SIX ORGANIZATIONS HONORED FOR OUTSTANDING PRO BONO SERVICE

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  February 12, 2008 ;     700+ words ......engaging business professionals in pro bono service to meet community needs. The...agencies and media companies in pro bono service which has resulted in thousands...visionary approach of incorporating pro bono service into its broader employee volunteer...

The Meaning of Pro Bono: Institutional Variations in Professional...

Law & Society Review;  March 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......characteristics of those who provide pro bono service. This finding would imply that...professionalism. Rationales for pro bono service rest largely on claims of professionalism: the value of pro bono service in meeting unmet legal needs...

Bickel & Brewer Counters a Decline in Legal Services to the Poor; Earns...

PR Newswire;  October 23, 2000 ;     496 words ......nearly four thousand hours of pro bono service amassed by 39 volunteer attorneys...the highest honor awarded for pro bono service in Dallas. Some of the honorees...contribution of 1,168 hours of pro bono service; Bickel & Brewer Associate...

SEC WINS FIRST-EVER FEDERAL AGENCY PRO BONO LEADERSHIP AWARD

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  October 24, 2007 ;     580 words ......Federal Agency Pro Bono Leadership Award...the Interagency Pro Bono Working Group is...efforts to promote pro bono service by employees...Christopher Cox. "Our pro bono coordinator, Anita...in the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Advice and Referral...attorneys to ...

Money Is No Substitute for Pro Bono Service

The Washington Post;  January 7, 2006 ;     503 words ......rather than time ["Pro Bono: A Better Alternative...fundamentally flawed. Pro bono service -- volunteer legal...their commitment to pro bono service through the Pro Bono Institute at Georgetown...money as well to the pro bono organizations ...

New York State Bar Association seeks nominees for 'Pro Bono' Service...

Daily Record (Rochester, NY);  February 27, 2007 ;     249 words ......17th annual President's Pro Bono Service Awards. The awards are...justice system through pro bono services. Winners will...demonstrated outstanding pro bono services in 2006, to a...provided outstanding pro bono service while serving as ...

Pro bono, pro business

Smart Business Philadelphia;  September 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......the clients and the community. Q: What type of pro bono work do employees do? Pro bono family law is an area where there is tremendous...adoption are a few examples. Most lawyers choose pro bono work for issues they feel passionately about...professional benefits do employees gain ...

NIU to cite students' pro bono work

Chicago Sun-Times;  March 7, 2000 ;     190 words ......experience through pro bono work now will get something...at least 60 hours of pro bono service during their law school...the law school. Doing pro bono work also has helped...perform 12,996 hours of pro bono service for a variety of agencies...the law ...

New Orleans-area law firms, nonprofits answer call for increase in pro...

New Orleans CityBusiness;  May 24, 2007 ;     700+ words ......beef up the city's pro-bono resources, tackling...are also covered. Pro bono mandate Effective...of 50 hours of pro bono service per attorney each...firms encourage pro bono service, Adams & Reese...in the field of pro bono work," said ...

Meeting the Demands of the Indigent Population: The Choice Between...

The Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics;  July 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......attorneys in private practice participate in pro bono service programs. Florida attributes its recent impressive pro bono service levels to its progressive pro bono service policy, specifically its adoption of a...

Stanford law students spend time outside classroom doing pro bono work

University Wire;  May 13, 2005 ;     700+ words ......said. "Students who contribute pro bono service derive two main benefits: serving...Wang explained. "In addition, pro bono service equips students with a better...students complete 50 hours of pro bono service each year. "The ethical codes...

Federal Judges to Honor D.C. Law Firms for Outstanding Pro Bono Service;...

PR Newswire;  April 14, 2005 ;     438 words ......for their commitment to pro bono work. Each firm will be...provide 50 or more hours of pro bono service in 2004. The 40 at 50: Judicial Pro Bono Recognition Breakfast will...Conference Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal Services. Chief Judge...firms who have ...

Lowenstein Sandler Sets the Standard for Pro Bono Initiatives

New Jersey Business;  May 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......take on cases pro bono. Today, attorneys...and stresses, pro bono service. On an annual...total of 15,000 pro bono hours. This equates...Lowenstein Sandler's Pro Bono Committee, many...honored by the Pro Bono Institute during...Institute's "Law Firm ...

Inaugural Attorney General's Pro Bono Award presented in honour of the...

M2 Presswire;  September 27, 2004 ;     602 words ......Government: Inaugural Attorney General's Pro Bono Award presented in honour of the late...presented the inaugural Attorney General's Pro Bono Award to the College of Law. The Award...significant achievements and contributions to pro bono by staff and students at higher education...

Price of pro bono representations: examining lawyers' duties and...

Defense Counsel Journal;  January 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......disadvantaged. The move toward mandatory pro bono service, however, began to gain stronger...important reason to require pro bono service. Legal services programs are...required to provide 40 hours of pro bono service each year, or the financial...