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2010 General News

December

Program helps people stay in homes

Pro Bono News: Team Files Brief on Behalf of California’s Poorest Residents in Groundbreaking Tax Case

Eric Angel Named As Legal Aid’s New Executive Director

  • By: Making Justice Real (DC)
  • 12/17/2010
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JUSTICE: More legal help for low-income New Yorkers?

  • By: Rochester City Newspaper
  • 12/16/2010
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Davis Polk Lawyers Honored for Pro Bono Service

MLSA Receives Technology Grants from LSC

  • By: Montana Legal Services Association
  • 12/16/2010
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Mississippi considers pro bono mandate for lawyers

Sheppard Mullin's Gerber named pro bono attorney of year, decade

Attorney Odis Williams on Pro Bono Work: I Had to Help

  • By: LawyersandSettlements.com
  • 12/14/2010
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The pro bono success of Pat Vail: Advance directives for low-income seniors

Freshfields CSR report details fast-rising increase in pro bono efforts

Latham & Watkins COO Joins Pro Bono Net Board

Local law student a standout

  • By: The Post and Courier (SC)
  • 12/13/2010
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Students lead the way with first city law clinic

  • By: The Press and Journal (UK)
  • 12/13/2010
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Patently Impossible: IP Lawyers Raise $8,000 for Legal Aid

In Honor of Pro Bono Attorneys, ‘Bright Lights’ Shine in Brooklyn Heights

Law360 Pro Bono Firm Of 2010: Skadden

Linklaters reports 86% increase in pro bono hours over two years

In their own defense

Resident recognized for her pro bono legal work

WFU Law Students Help Families Avoid Foreclosure

  • By: North Carolina News Network
  • 12/09/2010
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Law360 Pro Bono Firm Of 2010: Robins Kaplan

LSC Awards New Round of Technology Grants

  • By: Legal Services Corporation
  • 12/09/2010
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Law360 Pro Bono Firm Of 2010: O'Melveny

Report: NYC's Bail System Punishes The Poor

Congratulations 2011 Skadden Fellows

Solving the Wrong Problem

Pro bono efforts recognized at Equal Justice Awards

Attorneys honored for volunteer work

Law360 Pro Bono Firm Of 2010: Morrison & Foerster

An Intriguing Web of Pro Bono Content: A Guide to the ABA Pro Bono Committee’s Web Site

Legal Aid Receives $150,000 from Class Action Lawsuit

  • By: Texas RioGrande Legal Aid
  • 12/07/2010
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MA state bar honors two for pro bono work

Judge Mark Mason to Springfield Rotary Club: Volunteers ease court backlogs

Law360 Pro Bono Firm Of 2010: Jenner & Block

Jones Day tops Financial Times pro bono survey

Legal Aid Society Names Richard J. Davis Chairman

The Power of Many (links to pdf)

  • By: Stanford Social Innovation Review
  • 12/06/2010
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Weil Honored With Pro Bono Cornerstone Award

  • By: The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
  • 12/06/2010
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Law360 Pro Bono Firm Of 2010: Gibson Dunn

Law360 Pro Bono Firm Of 2010: Foley Hoag

Limited-English-Proficient Clients Face Daunting Challenges Even with Broad Legal Protections

Court Leaders Submit Reduced Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2011-2012

  • By: New York State Unified Court System
  • 12/02/2010
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Knox County Gets Online Legal Self-Help Center

Law360 Pro Bono Firm Of 2010: Dewey & LeBoeuf

2010 National Pro Bono Week PA Bar Association Pro Bono Awards

  • By: Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • 12/01/2010
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2011 "Access to Justice Campaigns" under way across N.C.

  • By: North Carolina Bar Association
  • 12/01/2010
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Volunteer of the Month (November 2010): Irwin Slomka of Morrison & Foerster LLP

  • By: Lawyers Alliance for New York
  • 12/01/2010
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November

Law students promise public service with pro bono pledge

Jessica Dumas’ pro bono success means self-sufficiency for client

Legal Aid Society Elects Cadwalader's Gregory A. Markel to the Board of Directors

Law360 Pro Bono Firm Of 2010: Dechert

Merck and Lowenstein Sandler: Partners in VLJ's Pro Bono Bankruptcy Program

  • By: Volunteer Lawyers for Justice
  • 11/30/2010
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Wynona Ward, Pro-Bono Traveling Lawyer For Victims Of Domestic Abuse

Weil Receives Award from Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program for Pro Bono Efforts

  • By: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
  • 11/30/2010
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President Bonina Appeals On Behalf Of VLP

Giving immigrants help in KIND

Sandy Samuels: Booked Solid

  • By: Los Angeles Business Journal
  • 11/29/2010
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Numbers overwhelm U.S. immigrations courts

Pro bono lawyers help keep the system fair for all

Judge’s Budget Will Seek Big Expansion of Legal Aid to the Poor in Civil Cases

More need, less aid for people in metro area

Law360 Pro Bono Firm Of 2010: Covington & Burling

Law360 Picks 10 Pro Bono Standouts

Tennessee takes some of the risk out of self-representation

Crowell & Moring and the University of the District of Columbia School of Law Launch the Took Crowell Institute for At-Risk Youth

Protections of Justice System Should Apply to Us All, Even Non-English Speakers

Pro bono lawyers help Haiti quake survivors get loans

Pro bono success story: Pro Bono advocate Susannah Collins achieves great outcome for family law client

Diverse group of Oklahoma professionals seeks to help veterans

Utah courts expand legal-aid program

Vice President Biden Announces New Initiatives to Help Homeowners, Veterans, and Workers Access Legal Services

Walmart Announces Pro Bono Legal Services Program

Charity Work Becomes a Growing Priority for Law Students Worldwide

Women Lawyers Honor Ellen Goodstein

  • By: Santa Barbara Independent
  • 11/18/2010
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Laurence Tribe Is Leaving Justice Job

Pro Bono Q&A with Brett Barker

Harvard Legal Aid Bureau's Anti-Foreclosure Conference Draws Participants from 15 States

Lawyers gather to talk about pro bono technology

Susan A. Feeney and McCarter & English Honored by Volunteer Lawyers for Justice

Settlement to aid Katrina victims in Miss. whose homes were damaged by wind

  • By: The National Law Journal
  • 11/17/2010
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NYCLA, Law Firm Program Aids Taxpayers Before U.S. Tax Court

Atlanta Legal Aid's Bill Brennan works to avert foreclosures

  • By: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
  • 11/15/2010
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As assistance programs face a 'gathering storm,’ a foundation turns to lawyers for contributions

