HOGAN & HARTSON; Hogan & Hartson Leads Conservation Groups in Pro Bono Effort to Create Historic Settlement in Black Canyon of the Gunnison Water Dispute
7/4/2008
publication: Life Science Weekly July 8, 2008 Lawyers in the Denver office of Hogan & Hartson LLP donated more than 2,300 hours of pro bono work to help leading conservation groups secure a proposed settlement concerning water flow in Colorado's...(0 comments)

Pricey "digs" for pro bono work!
7/3/2008
publication: The Slant July 1, 2008 Tuesday 5:20 AM EST Jul. 1, 2008 (South Florida Sun-Sentinel delivered by Newstex) -- "They Said It!" "I don't think the public will be too receptive to paying for defense lawyers to have offices on Las Olas."...(0 comments)

Providing for the future of legal services; Highland attorney starts endowment for First District Pro Bono Committee.
7/2/2008
publication: The Indiana Lawyer June 25, 2008 When it comes to Indiana's current pro bono and legal aid efforts, a northwest Indiana attorney literally wrote the rule, Rule 6.5 Voluntary Attorney Pro Bono Plan. Richard P. Komyatte, who earned his law...(0 comments)

Dechert receives Special Recognition Pro Bono Award
6/29/2008
publication: New Jersey Lawyer June 16, 2008 (0 comments)

Detainee fight gets bigger, costlier for long-battling Boston law firm Six Algerian terrorist suspects held at Guantanamo Bay for more than six years without charges have won the right to petition for release, increasing the stakes for their pro bono defe
6/27/2008
publication: The Boston Globe June 25, 2008 Wednesday WASHINGTON - The Wilmer Hale law firm, one of the largest and most respected in Boston, has a reputation for championing unpopular causes: President Nixon during impeachment. The US Army during...(0 comments)

50th anniversary of Law Day to explore rule of law in federal courthouse
6/25/2008
publication: Michigan Chronicle (Detroit) April 30, 2008 - May 6, 2008 FULL TEXT Bomb-sniffing dogs, counterfeit currency and confiscated firearms will be among the many exhibits demonstrated to the public at the federal courthouse in downtown Detroit...(0 comments)

Pro Bono: Staking a claim for Elkton's homeless campers
6/25/2008
publication: The Daily Record (Baltimore, MD) June 23, 2008 Monday Matthew G. Summers was reading through e-mails listing pro bono opportunities in March 2007 when he came across a request to help a group of homeless people in Elkton who had been forced...(0 comments)

SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP; Simpson Thacher Hires Pro Bono Counsel, Harlene Katzman
6/21/2008
publication: Healthcare Finance, Tax & Law Weekly June 25, 2008 Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced the hiring of Harlene Katzman as Pro Bono Counsel, a newly created role at the Firm, augmenting the Firm's longstanding commitment to pro bono...(0 comments)

Hogan & Hartson Leads Conservation Groups in Pro Bono Effort to Create Historic Settlement in Black Canyon of the Gunnison Water Dispute
6/21/2008
publication: Business Wire June 19, 2008 Thursday 2:00 PM GMT Lawyers in the Denver office of Hogan & Hartson LLP donated more than 2,300 hours of pro bono work to help leading conservation groups secure a proposed settlement concerning water flow...(0 comments)

Britney' father wants to be paid for hours spent with her
6/19/2008
publication: Hindustan Times June 17, 2008 Tuesday 2:09 PM EST Washington, June 17 -- Britney Spears' father Jamie Spears has filed a declaration listing the billable hours spent with his daughter while being a conservator of her estate in February....(0 comments)

MASSACHUSETTS LAWYER VICTOR J. GARO TO RECEIVE EDMUND S. MUSKIE PRO BONO SERVICE AWARD
6/19/2008
publication: States News Service June 17, 2008 Tuesday The following information was released by the American Bar Association: The American Bar Association Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section will honor Victor J. Garo, principal of the Law Offices...(0 comments)

SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT STANDING COMMITTEE ON PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES PRESENTS 2008 ADAMS PRO BONO PUBLICO AWARDS
6/17/2008
publication: US States News June 5, 2008 Thursday 12:16 PM EST The Massachusetts Court System issued the following news release: In recognition of outstanding commitment to providing volunteer legal services for the poor and disadvantaged in Massachusetts,...(0 comments)

Students profit from free work
6/17/2008
publication: The Australian Financial Review June 16, 2008 Monday (0 comments)

United States: Are You Covered While Doing Good?: Make Sure Your Employees Are Insured Even When Doing Pro Bono
6/14/2008
publication: Mondaq Business Briefing May 28, 2008 Are you and your employees protected by your insurance while doing volunteer or pro bono work? The time to check is now. After the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade (0 comments)

HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP; Haynes and Boone Awarded W. Frank Newton Award for Outstanding Pro Bono Effort on Behalf of Wrongly Convicted Murder Defendants
6/14/2008
publication: Lab Business Week June 22, 2008 Haynes and Boone, LLP has been selected as the 2008 recipient of the W. Frank Newton Award for outstanding pro bono efforts, one of the highest honors awarded by the State Bar of Texas (see also Haynes...(0 comments)