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2009 General News

Philadelphia VIP Recognizes Matthew C. Jones as Volunteer of the Month

Philadelphia VIP Seeking Summer Law Clerks

Monroe County Bar Association Presents Pro Bono Conference - January 12, 2010

  • By: Monroe County Bar Association
  • 12/17/2009
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Pro Bono Incentive Funds Available from PA IOLTA Board

Pro Bono Institute Honors Outstanding Public Service With Two Awards

  • By: Pro Bono Institute
  • 12/14/2009
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Fall 2009 Issue of ABA Dialogue Magazine

  • By: Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc.
  • 12/04/2009
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Legal Department of Caterpillar Inc. Receives ACC/CPBO Pro Bono Award

  • By: The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
  • 12/02/2009
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Pro Bono Blockbuster - National Pro Bono Cele­bration Week

Judge Annette M. Rizzo, Joseph A. Sullivan of Pepper Hamilton LLP and André L. Dennis of Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP to Receive Philadelphia Bar Association Awards

  • By: Philadelphia Bar Association
  • 11/23/2009
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Widener Law Welcomes Michigan Supreme Court Justice for Speech on Capital Punishment

Citizen Media Law Project Launches Legal Assistance Network for Online Journalists

  • By: Berkman Center for Internet & Society
  • 11/19/2009
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Website Launched with Online Resources for Law Firm Fellows and Deferred Associates

Philadelphia Gives Homeowners a Way to Stay Put

Nominations Sought for Child Advocate of the Year Award

  • By: Pennsylvania Bar Association Children's Rights Committee
  • 11/16/2009
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Law School Public Service Resource Handbook Available from CAPSILS

Legal Services Now - November 6, 2009

  • By: ABA Standing Committee on Legal Aid & Iindigent Defendants
  • 11/12/2009
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Jim Beasley Jr. Recognized as Philadelphia VIP Volunteer of the Month

Attorneys General of Five Nations Renew Commitment to Pro Bono

  • By: Attorney General's Office (UK)
  • 11/10/2009
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Philadelphia VIP Sponsors Free Legal Clinic for Small Businesses Provided by Volunteer Corporate Counsel

Verizon Legal Volunteers Launch New Program to Provide Free Legal Services

White House Recognizes Lawyers as National Pro Bono Week Concludes

  • By: American Bar Association
  • 11/04/2009
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PILCOP Seeks Pro Bono Counsel to Assist in Pending Cases

  • By: Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia
  • 11/04/2009
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Chief Lawyers for NYC and Philly Make Pro Bono World Series Bet

Two Philadelphia Law Firms and Executive Director of Community Legal Services to Receive Prestigious Philadelphia Bar Foundation Awards

  • By: Philadelphia Bar Foundation
  • 10/29/2009
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Penn Law Awards Cohen Public Interest Fellowship

  • By: University of Pennsylvania Law School
  • 10/27/2009
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Pro Bono Coordinators: Your Input is Needed!

  • By: National Association of Pro Bono Professionals and the American Bar Association Center for Pro Bono
  • 10/27/2009
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National Law Jounal Seeks Nominations for Pro Bono Awards

  • By: National Law Journal
  • 10/27/2009
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PBA President Endorses National Pro Bono Celebration October 25-31, 2009

  • By: Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • 10/26/2009
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Wills for Heroes Event Offers Pro Bono Opportunity for Philadelphia-Area Attorneys and Paralegals - Nov. 7

  • By: Pennsylvania Bar Association Pro Bono Office
  • 10/17/2009
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Chancellor’s Forum, Pro Bono Open House Highlight Philadelphia Bar Association’s Celebration of National Pro Bono Week, October 26-30

  • By: Philadelphia Bar Association
  • 10/16/2009
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Some Aid Agencies Face Conflict Conundrum Over Volunteer Attorneys

Lindsay Oliver Honored by Allegheny County Bar Association for Ongoing Volunteer Work

  • By: Cohen & Grigsby, P.C.
  • 10/09/2009
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National Domestic Violence Pro Bono Directory

  • By: ABA Commission on Domestic Violence
  • 10/06/2009
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Miriam N. Jacobson Recognized by Philadelphia VIP

National Pro Bono Celebration Rapidly Approaching

  • By: Legal Services Corporation
  • 10/02/2009
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MyFax Sponsors Pro Bono Net’s Legal Programs for Low-Income People

