003
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Volunteer Lawyers Needed For Sept. 11 Fund Claims
- By: New York Law Journal
- 12/03/2003
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NY Partners and Associates Honored for Pro Bono Work on Behalf of Battered Women
- By: New York Lawyer
- 11/17/2003
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Assigned Counsel Fee Litigation Settled
- By: New York Law Journal
- 11/13/2003
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Lawyers' Fees to Defend Poor Will Increase
- By: New York Times
- 11/13/2003
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Pro Bono Digest: Legal Services for New York City -- Pro Bono Opportunities
- By: Volunteers of Legal Service
- 11/13/2003
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Report Proves Special Registration Discriminatory, Ineffective
- By: Asian American Legal Defense & Education Fund
- 11/13/2003
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Laying Down the Law: MFY Attorneys on Strike
- By: City Limits
- 11/11/2003
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Rights Wire #13
- By: Lawyers Committee for Human Rights
- 11/10/2003
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Sao Paolo Hosts International Pro Bono Legal Seminar
- By: UN Foundation
- 11/07/2003
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Discrimination After 9/11
- By: Gotham Gazette
- 11/06/2003
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Legal Aid Tests New Style of Advocacy in Harlem
- By: New York Law Journal
- 11/04/2003
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Law Grads Provide Free Advice to Locals
- By: Columbia Daily Spectator
- 10/31/2003
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Suit Accuses Police in Brooklyn of Strip-Searches in Minor Cases
- By: New York Times
- 10/30/2003
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Legal Aid Tests New Style of Advocacy in Harlem
- By: New York Law Journal
- 10/30/2003
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Thousands of Impoverished New Yorkers Can Challenge Denial of Benefits
- By: New York Legal Assistance Group
- 10/29/2003
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Student Loan Assistance for the Public Interest
- By: New York State Bar Association
- 10/29/2003
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Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts Honors State Bar Attorneys for Pro Bono Efforts
- By: New York State Bar Association
- 10/29/2003
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A New Account of Sept. 11 Loss, With 40 Fewer Souls to Mourn
- By: The New York Times
- 10/28/2003
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Housing Benefits Under Welfare To Increase, But Fight Not Over
- By: New York Law Journal
- 10/24/2003
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Legal Aid pilot grant awarded UT
- By: Knox News
- 10/22/2003
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Nixon Peabody expands pro bono services to Union incubator
- By: The Business Review
- 10/22/2003
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Panel to Eye Private Hires of Court-Appointed Attorneys
- By: New York Newsday
- 10/15/2003
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Poor left behind as courts go high-tech
- By: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
- 10/14/2003
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How to Make Good Use of Downtime -- The Benefits of Pro Bono
- By: National Law Journal
- 10/14/2003
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Penn Law Professors, Students Sue Defense Department
- By: The Legal Intelligencer
- 10/02/2003
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Appellate Court Rules in Favor of Attorney's Fees, Affirms Civil Rights Plaintiffs' Access to the Courts
- By: U.S. Newswire
- 10/01/2003
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An Interview With "Freedom Ride" Organizer
- By: Hoy
- 09/30/2003
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Latino Lawyers To the Rescue: grassroots movement of young lawyers supporting PRLDEF
- By: New York Lawyer
- 09/26/2003
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Law firms join an children's advocate group to take states to court
- By: The National Law Journal
- 09/22/2003
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Request for Legal Observers -- New York Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride festival and rally on October 4, 2003
- By: New York Immigration Coalition
- 09/22/2003
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Standard Raised in Hearings for Removal From Country
- By: New York Law Journal
- 09/19/2003
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Top NY Firm Attorneys Get Tutoring for City School Student
- By: New York Lawyer
- 09/19/2003
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Pro Bono Digest: A New Work Year Begins
- By: New York Law Journal
- 09/18/2003
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State's Top Court Asked to Weigh In On Abuse Issues
- By: New York Law Journal
- 09/17/2003
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Holland & Knight Hires Prominent Litigator to Work Exclusively Pro Bono