Need for pro bono legal services rises as economy sags

Students, volunteers fill fraction of need for free legal aid

  • By: The Spokesman-Review (WA)
  • 11/15/2010
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Baker & McKenzie Spearheads Pro Bono Book for In-House Counsel

Pro Bono, Pro Business

Practical Law Company Gives Back to Legal Community With Pro Bono Net Alliance

Manatt Honored For Pro Bono Work With U.S. Veterans

Wayland resident earns Adams Pro Bono Publico Award

Capitol Markets: On Cravath’s Splashy New Pro-Bono Matter

Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman Pro Bono Team Continues to Help Reunite Political Refugee Families

  • By: Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman
  • 11/11/2010
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Harrisburg Hires Cravath Pro Bono For Bankruptcy Advice

Real Help For Veterans Day

Legal aid not getting to those who need it most

New Site Supports Georgia Lawyers Serving Service Members and Veterans

  • By: State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
  • 11/10/2010
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Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice to begin new project through the Legal Assistance for Victims Grant

New Legal Aid Clinic Opens for Homeless in Venice

  • By: Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
  • 11/09/2010
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From Baby Boom to Pro Bono Boon

Pro Bono Institute Honors DLA Piper for Outstanding Pro Bono Service

Pro Bono Attorney of the Month: Bryan Gowdy

Recessed | Helping owners hang on to homes

  • By: The Courier-Journal (KY)
  • 11/08/2010
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Improving access to justice through Public Interest Law Alliance

D.C. Firms Team to Put Senior Lawyers to Work on Pro Bono Projects

  • By: BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
  • 11/08/2010
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UCLA Law School Clinics Named UCLA Community Program of the Year

Dale Pittman - Advocate of the Year

  • By: The Progress-Index (VA)
  • 11/04/2010
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The Legal Aid Society’s 2010 Pro Bono Publico Awards

Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program Announces Pro Bono Awards Recipients

Orrick Launches New Practice Group with Pro Bono Focus

Baker & McKenzie Globalizes Social Responsibility Initiatives

Law Firm Establishes Loan Repayment Assistance Program at UT College of Law

Disabilities Law Program to monitor accessibility of voting sites

Legal Aid gives homeowners a helping hand

  • By: The Courier-Journal (KY)
  • 11/01/2010
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Wyoming legal aid expands

Rutgers pro bono project encourages voter participation on election day

2010 World Pro Bono Week — Houston Law Firms & Corporations Team Up to Provide Pro Bono to Houston Community

Collaboration for Good

Court to Weigh Legal Aid for Contempt

October

Clinic helps people navigate legalese

N.Y. Chief Judge Expands Ranks of 'Emeritus' Pro Bono Group

Free Taos legal help day Oct. 29 to aid locals

Domestic Violence Seminar Empowers Community To Get Help

Lawyers recognized this week for pro bono work

America Celebrates Pro Bono

Ober|Kaler’s Cynthia Blake Sanders Named “Pro Bono Star”

  • By: Citybizlist (Baltimore)
  • 10/28/2010
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All Together Now: Partnering with Pro Bono Counsel to Advance Social Justice

Nassau Courts Honor Administrative Justice

The Beauty of Connection

National Pro Bono Week

Pro Bono and Social Change

Pro Bono Week kicks off with address by chief justice

Launching A Pro Bono Program: 5 Steps To Success

  • By: Susan J. Feathers, Esq., Assistant Dean, Albany Law School
  • 10/27/2010
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Lawyers to offer free legal advice at event

What Pro Bono Means to Me

  • By: Robert Ambrogi's LawSites
  • 10/26/2010
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PSLawNet Celebrates Pro Bono!

New York State Bar Association Celebrates Second Annual National Pro Bono Week

  • By: NY State Bar Association
  • 10/26/2010
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Chief Judge Expands Reach of 'Emeritus' Pro Bono Effort

In foreclosure, but still fighting

Safe Shelter program provides legal help

Attorneys to give away services

In Asheville area, there's free help for victims of domestic violence

ABA Recognizes Pro Bono Work by Lawyers in Second Annual Celebration

Goodwin Procter Receives NLADA's 2010 Beacon of Justice Award

How PLI Can Help With Your Pro Bono Activities

  • By: Practicing Law Institute
  • 10/25/2010
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Guest Blog Post: National Pro Bono Celebration

Immigration Advocates Network Unveils New Online Resource for Pro Bono Attorneys

  • By: Immigration Advocates Network
  • 10/25/2010
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Pro Bono Net is Hiring! Join our Team as the LawHelp Interactive Product Manager.

Pro Bono Net To Receive 2010 Innovaction Award

City's Pro Bono Week Begins Monday; Focus on Consumer Debt

Panel Is Facing Deadline on Immigrants’ Pardons

Lang, Richert & Patch Signs On To Central Valley Pro Bono Challenge

  • By: Lang, Richert and Patch
  • 10/21/2010
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Children's Law Center Kicks Off New Campaign

Baker & Daniels Receives Pro Bono Awards for Medical & Education Projects

  • By: Jaffe Legal News Service
  • 10/20/2010
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Pro Bono Net Announces “Virtual Open House” for NYC Pro Bono Attorneys on Oct. 27

Kansas Legal Services holding Free Domestic CLE Clinic in honor of Pro Bono Recognition

Equal Justice Awards to honor The JBA

Microsoft Donates $3 Million to Aid Pro Bono Work for Immigrant Children

  • By: BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
  • 10/19/2010
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ProBono.Net/NY: Connecting New York’s Pro Bono Community

  • By: New York State Bar Association
  • 10/19/2010
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2010 Governor's Jefferson Award Corporate Leadership recipient: Merck & Company Legal Department

Pro bono hub opens in London

Miami Law Launches Ambitious Fellowship Program For Graduates

  • By: University of Miami School of Law
  • 10/19/2010
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Legal assistance available for active-duty troops

Manatt Honored for Pro Bono Leadership by Western Center on Law & Poverty

  • By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
  • 10/18/2010
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Defenders working in new system

First Annual Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation Award Recognizes Five Lex Mundi Member Firms for Outstanding Pro Bono Contributions

The Rundown: This Week in Legal Technology – 10.15.10

Need a Lawyer? Good Luck

Ky. joins states in forming legal aid commission

  • By: Lexington Herald-Leader
  • 10/18/2010
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Michael Viola joins Philadelphia VIP as Family Law Staff Attorney

