This article describes the role economic consultants can play in pro bono matters, creating meaningful opportunities for ...

You are co-chair of the Virginia Bar Association Pro Bono Council. What are some of its projects? The VBA Pro Bono Council seeks to promote greater participation by lawyers in pro bono work. Through ...

Access to justice (A2J) has long been a nationwide crisis in the U.S. The gap between those who need legal services and those who can afford them is vast, and this disparity has only widened in recent ...

913. DID YOU KNOW MORE THAN HALF OF AMERICANS MISTAKENLY BELIEVE THEY’RE ENTITLED TO A FREE LAWYER FOR CIVIL LEGAL ISSUES? WE’RE TALKING THINGS LIKE EVICTION, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR CUSTODY BATTLES. AND ...

December 06, 2024 - Pro bono at its highest and best directs legal resources where they are needed most. Pro bono legal work has developed into a professional sector at many law firms and legal ...

More nonprofits are seeking pro bono helpers to sustain their operations as they grapple with federal funding cuts and increased demand for their services. Taproot Foundation CEO Cat Ward has the ...

The American Bar Association (ABA) Model Rule 6.1 provides that “[e]very lawyer has a professional responsibility to provide legal services to those unable to pay. A lawyer should aspire to render at ...

The authors write "We propose a new model for law firm pro bono, provisionally called “Storefront Pro Bono,” to help mitigate the access to civil justice gap in New York through modest pro-bono ...

Colorado attorneys are not required to engage in pro bono work — free legal services — to maintain their licenses. In fact, that’s true of all 50 states. Rule 6.1 of the American Bar Association’s ...

For Minnesotans of color and others with very limited financial resources, starting a business can be particularly challenging. For the past 20 years, these entrepreneurs have benefited from a pro ...

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