- By: New York Lawyer
- 09/15/2003
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High Tuition Debts and Low Pay Drain Public Interest Law
- By: New York Times
- 09/12/2003
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Associates in Pro Bono
- By: New York Law Journal
- 09/10/2003
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Information for Persons Who Received a Notice from NYS That They Are Entitled to a Payment Under the Settlement with Household Finance
- By: Greater Upstate Law Project
- 09/04/2003
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A Bridge to Better Housing
- By: City Limits
- 09/04/2003
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The A List: Pro Bono is Major Factor in New Rankings of Top Firms
- By: American Lawyer
- 09/03/2003
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Derring-Do Dogs Get Aid From Foundation
- By: New York Law Journal
- 08/27/2003
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Susan Feeney: Linking Legal Services Providers With Pro Bono Counsel
- By: The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
- 08/27/2003
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The Brennan Center For Justice: Carrying On The Fight
- By: The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
- 08/27/2003
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Free Of Federal Restrictions, MFY Can Fully Represent The Poor In New York City
- By: The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
- 08/27/2003
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U.S. Claims Couple Stole Indigent Defense Counsel Funds
- By: New York Law Journal
- 08/21/2003
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Death of Refugee Advocate Arthur C. Helton Mourned
- By: Human Rights Watch
- 08/21/2003
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Pro Bono Project Becomes City Bill That Seeks To Impose Fees on Mitchell-Lama Conversions
- By: New York Law Journal
- 08/20/2003
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Pro bono work puts law in reach of needy -- profile of Kilpatrick Stockton pro bono partner
- By: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- 08/20/2003
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Hispanic Legal Fund Struggles to Survive
- By: New York Times
- 08/11/2003
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The Courts of New York Explained
- By: Gotham Gazette
- 08/07/2003
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The Impact of Legal Services Program Reconfiguration on Pro Bono
- By: ABANET
- 07/31/2003
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Building a Pro Bono Base
- By: ABA Journal
- 07/30/2003
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Under the Microscope
- By: Law.com
- 07/28/2003
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(NYLAG) Lawyers and Doctors Partner to Help Low Income, Seriously Ill New Yorkers
- By: U.S. Newswire
- 07/23/2003
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Soros Justice Fellowships Announcements
- By: Open Society Institute
- 07/23/2003
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NY Top Firm Associates Take on Death Row Clients
- By: New York Lawyer
- 07/21/2003
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NY Firm Buys Computers for Brooklyn Legal Services
- By: New York Lawyer
- 07/15/2003
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Lawyers with heart? It could be a rule in WA State
- By: Seattle Post-Intellegencer
- 07/14/2003
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Pro Bono Web Site Leaves New York for D.C.
- By: New York Law Journal
- 07/11/2003
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Don't Ask, Do Tell
- By: Village Voice
- 07/09/2003
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Volunteer Attorneys Needed in Afghanistan
- By: International Legal Foundation
- 07/09/2003
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Pro Bono Digest: In the Service of Children
- By: New York Law Journal
- 07/09/2003
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Millions of Needy Children Left Unserved by Federal Summer Meals Programs
- By: Food Research and Action Center
- 07/03/2003
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The AmLaw 100: The Year of Living Modestly
- By: American Lawyer
- 07/02/2003
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The School-Funding Victory
- By: Gotham Gazette
- 06/27/2003
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Landmark ruling raises public education standards
- By: New York Lawyer
- 06/27/2003
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U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Law Banning Gay Sex
- By: Legal Times
- 06/27/2003
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Pro Bono Rates Run Hot and Cold
- By: Law.com
- 06/26/2003
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Buildable Hours -- summer associates construct homes in conjunction with Habitat for Humanity
- By: Legal Times
- 06/25/2003
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Immigrants Feel the Pinch of Post-9/11 Laws
- By: New York Times
- 06/25/2003
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Report on the Impact of Family Law Cases on Pro Bono Programs.