ABA Rule of Law Initiative Marks 20 Years

  • By: BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
  • 10/14/2010
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McCarter & English Receives Delaware State Bar Association's Leadership Award for its Pro Bono Service

Nassau Bar Association Names Recent Law School Grad Pro Bono Attorney for October 2010

Need for free legal service highlighted during Pro Bono Week

Williams Kastner Earns 2010 Beacon of Justice Award

Week dedicated to free legal help

  • By: Las Vegas Review-Journal
  • 10/13/2010
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CAIR-Chicago Law Clerk Receives PSLawNet Pro Bono Publico Award

Reflections on a Pro Bono Fly-Out Week in New Orleans

ABA: New Law Would Help Soldiers Focus on Missions Abroad Instead of Legal Problems at Home

Pro Bono Attorney of the Month: Homer Bliss

Putting A Stop To Unexcused Absences

  • By: Connecticut Law Tribune
  • 10/12/2010
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Pro Bono: Celebrating & Raising the Bar

  • By: Bench & Bar of Minnesota
  • 10/12/2010
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Where is the justice?

Justice must be available to all, regardless of their income

DLA Piper Launches Legal Clinic in South Chicago Community

This Week’s Pro Bono Success Story from the ABA Military Pro Bono Project

  • By: ABA Military Pro Bono Project
  • 10/07/2010
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Law Students Going Mobile to Do Pro Bono

ABA Tax Section Solicits Nominations for Janet Spragens Pro Bono Award

Local Attorney Honored by the California State Bar

Baylor Law School Receives Access to Justice Commission Award for Commitment to Service

Sherman paralegal honored for public service work

EDITORIAL: Pro bono adequacy

  • By: Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
  • 10/06/2010
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Pro bono is good for law firms, too

HotDocs Donates in Excess of $2 Million Worth of Software to Nonprofit Legal Organizations

Milwaukee Justice Center: Expanding access to justice

Legal aid groups get windfall from class-action lawsuit

Tech Tools Help Legal Services Providers Learn From Each Other

As Domestic Violence Awareness Month Begins, LawHelp.org Offers Resources for Victims & Advocates

DLA Piper Provides Pro Bono Support to Vital Voices of Asia Summit

Reports: Some states charge poor for public defenders

Davis Polk Partner Joins Pro Bono Net Board

Cases in the hundreds anger Stanislaus County public defenders

Rutgers program to aid re-entry of federal inmates into society

Chief Justice lends support to pro bono efforts

Despite economy, firms continue to provide services free of charge

  • By: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  • 10/04/2010
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Interest in law service projects nearly doubles

Pro Bono Success Story from the Military Pro Bono Project

  • By: ABA Military Pro Bono Project
  • 10/04/2010
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September

RI County launches legal self-help website

Funding for legal services for poor discussed

  • By: Democrat and Chronicle (NY)
  • 09/30/2010
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National Legal Aid & Defender Association Recognizes Holland & Knight As A 2010 Beacon of Justice Award Recipient

Blakes Wins Seven Awards For Its Pro Bono Work

Choate, Hall & Stewart Receives 2010 Thurgood Marshall Award from the Boston Bar Association

In Hearings, a Campaign for Legal Aid in Civil Cases

Grant to expand local victim assistance services to rural counties

Mississippi Supreme Court Proposes Mandatory Pro Bono

Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation and Social Enterprise Alliance Join Forces to Support the Social Sector in North America

Chief Judge in New York Begins Campaign For Lawyers for Poor

Illinois Legal Aid Online Receives National Award For Its Innovative Use Of Technology To Deliver Legal Services

What One Deferred Associate Learned During His Internship

PBI Honors DLA Piper for Outstanding Pro Bono Service

Fourth Circuit Pro Bono Committee says, ‘Accept One Case’

Pro Bono Net Announces Fall Webinar Series for NYC Attorneys

City Bar President Testifies at Chief Judge's Hearing on Civil Legal Services

Monroe County Circuit Court to Provide Assistance to Lower-Income Unrepresented Litigants

Language barrier keeps some Tennesseans from getting justice

Birmingham lawyers, judges help those in need of legal services

  • By: The Birmingham News (AL)
  • 09/27/2010
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Legal aid groups need support

Legal Aid Hard to Come by For Some in El Paso

  • By: NewsChannel 9 - KTSM (TX)
  • 09/27/2010
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Linklaters and Camfed Make Commitment to Action Through Clinton Global Initiative

Lawyers debate free legal service

Adriene Holder Featured in Amsterdam News Profile

Ballard Spahr’s Daniel McKenna Honored as an ‘Unsung Hero’

  • By: Citybizlist (Philadelphia)
  • 09/23/2010
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Laid-Off Lawyer Finds New Purpose In Pro Bono Foreclosure Work

How 2 Pro Bono Lawyers Uncovered ‘Robo-Signer,’ Halting Foreclosures in 23 States

American Bar Association Presented with Support of Military Families Award

  • By: ABA Military Pro Bono Project
  • 09/23/2010
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Number of poor Americans needing civil legal aid grows

  • By: New Orleans City Business
  • 09/22/2010
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Southeast Asian community members get legal advice at oil spill workshop

Forced Pro Bono: But is it Legal?

Vance Center Announces 2010 Access to Justice Award Winners

  • By: City Bar Justice Center
  • 09/22/2010
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Volunteer Work Easier With Virtual Law Practice

Coastal Law students and pro bono attorneys provide legal services to military community

Mississippi Weighs Mandatory Pro Bono, to Lawyers’ Dismay

Legal aid groups get cut of multi-million dollar settlement -

  • By: San Antonio Business Journal
  • 09/20/2010
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NCCU gets stimulus funds for broadband, legal aid project

Pro Bono in Immigration: A Value Add

Lawyers give back big time

Bryan Cave wins national pro bono award

  • By: St. Louis Business Journal
  • 09/17/2010
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Statement by LSC Chairman On New Federal Poverty Data

  • By: Legal Services Corporation
  • 09/16/2010
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Mayor Bloomberg Swears-In New Class Of NYC Civic Corps To Mobilize New Yorkers To Volunteer

Legal aid shortfall

  • By: Chattanooga Times Free Press
  • 09/15/2010
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Manatt Named 2010 Legal Aid Association of California Award of Merit Winner

Report: Civil court access issue for poor

Lawyers hand out free advice in Vancouver’s Victory Square

Island woman conducts a satisfying search for meaning

Illegal immigrants held in isolated jails struggle for legal help, survey finds

Rising Waters: Flooding Along the Border

  • By: Texas RioGrande Legal Aid
  • 09/14/2010
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Choate, Hall & Stewart Named 2010 Corporate Philanthropy Partner of the Year by the Boston Business Journal

