Shook, Hardy & Bacon hired a former civil rights division prosecutor in Houston to lead a pro bono practice focused on civil rights and racial justice litigation. Shook, Hardy & Bacon hired a former ...

Pro bono is both a path to service and a path to new practice areas. It can cement a law student or newer attorney's interest in appellate law and allow that attorney the opportunity to gain ...

When Doug Mirell was nominated to serve on the city’s homeless services panel, it wasn’t his routine copyright work that became an issue. Instead, members of the L.A. City Council questioned his pro ...

EASTON — Mid-Shore Pro Bono joined the Oct. 23-29 National Celebration of Pro Bono by recognizing its volunteer attorneys for their work providing access to legal representation for civil matters and ...

(Reuters) - There’s a certain winning-the-lottery quality to securing pro bono representation from a major law firm. Paying clients might fork over $2,000 an hour or more for a top lawyer’s time, but ...

There are many situations in which a person needs a lawyer — even if they can’t afford one. And while criminal defendants are guaranteed representation by a public defender, that’s not the case in ...

Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service (MVLS), the largest provider of pro bono civil legal services to Marylanders, will honor the winners of its 2021 Celebrate Pro Bono Awards at a ceremony Wednesday ...

Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service (MVLS), the largest provider of pro bono civil legal services to Marylanders experiencing economic hardships, Thursday announced the recipients of its 2020 Celebrate ...