- By: ABA
- 06/24/2003
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Safe and Sound
- By: City Limits
- 06/17/2003
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Showdown for a Tool in Human Rights Lawsuits
- By: New York Times
- 06/15/2003
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UK Solicitors Mark Pro Bono Week
- By: Guardian
- 06/15/2003
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Gift From NY Firm Saves Attorney's Job At Children's Advocacy Group
- By: New York Lawyer
- 06/13/2003
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Children of Gay Parents Get Left Behind
- By: AlterNet
- 06/13/2003
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Homeless Men Not Guaranteed Shelter by City
- By: New York Lawyer
- 06/11/2003
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Diversity Scorecard
- By: Minority Law Journal
- 06/09/2003
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Legal Services Groups Must Disclose Client Lists
- By: New York Lawyer
- 05/29/2003
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Lawyer of the Year: James Ellis
- By: National Law Journal
- 05/29/2003
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Let Independent Panel Choose Judges, Mayor Says
- By: New York Times
- 05/29/2003
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Pro Bono Awards
- By: New York Law Journal
- 05/29/2003
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Paul Weiss Wins Small Business Award
- By: New York Lawyer
- 05/28/2003
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Boom Times in Housing Court
- By: New York Times
- 05/27/2003
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ABA Guide to State Pro Bono Reporting
- By: ABA
- 05/27/2003
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Shearman Associates Win Asylum Case
- By: New York Lawyer
- 05/23/2003
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Witness' Grand Jury Testimony Allowed on Domestic Violence
- By: New York Law Journal
- 05/20/2003
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Pro Bono Digest
- By: Volunteers of Legal Service
- 05/12/2003
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No Lawyers Allowed
- By: AlterNet
- 05/12/2003
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Panel Declines to Review Hike in 18-B Rates
- By: New York Law Journal
- 05/12/2003
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2003 Federal Poverty Guidelines
- By: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- 05/09/2003
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New Federal Judges Likely to Curtail Womens Rights
- By: Womens E-News
- 05/09/2003
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Judge Rejects Challenges to Sept. 11 Compensation Fund
- By: New York Times
- 05/08/2003
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State Judicial Institute at Pace Opens Its Doors
- By: New York Law Journal
- 05/06/2003
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Public Interest Projects
- By: New York Law Journal
- 05/02/2003
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Volunteerism Among Lawyers Surges, Encouraged by Slumping Economy
- By: New York Times
- 04/30/2003
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Fighting Displacement in Williamsburg's Southside
- By: Legal Services Brooklyn A
- 04/24/2003
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Pro Bono Publico: Children Seeking Asylum Need Special Help
- By: New York Law Journal
- 04/18/2003
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Bill Would Help Public Lawyers Pay Loans
- By: New York Lawyer
- 04/17/2003
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Senior Lawyers Volunteer for Worldwide Public Interest Work
- By: New York Law Journal
- 04/08/2003
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Victory for IOLTA Programs at Supreme Court
- By: American Lawyer Media
- 03/31/2003
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Skadden Arps Names 26 Lawyers to Receive Pro Bono Fellowships, 11 in New York State
- By: New York Law Journal
- 03/21/2003
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Pro Bono Digest: Associate Externship Program
- By: Bill Dean
- 03/10/2003
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Enduring Values and Changing Times
- By: Association of the Bar of the City of New York
- 03/07/2003
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The Ghost of Gideon
- By: American Lawyer
- 03/07/2003
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Supreme Court Affirms Stringent 'Three Strikes' Law
- By: The New York Times
- 03/05/2003
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Pro Bono: Easier Than Home Repair
- By: New York Lawyer
- 03/03/2003
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Volunteerism Among Lawyers Surges, Encouraged by Slumping Economy
- By: New York Times
- 02/19/2003
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Associates Free a Wrongly Convicted Man
- By: New York Law Journal
- 02/08/2003
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Associate Wins Pro Bono Fight
- By: New York Lawyer
- 02/02/2003
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No Loss, No Foul
- By: Legal Times
- 01/31/2003
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Legal Services Groups Refuse Funding
- By: New York Law Journal
- 01/28/2003
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A Guide to Burial Assistance for New Yorkers in Need
- By: VOLS
- 01/17/2003
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New Study Indicates Lawyers Give Free Legal Help Each Year to Low-Income Clients
- By: PNN Online
- 01/15/2003
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Experts See Lift in Pro Bono Work
- By: National Law Journal
- 01/06/2003
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Legal Services Under Attack
- By: The New York Times
- 01/03/2003
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