Upcoming webinar: "Technology for Nonprofits The New Way – The Web Way"

ABA Dialogue Magazine - Summer 2010 Edition - Pro Bono Articles

Standing alone

  • By: The Register-Guard (OR)
  • 09/13/2010
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In a down economy, more people going without lawyers

Justice Sotomayor charms and inspires a crowd in Cleveland

The Lawyer Who Upended "Don't Ask Don't Tell"

Budget Woes Hit Defense Lawyers for the Indigent

Cobb rule makes lawyers more affordable

  • By: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
  • 09/09/2010
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Legal Aid opens new center

Nevada high court Access to Justice Commission plans for National Pro Bono week

Cy Pres Award Expands Legal Services to Workers in San Antonio

The American Lawyer Names Hogan Lovells Partner Joseph Bell “Lifetime Achiever”

More people forgo lawyers, represent themselves

  • By: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
  • 09/07/2010
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Capital Profile: Gloria Herron-Arthur

Downtown ship would ‘open some doors’

NYCLA Legal Counseling Pro Bono Project

An Innovative Partnership Helps San Francisco's Homeless Population

Foundation offers legal aid to impoverished residents

Mayer Brown Honors Pro Bono Efforts With 2010 Pro Bono Awards

August

Fish & Richardson Receives Distinguished Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year Award

Child Support Modification Clinic – group assistance by pro bono attorneys

Corporate Clients Eager to do Pro Bono with Outside Counsel

MyFax Presents "Technology for Nonprofits" Webinar on 9/21

Calgary lawyers aiding women in need

Pro Bono Net Wins 2010 Innovaction Award

  • By: College of Law Practice Management
  • 08/30/2010
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Free legal advice service still getting calls each week

  • By: The Daily News Journal (TN)
  • 08/30/2010
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Pro Bono Consortium of 17 Firms Led to Settlement Over Minneapolis Bridge Collapse

  • By: The National Law Journal
  • 08/26/2010
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Large firms bolster pro bono efforts in Australia

The Communicators: Technology and the Public Good

Funding Losses Force Senior Legal Aid Program to Suspend California Statewide Service

A Legal Haven in Connecticut For Web-Savvy Poor People

  • By: Connecticut Law Tribune
  • 08/24/2010
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McGuireWoods pro bono attorneys assist Northwest Jacksonville Community Development Corporation

  • By: Jacksonville Daily Record
  • 08/23/2010
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Program offers legal help to Michigan veterans

  • By: MLive.com/Associated Press
  • 08/23/2010
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Young Lawyers Turn to Public Service

David Reiser Receives Pro Bono Publico Award from ABA

Latham Teams With Client to Launch Medical-Legal Clinic

2010 Canadian Pro Bono Awards Highlight the Power of Pro Bono

Finally, a convict's third strike is struck

Haitian immigrants assisted by pro bono attorneys

This Week’s Pro Bono Success Story

  • By: ABA Military Pro Bono Project
  • 08/17/2010
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Foreclosure prevention programs let homeowners down

  • By: Sarasota Herald-Tribune
  • 08/17/2010
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Medical-legal partnerships receive boost in new bills

Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass LLP Named Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year by California State Bar

  • By: Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass LLP
  • 08/16/2010
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Law School Program to Provide Legal Aid on Immigration and Citizenship

  • By: Washington and Lee University School of Law
  • 08/16/2010
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Action Required: Free HotDocs Software Offer Expires Aug. 31

DLA Piper’s Global Pro Bono Initiative Announces New Projects, Marks 5th Anniversary

New Legal Aid program established

  • By: The West Virginia Record
  • 08/10/2010
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King County extends aid to at-risk and homeless veterans

Legal Aid continues building equal justice for all

  • By: Fort Worth Business Press
  • 08/09/2010
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Lawyers' honor

Winter Work

  • By: UT Law - The Magazine of the University of Texas School of Law
  • 08/05/2010
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New commission promotes access to justice for Wisconsin residents

Connecticut Network For Legal Aid Launches Self-Help Website

Pro Bono Attorneys of the Month: Fletcher and Black assist the immigrant community

Volunteers Needed to Staff Wills for Heroes Events

  • By: Pennsylvania Bar Association Young Lawyers Division
  • 08/03/2010
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State Bar, Legal Aid to Partner on Lawyer Information Service

Agencies try to help at-risk homeowners avoid foreclosure

DLA Piper Successfully Represents Plaintiff Class in Constitutional Rights Case

Suffolk County Bar Offers Foreclosure Advice

Annual Report Highlights 35th Anniversary of LSC's Founding

  • By: Legal Services Corporation
  • 08/02/2010
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Longtime Legal Aid leader Jerry Lane to retire in 2011

Jacksonville legal aid group helping reunite Ethiopian family

Serving The Community And The Law - Pro Bono At Intel Corporation

  • By: The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
  • 08/02/2010
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July

Paul, Weiss Achieves Victory for Pro Bono Client

HotDocs Exceeds $1 Million in Software Donations to Non-Profit Legal Services Organizations

Howrey Pro Bono Team Wins Law Firm of the Year

  • By: Citybizlist Washington D.C.
  • 07/27/2010
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Local Holocaust Survivors Find Pro-Bono Pension Help

  • By: Broward Palm Beach New Times
  • 07/27/2010
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Pro Bono attorneys needed and supported in foreclosure defense work

Bet Tzedek Legal Services Begins National Search for Next President/Chief Executive Officer

Report Details Plight Of Mentally Ill Detainees

D.C. makes participation in lawyers trust account program mandatory

Baker Donelson Expands Pro Bono Program

  • By: Jaffe Legal News Service
  • 07/26/2010
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More Strapped Litigants Skip Lawyers in Court

  • By: The Wall Street Journal
  • 07/22/2010
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Facing Low Funds, Legal Service Opens Self-Help Center

Attorney Duo Creates Microfinance Project to Aid Haitian Farmers

Pro bono: Quantity Over Quality?

