The Pennsylvania Bar Association is recruiting lawyer volunteers to handle pro bono cases in their areas of practice or expertise for Pennsylvania's military veterans as part of the PBA's "Lawyers Saluting Veterans" program.

Lawyers interested in volunteering for the program should register via the PBA website at www.pabar.org/ public/lsv.asp. Registration requires certification of malpractice insurance. After registering, volunteer lawyers will be able to access electronic documents such as an agreement of representation, a pro bono checklist and a termination letter for use with the veteran clients.

Lawyer volunteers will receive an official certificate of participation for their use in publicizing their involvement in the program.

Veterans in need of pro bono assistance can directly contact those lawyer volunteers who publicize their participation in the program. If the legal matter is one the lawyer does not handle, there is no obligation to take on the veteran as a client. Instead, the volunteer can refer the veteran to the program hotline. The PBA Pro Bono Legal Services Office will also make referrals to volunteer lawyers.

The "Lawyers Saluting Veterans" program is coordinated by the PBA's Pro Bono Office and Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee. For more information call the program hotline at 800-932-0311, ext. 2570; call Gabriele Miller Wagner at 800-932-0311, ext. 2297; or email her at gabriele.miller wagner@pabar.org and put "LSV'' in the subject line.