Attorneys Deferred by Recession Find Their Calling in a Related Field

Special "Get Help Now, PA" Session to be Offered in Pittsburgh on National Day of Service

County Coordinators Sought for 'Wills for Heroes Pennsylvania' Program

  • By: Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • 09/08/2009
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ABA Center for Pro Bono Launches Foreclosure Pro Bono ListServ

  • By: American Bar Association Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service
  • 09/08/2009
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Stanley R. Askin is Philadelphia VIP Volunteer of the Month

Introduction to Empirical Research for Clinicians and Public Interest Lawyers

  • By: The Penn Law School and the AALS Committee on Lawyering in the Public Interest, Bellow Scholars Group
  • 09/05/2009
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Free Training for Lawyers on Public Interest Placements

  • By: Legal Services Corporation
  • 08/21/2009
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National Celebration to Highlight Importance of Pro Bono

  • By: Legal Services Corporation
  • 08/21/2009
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ABA Commission On Domestic Violence Announces Launch Of National Domestic Violence Pro Bono Directory

  • By: American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence
  • 08/19/2009
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Some Stories Behind the Boost in Law Firm Pro Bono Efforts

Volunteers Needed for Remaining Weeks of Public Service Initiative, 'Get Help Now Pennsylvania'

  • By: Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • 08/17/2009
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Kate Mount Recognized as Philadelphia VIP Volunteer of Month for August 2009

NALP Seeks Nominations for the 15th Annual PSLawNet Pro Bono Publico Award

  • By: National Association for Law Placement, Inc.
  • 08/07/2009
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Governor Thanks Lawyers Donating Expertise for Public Service Initiative,

  • By: Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • 08/03/2009
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Pennsylvania Bar Association Presents Inaugural Verdina Y. Showell Award in Conjunction with "Wills for Heroes"

  • By: Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • 07/28/2009
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The Pro Bono Report: No Excuses for Firms with Falling Pro Bono, Declining Revenue

Philadelphia VIP Managing Attorney Stefanie Fleischer Seldin Named Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Civil Legal Aid Attorney of the Year

  • By: Philadelphia Bar Association
  • 07/20/2009
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2009 ABA Pro Bono Publico Award Recipients

  • By: American Bar Association Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service
  • 07/17/2009
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The American Lawyer Reports on "Unmet Needs"

  • By: The American Lawyer
  • 07/17/2009
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Free legal help for homeowners

  • By: WPVI-TV Philadelphia, PA
  • 07/15/2009
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ABA Recognizes Pro Bono Work by Lawyers in First National Celebration

  • By: American Bar Association Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service
  • 07/10/2009
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Craig Gottlieb Recognized as Philadelphia VIP Volunteer of the Month

Lawyer Volunteers Support 'Get Help Now Pennsylvania' Program for Those in Economic Need

  • By: Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • 07/07/2009
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West Launches New Programs Focused on Pro Bono Outreach, Lawyers in Transition

Has Pro Bono Become Recession-Proof?

Andrew Boczkowski Named Philadelphia VIP Volunteer of the Month

Experienced Unemployment Compensation Attorneys Needed in Pittsburgh

  • By: Pro Bono Center of the Allegheny County Bar Foundation
  • 06/24/2009
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Philadelphia Bar Association Wins 2009 Harrison Tweed Award

  • By: American Bar Association Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service
  • 06/22/2009
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Philadelphia Judge Annette Rizzo Presented with Louis J. Goffman Award

  • By: Pennsylvania Bar Foundation
  • 06/09/2009
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National Celebration of Pro Bono Update

  • By: ABA Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service
  • 06/08/2009
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Microsoft Receives A. Leon Higginbotham Award for Legal Diversity and Pro Bono Efforts

  • By: Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
  • 06/08/2009
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Philadelphia's Hangley Aronchick Segal & Pudlin is one of Three Firms to Receive Pro Bono Award at NLADA Exemplar Award Dinner

  • By: National Legal Aid and Defender Association
  • 05/29/2009
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Free Training Session for 'Wills for Heroes' Lawyer Volunteers on May 29

  • By: Pennyslvania Bar Association
  • 05/18/2009
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Colleen Stumpf Presented with Pro Bono Award by Erie County Bar Association

  • By: Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc.
  • 05/14/2009
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Meredith Brennan Recognized as Philadelphia VIP Volunteer of the Month