Students complete 12,620 hours of pro bono and community service as of April 2010

Legal agency MidPenn working increased caseload with fewer funds

  • By: Centre Daily Times (PA)
  • 07/19/2010
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Since start of downturn, more people representing themselves in court

Courts offer help to those facing foreclosure

  • By: The Williamsport Sun-Gazette
  • 07/19/2010
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Hands-on law training

  • By: Iowa City Press-Citizen
  • 07/19/2010
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Free legal aid to poor dwindles after state funding cuts

Attorney helps Haitian attain temporary protected status

  • By: Jacksonville Daily Record
  • 07/19/2010
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ABA Section Recognizes Baker Donelson Attorney George T. "Buck" Lewis with Public Service Award

  • By: Jaffe Legal News Service
  • 07/15/2010
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Defenders seek justice for the poor

  • By: Times Herald-Record (NY)
  • 07/13/2010
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District Court center offers free legal help

Pro Se Representation Is Up -- and That's Bad, Say Judges in ABA Survey

  • By: The National Law Journal
  • 07/13/2010
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Pro Bono 2010: Solitary Men

CBA Releases Research Report on Legal Aid

Economic Downturn Didn’t Lead to Pro Bono ‘Nosedive’ After All

Law's Ciolfi Wins National Child Advocacy Award

Alamance County facility will help domestic violence victims

Matthew Jenkins Illinois Pro Bono Attorney of the Month

Wills for Heroes Foundation and HotDocs Team Up to Provide Free Legal Services to Nation’s First Responders

Shaken Into Action

Pro Bono 2010: The High Price of Life

Attorney from Evanston receives pro bono award

New Loan Repayment Program Aims to Woo Pa. Lawyers to Public Service

  • By: The Legal Intelligencer
  • 07/07/2010
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Our Neighbor: Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program

More pro bono work

Pro Bono Attorney of the Month: Reese Marshall

The Great Pro Bono Surge Ends; Pro Bono and Associate Dissatisfaction Drive Shake-Up of 2010 A-List

Pro Bono 2010: Success Stories

Free courthouse legal aid program gets three-year grant

House Subcommittee Approves $20 Million Increase for LSC

  • By: Legal Services Corporation
  • 07/01/2010
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Pro Bono 2010: Still Growing

June

Nick Verwolf receives award for pro bono work

ALM CEO William Pollak Elected Chair of Pro Bono Net Board

Mike Monahan Honored by Young Lawyers Division

  • By: Georgia Legal Services Program
  • 06/30/2010
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Jacksonville medical-legal partnership expands as need grows

Loan forgiveness program for Pennsylvania lawyers beginning

  • By: Philadelphia Business Journal
  • 06/29/2010
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Gulf oil spill: Volunteer lawyers reach out to Vietnamese community

Expand legal services now

Legal Pro Bono Work Still Strong in D.C.

  • By: Washington Business Journal
  • 06/25/2010
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Bingham's Harlem "Class" Graduates From Elementary School

Career Center: Who Prioritizes Pro Bono?

State Supreme Court works to improve access to legal aid for lower-income residents

  • By: The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)
  • 06/23/2010
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Local Lawyers Make Good: 2010 Pro Bono Publico Awards

  • By: Strategist - The Findlaw Law Firm Business Blog
  • 06/23/2010
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Tribe: Gap in Justice a ‘Dramatically Understated’ Crisis

Free legal service for NGOs and social entrepreneurs goes live

‘Ask-a-Lawyer’ takes legal services to the people

Atlanta Bar Association receives pro bono award

  • By: State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
  • 06/22/2010
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The Solution to Troubled Indigent Defense Programs May Come From Big Law, Says Laurence Tribe

  • By: BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
  • 06/21/2010
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Court plans to increase availability of legal aid

Merrick Lawyer Honored for Pro Bono Work

Pro Bono Net Announces Summer/Fall 2010 Training Series

Skadden, Arps Honored This Month on the NYC Pro Bono Center

Bronx Attorney Steven Telzak Honored Posthumously

  • By: New York State Bar Association
  • 06/17/2010
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Giving of Himself

DOJ Launches Federal Pro Bono Program in New York

White & Case Globalizes Pro Bono

Legal Aid celebrates 22 years of pro bono service

Pro Bono Attorney of the Month – Frank Maloney

  • By: The Daily Record (Jacksonville, FL)
  • 06/15/2010
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Hours of Free Legal Help for Charities Rose in 2009

  • By: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
  • 06/15/2010
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Pro bono legal work on the rise

  • By: Mansfield (OH) News Journal
  • 06/14/2010
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Don't Wait to Work Pro Bono

Burton Awards Announces Citigroup to Receive Inaugural "Public Interest Award in Law"

Legal aid attorneys expand lawsuit over Texas food stamp program

Pro Bono Net is hiring National Support Coordinator

How Effective is Machine Translation of Legal Information?

Request for nominations. The IBA Pro Bono and Access to Justice Committee 2010 Annual Pro Bono Award

Local attorneys assist nonprofits with Pro Bono program

  • By: Richmond Times-Dispatch
  • 06/07/2010
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Volunteer of the Month: Madeline Baer and Legal Team

  • By: Lawyers Alliance for New York
  • 06/04/2010
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NY State Bar Announces 2010 Pro Bono Service Award Winners

  • By: The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
  • 06/04/2010
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Jones Day Receives Pro Bono Award

  • By: The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
  • 06/04/2010
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Buck Lewis Personifies Commitment to Pro Bono Work

  • By: The Daily News (Memphis)
  • 06/03/2010
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HotDocs - Client Stories

Making Clients Happy On The Home Front

  • By: Connecticut Law Tribune
  • 06/02/2010
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Christopher Vaughn receives 2010 Maryland Pro Bono Service Award

  • By: Citybizlist (Baltimore)
  • 06/02/2010
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Legal Aid filling void in state's justice system

May

Class of 2010 Averages 553 Hours of Pro Bono Service Per Student

Gov 2.0 Expo 2010: Kate Bladow: Opening the Courts - Using Technology to Empower the Unrepresented (video)

McDonald’s Offers its Legal Team a Selection of Pro Bono Options

LawScribe Partners with Pro Bono Net; Supports Access to Justice (Case Study #5)

A&O helps Rwanda to transition from civil to common law system

Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson honored for pro-bono work

  • By: Charlotte Business Journal
  • 05/25/2010
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Lippman Boosts Efforts to Tap Retired Lawyers for Pro Bono

Deferred Associates Put Pro Bono Time to Good Use

Legal help on way for N.H. vets

Fascinating New Report on Recruiting and Retaining Civil Legal Aid Attorneys in California

Kate Bladow to Present at Gov 2.0 Expo

Michael L. Monahan Awarded Tanya Neiman Pro Bono Professional of the Year Award

TBA Recognized for 'Extraordinary' Pro Bono Efforts

  • By: Tennessee Bar Association
  • 05/20/2010
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ABLE and LAWO Board president awarded Pro Bono recognition

