State Reporting Policies
States with Mandatory Pro Bono Reporting |
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| State | Reporting Status | Date of Adoption | Type of Bar | Number Reporting | % of Attorneys Doing Pro Bono | Average Hoursof Pro Bono Per Attorney* | Total # of Pro Bono Hours Provided | Contact | |
| Florida | Mandatory Reporting
on dues statement--failure to report is treated as a secondary offense |
1993, upheld 1997 | Unified | 2009: 51% 2010: 52% |
22 22 |
1,545,157 1,614,676 |
Contact: Kent Spuhler 850-385-7900 kent@floridalegal.org |
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| Hawaii | Mandatory Reporting | 2007 | Unified | 2009: 50% 2010: 47% |
32 68 |
231,189 232,325 |
Contact: Dew Kaneshiro 808-528-7051 dew@vlsh.org |
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| Illinois | Mandatory Reporting
on dues statement |
6/6/2007 | Voluntary | 2009: 32% 2010: 30% |
26 27 |
2,197,041 2,328,770 |
Contact: Kelly Tautges 312-554-8356 ktautges@chicagobar.org |
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| Maryland | Mandatory Reporting
failure to report leads to loss of license. If fill out report, Court will reinstate |
2/2/2007 | Voluntary | 2009: 54% | 33 | 1,139,866 | Contact: Sharon Goldsmith 410-837-9379 sgoldsmith@probonomd.org |
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| Mississippi | Mandatory Reporting
failure to report is a disiciplinary offense |
3/5/2007 | Unified | 2009: 53% 2010: 44% |
24 14 |
183,016 122,430 |
Contact: Davetta Lee 601-948-4471 dlee@msbar.org |
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| Nevada | Mandatory Reporting
form sent w/dues statement |
5/3/2007 | Unified | 2009: 43% 2010: 31% |
44 (Tier 1 pro bono only) 48 |
115,443 (Tier 1 Pro Bono Only) 140,601 |
Contact: Melanie Kushnir 702-386-1070 mkushnir@lacsn.org |
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| New Mexico | Mandatory Reporting
Mandatory Reporting form provided with annual dues statement |
1/22/2008 | Unified | 2009: 67% of active attorneys 2010: 65% |
65 66 |
275,733 271,261 |
Contact: Amy LaFaver 505-797-6077 alafaver@nmbar.org |
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| * Average is the total # of pro bono hours divided by the total number of inactive and active attorneys in the state. | |||||||||
States with Voluntary Pro Bono Reporting |
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| State | Reporting Status | Date of Adoption | Type of Bar | Number Reporting | Comments | Contact |
| Arizona | Voluntary Reporting on dues statement |
1994 | Unified | Response rates: 31% in '95; 35% in '96. | Contact: Betty Flores 602-252-4804 x215 Betty.Flores@staff.azbar.org |
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| Georgia | Voluntary Reporting on dues statement and on webpage |
6/1/2000 | Unified | Response rate: 8% in '98 via CLE Form; Rule 6.1 adopted 6/00; reporting policy adopted after promotion by two members of S.Ct. | Contact: Michael Monahan 404-527-8762 mike@gabar.org |
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| Kentucky | Voluntary Reporting on dues statement |
6/14/2005 | Unified | Rule 6.1.Response rates: 12% in '96; 15% in '98; 16% in '07. | Contact: Jackie Duncan 859-255-9913 x18 jduncan@ajfky.org |
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| Louisiana | Voluntary Reporting full page form enclosed with dues statement |
6/1/1998 | Unified | Response rates 8-9% in '98 and 15% in '01; 11% in '02; 11% in '03; 11% in '04; 11% in '05; 10% in '06. | Contact: Monte Mollere 504-619-0146 mmollere@lsba.org |
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| Michigan | Voluntary Reporting Underconsideration |
Unified | Working Group WG of Planning Cmte. PC of Access to JWorking Group WG of Planning Cmte. PC of Access to Justice Task Force AJTF recommended later consideration of mandatory if voluntary "does not sufficiently increase attorney participation." | Contact: Robert Mathis 517-346-6412 rmathis@mail.michbar.org |
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| Montana | Voluntary Reporting |
6/22/2005 | Unified | 60% in '10 | Contact: Patricia Fein 406-794-7824 pfain@mt.gov |
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| Ohio | Voluntary Reporting |