Pro Bono Net Salutes Volunteer Lawyers in Recognition of National Volunteer Week

Associates Provide Pro Bono Aid in Family Kidnapping Cases

  • By: Lawjob.com/Law.com
  • 04/20/2009
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PA IOLTA Board Releases Report on the Results of the PA Access to Justice Act

  • By: Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc.
  • 04/09/2009
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Nominations Sought: PA Bar Association Pro Bono, Judges and Civil Legal Aid Attorney of the Year Awards

  • By: Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • 04/06/2009
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Free Training Session Offered for Lawyer Volunteers to Take 'Wills for Heroes' Statewide

  • By: Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • 04/06/2009
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Heather Ritch Named Volunteer of the Month by Philadelphia VIP

PBA President Hails Supreme Court Action to Raise More Funds for Civil Legal Services

  • By: Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • 04/03/2009
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Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network Applauds Today's Action of State Supreme Court Helping to Fund Civil Legal Aid

  • By: Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc.
  • 04/02/2009
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Lawyers Work Pro Bono for Veterans

  • By: Operation Homefront
  • 03/26/2009
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Big Law's pain is public interest's gain — mostly

  • By: The National Law Journal
  • 03/19/2009
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As Interest Rates Sink, So Do the Fortunes of Legal Aid

  • By: The National Law Journal
  • 03/18/2009
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Equity Protection Legal Clinic joins the Pro Bono Center

  • By: Pro Bono Center of Allegheny County
  • 03/17/2009
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For jobless lawyers, plan B includes good works

Lawyer Volunteers Needed for PBA "Wills for Heroes" Program - Offering Free Estate Planning Documents to Police, Fire and Emergency Medical Personnel

  • By: Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • 03/16/2009
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Nominees Sought for Pennsylvania Bar Foundation 2009 Louis J. Goffman Award

  • By: Pennsylvania Bar Foundation
  • 03/16/2009
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American Bar Association Fight Notario Fraud Project Seeks Volunteers

  • By: American Bar Association Commission on Immigration
  • 03/13/2009
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Matthew Olesh Is Philadelphia VIP Volunteer of the Month

Tax Benefits Associated With Pro Bono and Other Volunteer Activities

  • By: The Legal Intelligencer
  • 03/03/2009
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First Judicial District 2008 Pro Bono Roll of Honor

  • By: First Judicial District
  • 03/03/2009
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Aid on the Horizon for Distressed Bucks County Homeowners

Good Shepherd Legal Foundation Launches Complimentary Special Needs Trusts and Estate Planning for Families of Special Needs Children

Allegheny County Young Lawyers Offer Free Legal Services

  • By: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
  • 02/25/2009
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Pennsylvania Bar Association Accepting Nominations for Pro Bono Awards

  • By: Pennsylvania Bar Association Pro Bono Office
  • 02/23/2009
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Call for More Military and Veteran Pro Bono Support

  • By: Pennsylvania Bar Association Pro Bono Office
  • 02/23/2009
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More Lawyers Representing the Poor for Free, ABA Study Finds

  • By: American Bar Association
  • 02/17/2009
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Diana P. Sisum is Philadelphia VIP Volunteer of the Month

First Judicial District Presents Third Annual Pro Bono Publico Awards

  • By: Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc.
  • 02/03/2009
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OPINION: Invest in housing and aid economy

  • By: Philadelphia Inquirer
  • 02/03/2009
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Philadelphia Foreclosure Prevention Program: The miracle of Courtroom 676 - Saving lives, one address at a time

  • By: Philadelphia Daily News
  • 01/29/2009
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Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network Announces 2009 Excellence Award Winners

  • By: Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc.
  • 01/28/2009
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Nominations Open for 2009 ABA Pro Bono Publico Awards

  • By: American Bar Association Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service
  • 01/27/2009
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Laura Feldman Is Philly VIP Volunteer of the Month

Even harder times for legal aid to poor

  • By: Philadelphia Inquirer
  • 01/26/2009
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Allegheny County Lawyers Gear Up to Stop Foreclosures

  • By: Public News Services
  • 01/26/2009
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ABA President Urges Nation's Lawyers to Support Jan. 19 Day of Service

  • By: American Bar Association
  • 01/16/2009
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"How Pennsylvania's Legal Aid System is Organized" in The Pennsylvania Lawyer

  • By: Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc.
  • 01/14/2009
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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Adopts New Rules to Put Appeals of Children's Cases on Fast Track

  • By: Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts
  • 01/14/2009
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Pro Bono Increasingly Seen as an Investment, Not a Cost

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