Committee Mission Statement
The mission of the Pro Bono Committee is to be the nexus between the Business Law Section and the legal profession’s pro bono and legal aid community. The Committee implements the Section's pro bono goals through development and support of model business pro bono projects and activities and outreach to the pro bono legal aid communities.
Committee Facts
- One hundred thirty-three members
- Three to four meetings a year, two of them in-person at the Section Spring Meeting and the ABA Annual Meeting
- Selection of National Public Service Award recipients (the only nationwide pro bono award for business lawyers)
- Guest presentations at Committee meetings on cutting-edge transactional pro bono projects
- Member discussion of legal aid and pro bono policy developments that impact the profession
- Sponsored CLE programs on topics of interest to volunteer business attorneys
- Dedicated Business Law Today coverage of business law pro bono
- Outreach opportunities at meeting locations
- Committee newsletters that report on legal developments and Committee activities
Areas of Expertise
- Nonprofit organizations
- Community development
- Consumer bankruptcy
- Consumer finance
- Select matters of professional responsibility
Committee Participation OpportunitiesPro Bono Committee members may volunteer for any of these Committee activities:
- National Public Service Award
- Programming Design
- Publications
- Section Relations
- Special Projects
To volunteer for any of these Committee activities, contact Pro Bono Committee leaders or contact the staff at
leslie.archer@americanbar.org.
