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ACADEMIC-BASED VITA PROGRAMS
8/21/2008
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: Expert Opinion: Legal administrators worth their weight in billable hours
8/21/2008
publication: Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly August 18, 2008 The job of administering a law firm may seem at times to resemble the herding of cats, but that's just one of the many skills needed in a professional legal administrator. That administrator...(0 comments)
Commentary: A few small repairs
8/21/2008
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 County
8/21/2008
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 shows
8/20/2008
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)
New Jersey pro bono:; A justice gap and a bar's response
8/20/2008
publication: New Jersey Lawyer August 11, 2008 (0 comments)
GOOD DEEDS
8/20/2008
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)
CIVIL JUSTICE CLINIC VOLUNTEERS EARN TOP AWARD FOR EFFORTS
8/19/2008
publication: Targeted News Service June 2, 2008 Monday 2:39 AM EST Arizona State University issued the following press release: The Civil Justice Clinic at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law recently received a prestigious pro bono award for providing...(0 comments)
MFY - A "Holistic"Approach To Pro Bono Legal Services
8/16/2008
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 True
8/16/2008
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 Hold
8/16/2008
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)
The Abundant Rewards Of Pro Bono From The Young Lawyer's Perspective
8/16/2008
publication: Metropolitan Corporate Counsel August 2008 Pro Bono Work Pro Bono. It means different things to different people. In Latin, it means "for the good." In the legal profession, it means free legal service. In November of last year, it meant...(0 comments)
Pro Bono Partnership Names New Directors
8/16/2008
publication: Metropolitan Corporate Counsel August 2008 (0 comments)
Evening Star
8/15/2008
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)
Fourth annual Minnesota State Bar Association conference draws hundreds
8/14/2008
publication: The Minnesota Lawyer (Minneapolis, MN) August 11, 2008 The tall ships came first and the small-firm lawyers followed. Hundreds of solo and small firm practitioners attended the fourth annual "Strategic Solutions for Solo & Small Firm Practitioners"...(0 comments)
FENWICK & WEST; Fenwick & West Donates Attorneys' Fees to Public Interest Law Firm
8/9/2008
publication: Healthcare Finance, Tax & Law Weekly August 13, 2008 Fenwick & West LLP announced that it is donating to its co-counsel, pro bono organization Public Interest Law Firm (PILF), its share of approximately $450,000 in attorneys' fees awarded...(0 comments)
FENWICK & WEST; Fenwick & West Donates Attorneys' Fees to Public Interest Law Firm
8/8/2008
publication: Health Business Week August 15, 2008 Fenwick & West LLP announced that it is donating to its co-counsel, pro bono organization Public Interest Law Firm (PILF), its share of approximately $450,000 in attorneys' fees awarded as part of...(0 comments)
Williams Kastner Named Recipient of the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project's 2008 Amicus Reward; Law Firm Williams Kastner Recognized for its Commitment to Furthering Immigrant and Refugee Rights
8/8/2008
publication: Business Wire August 6, 2008 Wednesday 10:44 PM GMT Williams Kastner has been named the recipient of the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project's 2008 Amicus Award for its commitment to pro bono representation of low-income individuals seeking...(0 comments)
Pro bono: Greenbelt's JGL takes on foreclosure project
8/6/2008
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)
Pro bono: Frederick bar leader revives pro bono committee
8/6/2008
publication: The Daily Record (Baltimore, MD) August 4, 2008 Monday One of the first things Peter D. Fitzpatrick did as chairman of the Bar Association of Frederick County's revamped pro bono committee was ensure it would not need to be revamped again....(0 comments)
The Big Picture: Human(e) services
8/6/2008
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)
Honors
8/3/2008
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)
Lawyers needed to save homes; Pro bono training to fight foreclosures
8/2/2008
publication: Herald News (Passaic County, NJ) July 31, 2008 Thursday One 66-year-old woman cried because of four missed mortgage payments. A city police officer vented for an hour over the lack of help she found in fighting her foreclosure. They came...(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)
Bet Tzedek Honors Manatt, Phelps & Phillips as Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year; Brandon Fernald of Fulbright & Jaworski Named Pro Bono Attorney of the Year; Ruth Grunfeld and Marvin Leon Receive Volunteer Awards
7/31/2008
publication: Business Wire July 29, 2008 Tuesday 4:00 PM GMT Bet Tzedek Legal Services today announced that Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP is being honored as its Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year, and Brandon C. Fernald, a senior associate in the Los...(0 comments)
Two Makah whalers get prison time
7/30/2008
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)
American Bar Association Recognizes Outstanding Contributions to Volunteer Legal Services with 2008 Pro Bono Publico Awards
7/30/2008
publication: Targeted News Service July 15, 2008 Tuesday 2:47 AM EST The American Bar Association issued the following news release: The American Bar Association Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service will recognize three lawyers, one law...(0 comments)
People in Business
7/30/2008
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)
EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRATION REVIEW'S LEGAL ORIENTATION AND PRO BONO PROGRAM
7/30/2008
publication: US Fed News July 18, 2008 Friday 1:47 AM EST The U.S. Department of Justice's Executive Office for Immigration Review issued the following press release: The Executive Office for Immigration Review's (EOIR's) Legal Orientation and Pro...(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)
News for New Attorneys Discussion
2/26/2008
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