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The Milwaukee Bar Association is recognizing an attorney and a Marquette law student for the pro bono legal work they've done.
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Read More »Federal budget proposal would deal blow to civil legal aid groups, pro bono program
Although President Donald Trump has struggled to deliver on many of his campaign promises in his first 100 days in office, legal-aid advocates are still worried about a budget proposal that could leave thousands of residents who can’t afford legal representation fending for themselves.
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Read More »Committee to tackle proposals for expungement, pro bono work for DAs
A state Assembly committee will hold a public hearing Thursday on a slew of bills, including one that would change the state’s procedures for expunging a person’s record.
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Read More »Committee may propose clinic for crime victims, pro bono for DAs
A committee charged with studying ways the state can ensure residents have access to civil legal services will be discussing legislation it might propose for introduction next session.
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Read More »LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: Pro bono: Pro or con for recent grads?
Pro bono work is an indisputably positive activity — in theory. However, the specifics of a pro bono plan are not always so indisputable.
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Read More »Rule change for registered in-house attorneys follows national shift
Although the CUNA Mutual Group has been offering pro bono legal services since 2013, it has never been clear whether Wisconsin Supreme Court rules let every lawyer there participate.
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Read More »The pros of pro bono
Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules require all lawyers in the state to provide legal services voluntarily to those who cannot afford them in order to expand access to justice. But, often, that work comes full circle, offering attorneys opportunities to advance their careers while expanding personal development. Here are the stories of three attorneys and how pro bono work took them on different paths in their careers and personal lives.
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Read More »Group wants pro bono attorneys for piecemeal divorce cases
Before a recent rule change, the chances were slim that the parties in a divorce case could find lawyers to represent them pro bono.
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Read More »High court to let lawyers earn CLE credit for pro bono work
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday approved two rules changes meant to encourage lawyers to provide pro bono legal services.
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Read More »In-house counsel urges pro bono rule change
In-house lawyers who are not licensed in Wisconsin could come into the state to perform pro bono legal services under a proposed rule the state Supreme Court considered Wednesday.
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Read More »Pro bono work: Doing well at doing good
What if you could give back just because it felt good, because it was the right thing to do? And not just for the community. What if giving back was the right thing for you?
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Read More »Making time for pro bono
The Rules of Professional Conduct don’t require pro bono service, but they strongly recommend it. Fifty hours per year, to be exact.
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Read More »LAWBIZ COACHES CORNER: What’s your recourse if the client refuses to pay?
An opinion this year by the New Jersey State Bar’s Advisory Committee on Professional Ethics raises a major alarm bell for any lawyer who has trouble collecting money from a current client.
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Read More »Legal Action to host free training for volunteers
As national Pro Bono Week approaches, Legal Action of Wisconsin’s Volunteer Lawyers Project announced it will again offer lawyers free training on pro bono issues.
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Read More »BLAWG LOG: Gonring on the pro bono oath; Hylton on black lawyers in the 1930s
When the Wisconsin Supreme Court declined in February to grant the Civil Gideon petition and its proposed requirement that legal counsel be appointed for impoverished civil litigants, it instead noted a familiar fallback solution: pro bono initiatives.
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Read More »THE DARK SIDE: Attorney assessments for legal services are unconstitutional
Back in the day, a bumper sticker on many a van read: “A**, gas or grass, nobody rides for free.”
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Read More »Law firms see decrease in pro bono hours
Andrew Monfre went out on loan for six months almost immediately after he joined the Milwaukee office of Quarles & Brady LLP last year. During that time, the 2009 Marquette Law School graduate spent about 15 hours per week providing ...
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