Attorneys from the Fourth Department recognized for their pro bono work for tenants in Irondequoit Town Court was recognized by the New York State Bar Association’s 2018 President’s Pro Bono Service Award in the Government Office category. Front row, left ...

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The Volunteer Legal Services Project of Monroe County Inc. will hold a CLE for “Pro Bono Ethics: Issues Related to Board Service” on Nov. 12. The event will begin with registration at 8 a.m. at Genesee Valley Club, at 421 ...

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  Volunteer Legal Services Project handles about 1,260 cases per year. However, that only serves about 25 percent of the clients seeking civil legal services in the Rochester area. How do we increase pro bono resources? A panel consisting of ...

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Competency, or feeling like your practice area does not provide enough experience for taking on the issues of low-income people, may be one of the biggest reasons attorneys are reluctant to accept pro bono assignments. Fear not. The Volunteer Legal ...

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Timothy W. Hoover, a partner with Phillips Lytle LLP, has been reappointed to the pro bono panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Hoover will serve a third three-year term. He was initially appointed to the ...

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Providing pro bono legal services is a good way for attorneys who believe they will be bored at the prospect of full-on retirement and want to continue practicing but who also are looking to ease out of practicing full time. ...

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Law students who helped hundreds of veterans with their legal matters and a law firm that donated nearly 22,000 hours of pro bono services are among the 18 winners of the New York State Bar Association’s 2014 President’s Pro Bono ...

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A legal fight is being considered by the New York State Bar Association to overturn a new judicial rule requiring mandatory reporting of pro bono hours and disclosure of financial contributions to legal services organizations. President David M. Schraver of ...

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Five judges are to be honored today by the New York State Bar Association at an event kicking off National Pro Bono Week, Oct. 20 to 26. The event, “Recognizing Judges Who Support Pro Bono and Access to Justice Initiatives,” ...

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The New York State Bar Association provides an innovative Pro Bono Appeals Program that offers free representation to individuals of modest means in selected appeals to the Appellate Division in the Third and Fourth departments. The program, which began in ...

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Legal Services Corporation President James J. Sandman will receive the 2012 Washington Council of Lawyers’ Presidents’ Award, recognizing exceptional commitment to public service, pro bono and the public interest community. The award will be among those presented Dec. 4 at ...

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Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman is set to unveil the Unified Court System’s new 50-hour pro bono service requirement for New York bar admission Wednesday. Implementation of the new rule is being facilitated by the Advisory Committee on New York State ...

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