9/20/07 | Voluntary | X | Supreme Court commentary Response Rates: 12% in '08 |
Contact: LeAnna Gipson 614-752-8919 lgipson@olaf.org |
| Oregon | Voluntary Reporting Reporting Form |
Unified | Contact: Cathy Petrecca 503-431-6355 cpetrecca@osbar.org |
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| Tennessee | Voluntary Reporting on TBA dues statement since 2006 |
6/27/2005 | Voluntary | X on TBA dues statement | Compliance rates: 4% in '05; 6% in '06; 20% in '07 increase due to more prominent placement on dues statement. | Contact: Sarah Hayman 615-277-3233 shayman@tnbar.org |
| Texas | Voluntary Reporting in 2005, began doing an annual telephone survey of 500 randomly selected attorneys about their pro bono work instead of voluntary reporting - more statistically reliable |
6/14/2005 | Unified | Resolution.Response rates:94/95 - 39.5%; 95/96 - 40.1%; 96/97 - 34.7%; 97/98 - 21.3%; 98/99 - 17.3%; 99/00 - 21.1%; 2000 - 38.7%; 2001 - 37.9%. Format changes '97-'99 reduced prominence of legal services to poor category. | Contact: Trish McAllister 512-427-1855 trish.mcallister@texasbar.com |
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| Virginia | Voluntary Reporting |
The Virginia State Bar is mandatory and unified, while the Virginia Bar Association VBA is voluntary. | Resolution to Enhance Pro Bono Publico passed by Bar Council several years ago that encouraged attorneys to report voluntarily. | Contact: Maureen Petrini 804-775-0522 petrini@vsb.org |
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| Washington | Voluntary Reporting a separate form included with the annual licensing packet |
9/1/2003 | Unified | Compliance rates: 13% in '03; 13% in '04; 13% in '05; 15% in '06. | Contact: Allison Durazzi 206-733-5942 allisond@wsba.org |
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States with No Pro Bono Reporting |
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| State | Reporting Status | Type of Bar | Number Reporting | Comments | Contact | |
| Alabama | No Reporting | Unified | X | Contact: Linda Lund 334-269-1515 x2246 linda.lund@alabar.org |
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| Alaska | No Reporting | Unified | X | Contact: Krista Scully 907-272-7469 scullyk@alaskabar.org |
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| Arkansas | No Reporting | Voluntary | X | Committee recommended new mandatory reporting 6.1 rule - not adopted yet by Supreme Court. | Contact: Amy Johnson 501-376-3423 x112 adjohnson@arkansasjustice.org |
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| California | No Reporting | Unified | X | Contact: Sharon Ngim 415-538-2267 sharon.ngim@calbar.ca.gov |
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| Colorado | No Reporting
Mandatory Reporting rejected |
Voluntary | X | Rejected S.Ct. rejected in 5/99 | Contact: Kathleen Schoen 303-824-5310 kschoen@cobar.org |
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| Connecticut | No Reporting | Voluntary | X | Contact: Danisha Lewis 860-612-2003 dlewis@ctbar.org |
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| DC | No Reporting | Unified | X | Contact: Monika Kalra Varma 202-737-4700 x3201 MKVarma@dcbar.org |
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| Delaware | No Reporting | X | Contact: Susan Simmons 302-658-5279 x101 ssimmons@dsba.org |
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| Idaho | No Reporting | Unified | X | Contact: Anna Almercio 208-334-4510 x1870 aalmerico@isb.idaho.gov |
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| Indiana | No Reporting | Voluntary | X | Rule 6.5 re: judicial committees adopted 10/97, later renumbered to Rule 6.6. Pro bono district projects report on the number of voluntary attorneys, hours and numbers of cases and attorneys can voluntarily report as well. | Contact: Monica Fennell 317-269-2415 mfennell@inbf.org |
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| Iowa | No Reporting | Voluntary | X | Contact: Brett Toresdahl 515-244-8617 isbavlp@dwx.com |
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| Kansas | No Reporting | Voluntary | X | Contact: Kelsey Schrempp 785-234-5696 kschrempp@ksbar.org |