Bryan Cave Honored With American Bar Association’s 2010 Pro Bono Publico Award

DC Bar Names Zuckerman Spaeder LLP 2010 Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year

The Volunteer Legal Services Program Wins National Award

  • By: The Bar Association of San Francisco
  • 05/19/2010
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Suspension Representation Project wins pro bono award

Mike Monahan Recognized with Tanya Neiman Award

Access to legal aid top priority for state supreme court

  • By: Chattanooga Times Free Press
  • 05/17/2010
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The Bankruptcy Files: Munger Goes Pro Bono for Pasadena Playhouse

AG Sullivan convening 'pro bono summit'

Wheels of the Justice Bus to roll at ABA meeting

Pro Bono: A Perspective From Ireland

  • By: Public Interest Law Alliance
  • 05/12/2010
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This Week's Pro Bono Success Story from the Military Pro Bono Project

  • By: ABA Military Pro Bono Project
  • 05/12/2010
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He's been helping the poor with legal aid in Jacksonville for 15 years

Calls for help high at Legal Aid Society

  • By: San Mateo Daily Journal
  • 05/11/2010
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New York Pro Bono Report: Foie Gras, Legal Aid, Youth Lock-ups

Md. legal clinics saved by $2.4 million class-action award

Chief Justice Holder Encourages Attorneys to Offer Legal Assistance Following Tennessee Floods

Court Allows Challenge to Legal Aid System in N.Y.

Ballard Spahr Launches Pro Bono Manager

NY State Bar Association Announces 2010 President’s Pro Bono Service Award Winners

Law student to receive Va. Bar's Hill Pro Bono Award

  • By: William & Mary Law School
  • 05/05/2010
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New Site Supports Pro Bono Immigration Efforts for Haitians

Top New York Judge Urges Greater Legal Rights for the Poor

ABA Pressured to Move Equal Justice Conference out of Arizona

  • By: The New York Law Journal
  • 05/04/2010
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Life Beyond a Big Firm

  • By: California Lawyer Magazine
  • 05/04/2010
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Laurie M. Burgess May 2010 Illinois Pro Bono Attorney of the Month

  • By: Illinois Legal Aid Online
  • 05/03/2010
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Courthouse assistance fills low-income need

April

Weil Gotshal Wins Victory for Pro Bono Clients in HIV Travel Ban Case

A lawyer's duty to Virginia's poor

The Bike Ride

  • By: American Express Company
  • 04/28/2010
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Pro Bono immigration success story

  • By: Jacksonville Daily Record
  • 04/28/2010
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Verizon Launches Pro Bono Program

Inspiration

Top 8 Reasons to Take Pro Bono Cases

  • By: Fulton County Daily Report
  • 04/23/2010
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Pro Bono and Your Career: How Giving Back Can Change Lives

Paul Hastings Recognized for Pro Bono Work in Fight Against HIV/AIDS

Just Waiting for Bread

  • By: State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
  • 04/21/2010
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DLA Piper's Michelle Dickinson Honored with Champion of Justice Award

  • By: Citybizlist (Baltimore)
  • 04/21/2010
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In the trenches with the poor

Saving the home: Mark F. Borns recognized for pro bono work in foreclosure prevention

Cadwalader Earns Two Communitas Awards for Pro Bono Work

The new legal aid: Do it yourself

  • By: Minneapolis Star-Tribune
  • 04/20/2010
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Virginia Attorney William B. Reichhardt to Receive the 2010 Lewis F. Powell Pro Bono Award

Pro Bono Work Triples in State Over Last 3 Years, Colo. Supreme Court Says

Steptoe & Johnson honored by Legal Aid of W.Va. for pro bono work

Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network Salutes Volunteer Lawyers in Recognition of National Volunteer Week

  • By: Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc.
  • 04/19/2010
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The Hokey Pokey as Mantra & Manifesto

Pro Bono Net Salutes Volunteer Lawyers in Recognition of National Volunteer Week

An Opportunity to Serve Those Who Serve Us

  • By: ABA Military Pro Bono Project
  • 04/16/2010
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WNC lawyers honored for pro bono work

Chief justice: Legal aid too inaccessible

Immigration Advocates Network Nominated For Best Law Site in the 14th Annual Webby Awards

McCarter & English Selects Pro Bono Manager Software for Firmwide Management and Reporting

State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project Salutes Volunteer Lawyers in Recognition of National Volunteer Week

  • By: State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
  • 04/15/2010
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Legal aid for poor scrutinized

Philadelphia VIP Honors Willig, Williams & Davidson for Extraordinary Pro Bono Efforts

  • By: Willig, Williams & Davidson
  • 04/14/2010
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Federal Judiciary Honors Firms in D.C. for Pro Bono Services

  • By: BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
  • 04/14/2010
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MyFax Presents Webinar for Legal Nonprofits

Going It Alone

Valley Sees More Children Detained Than Any Other Area Of The Country

  • By: KRGV.com (Rio Grande Valley, Texas)
  • 04/13/2010
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Pro Bono Attorney of the Month: Valarie Linnen

  • By: Jacksonville Daily Record
  • 04/13/2010
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This Week's Pro Bono Success Story from the ABA Military Pro Bono Project

  • By: ABA Military Pro Bono Project
  • 04/13/2010
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Greenberg Traurig to be Honored with PAIR's Pro Bono Law Firm Award

ABA Offers Advice on Tax Filing; Pro Bono Opportunities for Members

Bryan Cave Partner Joins Pro Bono Net Board

The Future Is Now? Document assembly technology is gaining traction.

