ACADEMIC-BASED VITA PROGRAMS8/21/2008 publication: The Tax Adviser August 2008 FULL TEXT The American Taxation Association (ATA) is a professional organization whose members are primarily tax professors at business schools throughout the country. In 2004, the ATA formed the Pro Bono Tax...
(0 comments) Commentary: A few small repairs8/21/2008 publication: Michigan Lawyers Weekly August 18, 2008 Marketing Large law firms, in the majority of cases, have the luxury of a full-time marketing staff. Most also have the ability to tap a chief marketing officer for strategy, expertise, and a road...
(0 comments) Commentary: Bridging the services gap in Allegany County8/21/2008 publication: The Daily Record (Baltimore, MD) August 18, 2008 Monday Allegany County, located near Maryland's mountainous western edge, has a population of only 74,000 people. But 15 percent of them earn less than the federal poverty level - and many...
(0 comments) Billables slip but profits rise; survey shows8/20/2008 publication: Chicago Daily Law Bulletin August 15, 2008 Friday Rate hikes are keeping U.S. law firms in the black while billable hours were down in many major markets, including Chicago, in the second quarter of 2008, according to an economic analysis....
(0 comments) GOOD DEEDS8/20/2008 publication: Sarasota Herald-Tribune (Florida) August 18, 2008 Monday Clarke/Eric Mower and Associates, a full-service, integrated marketing communications agency with offices in Sarasota and throughout the eastern U.S., has awarded All Faiths Food...
(0 comments) MFY - A "Holistic"Approach To Pro Bono Legal Services8/16/2008 publication: Metropolitan Corporate Counsel August 2008 Editor: Could you provide an overview of MFY's mission? Goldberg: MFY's mission is to ensure that low-income New Yorkers get access to justice. By partnering with neighborhood social service providers...
(0 comments) Pro Bono Work - Helping Dreams Come True8/16/2008 publication: Metropolitan Corporate Counsel August 2008 Editor: Miriam, please describe for our readers your mission as Pro Bono Counsel at Weil Gotshal. Buhl: My job at Weil is to help the firm achieve the best possible presence in the pro bono community...
(0 comments) Proskauer Rose's National Pro Bono Initiative Takes Hold8/16/2008 publication: Metropolitan Corporate Counsel August 2008 Editor: It has been a year since we last spoke. Would you tell us something about the establishment of Proskauer Rose's national Pro Bono Initiative (PBI) and what the Initiative has accomplished...
(0 comments) Evening Star8/15/2008 publication: Evening Star August 13, 2008 Wednesday A NUMBER of trainee and qualified solicitors from local law firms are offering pro bono services at the Legal Advice Centre at the Ipswich & Suffolk Council for Racial Equality (ISCRE) in St Matthews...
(0 comments) Pro bono: Greenbelt's JGL takes on foreclosure project8/6/2008 publication: The Daily Record (Baltimore, MD) August 4, 2008 Monday Following Court of Appeals Chief Judge Robert M. Bell's call for Maryland lawyers to provide free representation to homeowners facing foreclosure, more than 700 attorneys so far have...
(0 comments) The Big Picture: Human(e) services8/6/2008 publication: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly August 4, 2008 A large-scale pro bono effort by attorneys in the Boston office of McDermott, Will & Emery has yielded a similarly sized victory for abused and neglected children in Michigan.
(0 comments) Honors8/3/2008 publication: Chicago Daily Law Bulletin July 31, 2008 Thursday The Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights under Law has recognized several Howrey LLP lawyers and staff for dedication to equal access to justice. The group has designated Howrey...
(0 comments) Pro Bono? Cui Bono?8/1/2008 publication: Concurring Opinions July 30, 2008 Wednesday 5:07 PM EST Jul. 30, 2008 ( delivered by Newstex) -- Some large law firms require all their attorneys to do a certain amount of pro bono work. But a better approach might be to require the...
(0 comments) Two Makah whalers get prison time7/30/2008 publication: Indian Country Today (Oneida, New York) July 9, 2008 Wednesday FULL TEXT Lack of remorse cited as reason behind harsh sentencing TACOMA, Wash. - Two Makah whalers received prison sentences June 30 for their part in hunting a whale without...
(0 comments) People in Business7/30/2008 publication: The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) July 26, 2008 Saturday Melody McAnally , an attorney in the Memphis office of Butler Snow, received the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project Curtis E. Coker Access to Justice Award at the annual convention...
(0 comments) Commentary: Pro bono ... Qui bono?7/30/2008 publication: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly July 28, 2008 The Boston law firm of WilmerHale is receiving some well-deserved attention for its representation of six Algerian terrorist suspects held without charge at Guantánamo Bay.
(0 comments)