The American Bar Association has designated the week of October 25-31 as National Pro Bono Week, and all across the country lawyers will be taking part in events to educate the public and the legal profession about pro bono. This will be an opportunity to also honor those in the legal profession who routinely provide free legal help to improve the lives of the needy.
In order to facilitate increased focus on pro bono activities across the state, the Pro Bono Initiative of the State Bar of Michigan is extending the celebration through the entire month of October. We are encouraging you to join us and celebrate the efforts of Michigan’s pro bono attorneys. This will be an opportunity to promote pro bono activities, including recruitment and training and to celebrate the value of pro bono service. A member of the Pro Bono Initiative will be contacting you to hear your thoughts and find ways in which we can partner and make the Michigan celebration a success.
To ensure that your local pro bono efforts are recognized and publicized by the State Bar, contact Dionnie Wynter at dwynter@mail.michbar.org or (517) 346-6412. For more information on the national pro bono effort, visit www.celebrateprobono.org. To find out how to obtain a referral for a pro bono case, contact the State Bar or your local legal aid program. To make a financial donation through the Access to Justice Fund to support legal aid, visit www.atjfund.org.
Menu of Opportunities
Nationwide
Groups Planning Celebrations
Locally
- Pro Bono Month Finale
- Hispanic Bar and Detroit Bar Host Pro Bono Law Day
- Chief Justice Releases Pro Bono Toolkit for Michigan Judges
- Pro Bono Lawyers Support Constitution Day in Berrien County
- Genesee County Bar Beat Features October as Pro Bono Month
- Wolverine Bar Assocation/Legal Aid and Defender Expungement Clinic
- Macomb County Circuit Court Brown Bag Lunch, October 26, 2009. Bring your lunch as local Circuit Court judges provide an informal opportunity to learn more about the courts, the judges, the staff, and the policies and procedures you need to know when practicing law in Macomb County. Learm more at MacombBar.org
- U.S. District Court Eastern District foreclosure prevention training, October 28, 2009, 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Theodore Levin U.S. Courthouse, 231 W. Lafayette Blvd., Room 115, Detroit. There
is no charge for attendance but registration is requested by Monday, October 26, call
Charlene at (313) 234-5165.
- Kalamazoo County
- Foreclosure Seminar, Pontiac
- Teen Court, Grand Rapids
- Open Door Ministry, Lansing
- Pro bono services to seniors, Pontiac
- Project SALUTE
- Free Community Legal Education Seminars: Family Law Matters
- Senior Legal Advice Clinic
- Free Community Legal Education Seminars: Estate Planning
- Free Community Legal Education Seminars: Landlord/Tenant
- Pro Bono Appreciation Luncheon
- Legal Advice Clinic
- Free Naturalization Clinic
- Washtenaw County Bar Ass'n Road Show needs attorney volunteers [more]
- Reception introducing “Legal Aid or Children” at Beaumont Hospital
A Lawyer Helps—Lawyers make a difference for people and for society. They solve legal problems, provide free legal help to the poor, and give time to many
other community efforts.
Cooley Law School offers pro bono programs to assist people or groups
who cannot afford to pay. Each program provides
law-related assistance and provides an opportunity for Cooley students to engage in legal
work under the supervision of an attorney. [more]
Read about Cooley's Pro Bono Programs in the Ingham County Legal News
Hubbell Duvall PLLC Gives Back
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Governor Granholm Proclaims Pro Bono Month
On behalf of the citizens of Michigan, I, Governor Jennifer M. Granholm, do hereby proclaim the month of October 2009 Pro Bono Month.
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