Seminars
An important way of promoting pro bono is by approaching it academically. Understanding why lawyers volunteer and why they don't, the various strategies that have worked in other jurisdictions, and various innovative pro bono delivery models provides a foundation for analyzing and improving a community's existing pro bono projects.
Past National Celebrations of Pro Bono have featured a number of pro bono seminars, sponsored by law school and others. Examples include:
Sponsored by Law Schools
Event Title: Crafting Your Dream Job: How Pro Bono Can Change Your Career and Your Life
Sponsoring Organization: Office of Career and Professional Development-- CUA Law
Location: Washington, D.C.
Contact Information: Mandy Hitchcock, hitchcock@law.edu
Event Title: Life of a Human Rights Lawyer
Sponsoring Organization: Public Action Law Society
Location: Memphis, TN
Contact Information: C. Grace Whiting, cgjuneau@memphis.edu
2009 Events
Event Title: Professional Seminar on Public Interest Practice for Law Students
Sponsoring Organization: Faulkner University Jones School of Law Career Services
Location: Montgomery, Alabama
Contact Information: Anita Hamlet, ahamlet@faulkner.edu
Event Title: Pro Bono Publico: What is it? Who Does it? Is it Meeting the Need?
Sponsoring Organization: University of California Berkeley School of Law
Location: Berkeley, California
Contact Information: Linda Maranzana, lmaranzana@law.berkeley.edu
Event Title: Adventures in Pro Bono: Partnerships in the Public Interest
Sponsoring Organization: Emory University School of Law
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Contact Information: Jan Pratt, jpratt@law.emory.edu
Event Title: Leadership Conversation on the Future of Pro Bono in NYC
Sponsoring Organization: Columbia Law School
Location: New York, New York
Contact Information: Ellen Chapnick, chapnick@law.columbia.edu
Sponsored by Others
Event Title: Ohio 8th Judicial District Conference: "Access to Justice"
Sponsoring Organization: 8th Judicial Conference Committee
Location: Cleveland, OH
Contact Information: By Invitation Only
Event Title: The Role of Pro Bono Intellectual Property in Developing Countries
Sponsoring Organization: Public Interest Intellectual Property Advisors (PIIPA)Location: Washington, D.C.
Location: Washington, D.C.
Contact Information: R. Mark Davis, rmdavis@piipa.org
2009 Events
Event Title: Tuskegee Rotary Club Speaker
Sponsoring Organization: Tuskegee Rotary Club
Location: Tuskegee, Alabama
Contact Information: Linda Lund, linda.lund@alabar.org
Event Title: Southern California Pro Bono Symposium
Sponsoring Organization: Los Angeles Pro Bono Council; Public Counsel; Southwestern Law School
Location: Los Angeles, California
Contact Information: Ted Zepeda, tzepeda@publiccounsel.org
Event Title: Launching Your Career in Immigration and Human Rights Law
Sponsoring Organization: American Immigration Lawyers Association; University of the District of Columbia
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Contact Information: Susan Timmons, STimmons@aila.org
Event Title: Access to Justice in North Carolina: A Right to Counsel in Civil Cases
Sponsoring Organization: University of North Carolina Law Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity
Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Contact Information: Wendy Spitzer, spitzer@email.unc.edu
Event Title: Through Different Eyes: The Faces of Poverty in Virginia
Sponsoring Organization: University of Richmond; Virginia Poverty Law Center
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Contact Information: James Speer, jay@vplc.org
Community Education Programs
Event Title: Know Your Rights: Consumer Credit Information Sessions
Sponsoring Organization: DC National Pro Bono Week Celebration Planning Committee
Location: Washington, D.C.
Contact Information: Harmony Gbe, roselina.gbe@hoganlovells.com
Event Title: Citizenship Interview Demonstration
Sponsoring Organization: Nassau County Bar Association
Location: Mineola, NY
Contact Information: Caryle Katz ckatz@nassaubar.org
Event Title: Small Business Legal Issues
Sponsoring Organization: Michigan State University College of Law
Location: East Lansing, MI
Contact Information: Caroline Kingston, ckingston@law.msu.edu
Event Title: Participate in Foreclosure Prevention Canvassing
Sponsoring Organizations: Rappaport Center for Law & Public Service, No One Leaves, Chelsea Collaborative
Location: Chelsea, MA
Contact Information: Mia Friedman, mfriedman@suffolk.edu
2009 Events
Event Title: Free Community Legal Education Seminars
Sponsoring Organization: Legal Services of Eastern Michigan (Saginaw Office); Saginaw County Bar Association
Location: Saginaw, Michigan
Contact Information: Marilyn Hackett, mhackett@lsem-mi.org
Event Title: Domestic Relations Presentation: How to Represent Yourself In Court
Sponsoring Organization: Battered Families Services; Richard W. Wade Esq.; Advocate Law Center
Location: Gallup, New Mexico
Contact Information: Francisca Palochak, galdfpp@nmcourts.gov
Event Title: Legal Clinic & Domestic Violence Prevention Awareness Seminar
Sponsoring Organization: Legal Aid Of East Tennessee (Johnson City); Tennessee Bar Association Young Lawyers' Division
Location: Bristol, Tennessee
Contact Information: Adam Moore, damoore@tndagc.org
VIP Programs
Event Title: Defending LGBTQ Human Rights in El Salvador : A Presentation by Latin American Activist William Hernandez
Sponsoring Organizations: USF Law Students for Global Justice, USF Pride Law, Public Interest Clearinghouse
Location: San Francisco, CA
Contact Information: Erin Dolly, eedolly@usfca.edu
2009 Events
Event Title: Civil Gideon CLE Program featuring former vice-president Walter Mondale
Sponsoring Organization: University of St. Thomas Law School Alumni
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Contact Information: Jennifer Eichten, jeichten@statebar.gen.mn.us
Event Title: University of North CarolinaLaw Pro Bono Program Keynote Speaker: Martin Eakes
Sponsoring Organization: University of North Carolina School of Law Pro Bono Program
Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Contact Information: Emily Wallwork, emilywallwork@gmail.com
Event Title: Charlotte Law Pro Bono Week Keynote Speaker Kirk Bloodsworth,
Sponsoring Organization: Charlotte School of Law
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Contact Information: Sean Lew, slew@charlottelaw.edu