Group offers legal help to poor

State budget cuts reduce needy's access to legal help

  • By: Alexandria (LA) Town Talk
  • 04/08/2010
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For an Obama Mentor, a Nebulous Legal Niche

Teaching Litigants To Litigate for Themselves

Pro Bono Net, Martindale-Hubbell Connected Present a Webinar on

DHCR Announces Grants to Address Subprime Foreclosure Crisis

  • By: NY State Division of Housing & Community Renewal
  • 04/07/2010
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Attorneys offer free ‘law school'

  • By: Spartanburg Herald-Journal
  • 04/06/2010
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Law school grads use deferred time to work at legal aid groups

Volunteers Of The Year Announced By Pro Bono Partnership

  • By: The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
  • 04/05/2010
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Law School Clinics Face a Backlash

Boston Bar Pro Bono Volunteers To Address Pro Se Crisis At Bankruptcy Court

  • By: The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
  • 04/05/2010
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Maryland Attorneys Donate 1.9 Million Pro Bono Hours to Help the State's Poor

  • By: Maryland State Bar Association
  • 04/02/2010
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Texas civil courts should be open to people who can't afford lawyers

Lawyers a luxury in rural Georgia

  • By: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
  • 04/01/2010
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City Attempts to Boost Pro Bono Ranks To Assist Families Facing Foreclosures

March

How One Marijuana Cigarette May Lead to Deportation

Due Process, Mental Health Treatment Grossly Lacking in Immigration Court & Detention System, According to New Texas Appleseed Report

  • By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
  • 03/31/2010
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A Lawyer Rejoins a Cause That First Gripped Her 70 Years Ago

IBM Receives National Public Service Award from the American Bar Association

Reed Smith Pro Bono Counsel Recounts 8 Days in Haiti

The Business Case for Pro Bono

  • By: Building a Better Legal Profession (BBLP)
  • 03/30/2010
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Volunteers knock on doors to help homeowners avoid foreclosure

  • By: The Courier-Journal (KY)
  • 03/29/2010
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Miller & Martin praised for pro bono work

CT Bar Association initiative to serve veterans for free

Mayor Bloomberg Announces New NYC Service Initiative To Provide Free Legal Services To Homeowners In Danger Of Foreclosure

Specialized domestic violence courts in U.S. don't follow a single model

  • By: Center for Court Innovation
  • 03/26/2010
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BU School of Law recognized for commitment to public service

Sioux City Volunteer Lawyer Recognized Among "Women of Excellence"

Rich Experience For Lawyers Who Help The Poor

  • By: Connecticut Law Tribune
  • 03/23/2010
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Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Attorney General Eric Holder at the Pro Bono Institute/Chesterfield Smith Award Presentation

TrustLaw to Launch as International Pro Bono Matchmaker for Law Firms and NGOs

City Bar Retracts 'Not Satisfied' Finding on Deferred Associate Survey

DLA Piper Pro Bono Initiative Helps Chicagoan Purchase First Home

Immigrants vulnerable as recession spurs more bosses to shortchange workers

Philadelphia VIP’s Honors Outstanding Volunteers at Annual Awards Ceremony

Key New York Suit Calls Public Defender Programs Inadequate

LawHelp Interactive provides online assistance for pro se litigants

Small fee, huge help

Lovells extends pro bono to corporate lawyers

Fees, Deadlines Loom for Haitians in Florida

Making legal aid more accessible and affordable

Rescuing legal aid

Minnesota Legal Services Coalition Announces New “Start-to-Finish” Expungement Tool for Pro Bono Attorneys

  • By: Minnesota Legal Services Coalition
  • 03/11/2010
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Higher fees sought to pay for aiding poor

Attacks on Detainee Lawyers Split Conservatives

An Advocate for Equal Justice (editorial)

Fish & Richardson rates pro bono honor

Small claims — big Impact — attorneys needed

Participation triples in Public Defender’s pro bono program

  • By: Jacksonville Daily Record
  • 03/09/2010
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Haitians in U.S. Illegally Slow to Seek Protected Status

In Search of Volunteer Lawyers for Death Row Inmates

  • By: The Blog of Legal Times
  • 03/09/2010
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Fighting foreclosure and sometimes winning

The careerist: Pro bono work

Baker Donelson to Help Launch Memphis Homeless Clinic

O’Melveny Partner Takes Over as Pro Bono Director at Children's Law Center

  • By: BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
  • 03/04/2010
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CITY BAR JUSTICE CENTER REPORT ON THE DEFERRED ASSOCIATE LAW EXTERN SUPPORT PROJECT

  • By: City Bar Justice Center
  • 03/04/2010
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Massachusetts Bar Association Pro Bono Program Assists Veterans

  • By: The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
  • 03/03/2010
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PLI Offers Same Sex Marriage Pro Bono Program

  • By: The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
  • 03/03/2010
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Standing Up For Students Who Get In Trouble

  • By: Connecticut Law Tribune
  • 03/02/2010
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Pro Bono attorneys needed to assist local Haitians with temporary protected status

State Bar President Makes Case for Legal Services Funding

  • By: Daily PM Report (Baton Rouge Business Report)
  • 03/02/2010
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Philadelphia VIP recognizes S. Jerry Weissman as March 2010 Volunteer of the Month

Divorcing couples leave out lawyers

Lawyers: Show the giving side

Volunteer of the Month: Nathan Dau, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

  • By: Lawyers Alliance for New York
  • 03/01/2010
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February

Harvard’s Tribe to lead effort to boost legal aid

Firms Take Pro Bono Roles in 'We Are the World' Remake for Haiti Relief

Requests for Help With Foreclosures, Unemployment on the Rise

  • By: Legal Services Corporation
  • 02/25/2010
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March Training Programs of the South-South Human Rights Network

  • By: Vance Center for International Justice
  • 02/24/2010
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LawhelpMN.org Offers Free Tax Resources For The Public

  • By: Minnesota Legal Services Coalition
  • 02/23/2010
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New National Web Collaborations to Support Advocates and Volunteers

  • By: Management Information Exchange (MIE) Journal
  • 02/23/2010
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Meeting the Legal Needs of Military Veterans, Servicemembers, and Their Families

WashingtonLawHelp.org Offers Tax Help for the Public

  • By: Northwest Justice Project
  • 02/22/2010
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Service members and veterans in need of legal services; volunteer today

Foreclosure Prevention: McKenna Announces $1.8 Million In Grants and Direct Consumer Payments

Legal Aid of W.Va., FamilyCare announce partnership

Online Self-Help System Gets Upgrade, New Name

  • By: Legal Services Corporation
  • 02/18/2010
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Live Chat Program Connects Underserved Communities To Legal Help

Lee County's Haitians seek legal help

  • By: The News-Press (Fort Myers, FL)
  • 02/16/2010
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Volunteer Attorneys Help Domestic Violence Victims

  • By: The State Journal-Register (IL)
  • 02/16/2010
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PALawHELP.org Offers Tax Help for the Public

  • By: Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network
  • 02/16/2010
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Pro Bono First Person A beautiful thing

  • By: Daily Report (registration required)
  • 02/15/2010
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Wyoming legal services bill clears house committee

20 Years Of Defending Death Row Inmates

McCarter & English Names Emily Goldberg Pro Bono Director

Wilmer, Buchanan Tapped for Pro Bono Matters Related to Haitian Orphans

Lawyers to Volunteer as Judges to Chip Away at County’s 500-Case Backlog

Mintz Levin Attorneys Play Key Role in Passage of Landmark Harassment Prevention Bill

All the Wild Possibilities: Technology That Attacks Barriers to Access to Justice

  • By: Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review
  • 02/10/2010
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Fund Cuts Curtail Essential Legal Aid Service

Northeast Florida Medical Legal Partnership to expand pro bono services

Shore group offers help amid rising foreclosures

Norwich Haitians get help staying in region

Allure of pro bono work is contagious at Fort Worth law firm

Stanford Law School launches Roadmap to Justice blog

Pro Bono Law Ontario Wins Award for Most Innovative Use of Technology in a Pro Bono Project

Pro Bono Spotlight: Ensuring Effective Child Support Services in Mississippi

  • By: Mississippi Center for Justice
  • 02/05/2010
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Lawyers give time to nonprofits

  • By: Winter Park/Maitland Observer
  • 02/04/2010
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Thomson Reuters Introduces International Pro Bono Project Connecting NGOs to Lawyers

Haitians Slow To Apply For Visas

A Hand For Haitians

  • By: Connecticut Law Tribune
  • 02/01/2010
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Pro Bono Counsel Profile: Laren Spirer, Debevoise

Pro Bono Net Partner Profile: Pro Bono Law Ontario

January

Today Show Features Chris Nugent and The List Project

Pittsburgh Protection from Abuse Program Continues to Need Volunteers

  • By: Allegheny Bar Association
  • 01/29/2010
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The Lawyers' Earthquake Response Network mobilizes support for human rights and justice in Haiti

  • By: Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti
  • 01/29/2010
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Mintz Levin Advises Undocumented Haitians on Options

Connecticut Lawyer Group To Help Haitians Apply For Temporary Protected Status In United States

Legal aid weighs on mind of new Dallas Bar Association chief

Boston College Law School leads area effort to help Haitian immigrants

  • By: Boston College Chronicle
  • 01/27/2010
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Thousands of Vets with PTSD Eligible for Better Benefits

From private practice to public service

  • By: The Daily Record (Jacksonville, FL)
  • 01/26/2010
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Choate, Hall & Stewart and the Center for Law and Education Successfully Challenge “Zero Tolerance” School Weapons Policy

Fla. Lawyers Asked to Donate Billable Hour to Haiti Relief Effort

New Attorney Emeritus Program Is Announced

  • By: The New York Law Journal
  • 01/25/2010
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Immigrants often see peril in reporting domestic abuse

Illinois teacher finds new way to help special-needs kids — as an attorney

For Transgender People, Name Is a Message

Obama taps Public Counsel Executive Director for State Justice Institute

  • By: Metropolitan News-Enterprise
  • 01/22/2010
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Legal assistance available for Haitians in Rhode Island

MA State Sen. Jehlen honored for work with low-income residents

Pro Bono Declaration for the Americas Implementation in Colombia

  • By: New York City Bar - Vance Center
  • 01/22/2010
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Pro Bono Declaration for the Americas Roundtables in Peru

  • By: New York City Bar - Vance Center
  • 01/22/2010
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NYC steps up efforts to help illegal Haitians

Orrick Helps Wild Salmon Center in Landmark Pro Bono Project to Protect Japan's Largest Freshwater Fish

Keeping Pro Bono in the Mix Can Pay Career Dividends

King & Spalding Marks Start of Its 125th Year With Successful Settlement of Pro Bono Civil Rights Case

Proskauer Assists in Creation of Organization to Battle Stomach Cancer

I’m Retired. I Have No Active Practice. But I Do Have a Client. He’s a Soldier Serving With the U.S. Army in Iraq

Foreclosure fighters offer self-help guide

People Search for Legal Aid

Rosenberg | Martin | Greenberg, LLP Lawyer Caroline Ciraolo To Receive National Pro Bono Award from American Bar Association Tax Section

BigLaw Stepping Up on Haiti Aid

  • By: Wall Street Journal Blogs
  • 01/18/2010
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Nominations Sought for 2010 Harrison Tweed Award

  • By: NLADA and ABA Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service
  • 01/15/2010
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Haiti earthquake: Immigration lawyers seek OK for temporary stays in U.S.

Haiti Veteran, Former Akin Gump Associate Discusses What Lawyers Can Do to Help

Am Law Firms Join Haiti Relief Effort

Md. lawyers volunteer to help homeowners avoid foreclosure

Help Yourself: LawHelp Interactive provides online assistance for pro se litigants

Immigrant law center merges with Legal Aid Society of Hawaii

Naples attorney Kathleen C. Passidomo earns pro bono award

Volunteer to provide free tax assistance for low-income families

  • By: Georgia Legal Services Program®
  • 01/14/2010
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Asylum Cases Keep Reed Smith Pro Bono Counsel on Cutting Edge

Paul Weiss Selects Pro Bono Manager Software For Firmwide Management And Reporting

Law Technology News Announces Law Firm Winners of Seventh Annual Technology Awards

Summer Legal Internships at Southeast Louisiana Legal Services

Check out Volunteer Heroes -- the Pro Bono Project Volunteer Appreciation Awards

Thrust Temporarily Into Public Service

Pro Bono Success Stories

  • By: The Daily Record (Jacksonville, FL)
  • 01/12/2010
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Legal Aid Society getting a little help

  • By: Evansville (IN) Courier & Press
  • 01/11/2010
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Legal program expands to meet need

Virginia pro bono summit scheduled for April 27th

Chief judge: Poor need help

A Special Visa Program Benefits Abused Illegal Immigrants

Firm's pro bono team rode to rescue of senior citizens, disabled

Courts Seek More Lawyers to Help the Poor

Ilya Lipin Recognized by Philadelphia VIP as January's Volunteer of the Month

Matthew Burnett & Kate Bladow of Technola: LexBlog Q&A

  • By: Real Lawyers Have Blogs
  • 01/07/2010
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NAACP's Interim Top Lawyer Fights the Good Fight

  • By: The National Law Journal
  • 01/06/2010
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Pro Bono Attorney of the Month: Marty Sack

  • By: Jacksonville Daily Record
  • 01/05/2010
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Group Gives Up Death Penalty Work in Frustration

LiveHelp: Increasing Access to Legal Information Online

National Law Journal Pro Bono Awards

San Francisco law firm increases global impact, continues to serve locals in need

A Nation of Do-It-Yourself Lawyers

General Electric Sends Its Yank Pro Bono Program Over There

Treatment of Youths in New York Prisons Spurs Suit

‘Retired’ attorney helps homeowner save her home in urban core