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| Maine | No Reporting | Voluntary | X | Contact: Juliet Holmes Smith 207-774-5518 jholmes-smith@vlp.org |
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| Massachusetts | No Reporting
Mandatory Reporting rejected |
Voluntary | X | Cmte. of Supreme Judicial Court SJC recommended mandatory in preliminary report 4/98 but eliminated from final report 11/98 due to controversy. | Contact: Sheila Hubbard 617-423-0648 shubbard@vlpnet.org |
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| Minnesota | No Reporting | Voluntary | X | In 7/99, MSBA approved recommendation to petition S.Ct. for "required reporting" to be included with annual attorney registration statement. Petition to S.Ct. filed 10/99, hearing 12/99, denied 4/00: "Would not significantly advance or assist in the obligation of lawyers to provide pb. svcs." | Contact: Steve Marchese 612-278-6308 smarchese@mnbar.org |
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| Missouri | No Reporting | Unified | Rule 6.1. Average 10% response rate. | Contact: Robert Stoeckl 573-638-2225 rstoeckl@mobar.org |
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| Nebraska | No Reporting | Unified | X | Contact: Jean McNeil 800-927-0117 jmcneil@nebar.com |
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| New Hampshire | No Reporting | Unified | Contact: Virginia Martin 603-224-6942 vmartin@nhbar.org |
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| New Jersey | No Reporting | Voluntary | Statewide mandatory pro bono - attorneys can be assigned one pro bono case per year unless exempt b/c provided 25 hours of pro bono services to an approved provider. | Contact: Sharon Balsamo 732-937-7505 x7544 sbalsamo@njsba.com |
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| New York | No Reporting | Voluntary | X | Anonymous, voluntary mail surveys sent to a 10% random sample of members of the New York Bar inquiring about services performed in 1997 and 2002 that fit within the definition of pro bono set forth in a 1997 Resolution of the Administrative Board of the Courts. | Contact: Gloria Herron Arthur 518-487-5640 garthur@nysba.org |
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| North Carolina | No Reporting | See Comments | X | The North Carolina Bar Association is a voluntary bar association. The North Carolina State Bar is the mandatory, regulatory agency in North Carolina. | Contact: Michelle Cofield 919-657-1565 mcofield@ncbar.org |
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| North Dakota | No Reporting | Unified | X | Contact: Carrie Molander 701-255-1404 carrie@sband.org |
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| Oklahoma | No Reporting | Unified | X | Contact: Karen "Sunny" Langdon 918-295-9422 karen.langdon@laok.org |
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| Pennsylvania | No Reporting | Voluntary | X | http://www.pabar.org/pdf/StateBarArticleProBonoService.pdf. Also, http://www.pabar.org/public/probono/countyprobono.asp for a county-by-county report of pro bono activities | Contact: David Trevaskis 800-932-0311 david.trevaskis@pabar.org |
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| Rhode Island | No Reporting | Unified | X | Contact: Susan Fontaine 401-421-7722 sfontaine@ribar.com |
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| South Carolina | No Reporting | Unified | X | Contact: Jill Rothstein 803-799-6653 jill.rothstein@scbar.org |
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| South Dakota | No Reporting | Unified | X | Contact: Cheryl Hanna 605-222-5159 access.to.justice@sdbar.net |
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| Utah | No Reporting | Unified | Rule 6.1.S.Ct. rejected Bar Commission's mandatory proposal. | Contact: Michelle Harvey 801-297-7027 Michelle.Harvey@utahbar.org |
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| Vermont | No Reporting | Voluntary | S.Ct. Cmte. examining pro bono issues, including reporting. | Contact: Angele Court 802-863-7153 acourt@lawlinevt.org |
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| West Virginia | No Reporting | Voluntary | X | Contact: Catherine Eckley 866-401-6439 ceckley@lawv.net |
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| Wisconsin | No Reporting | Unified | X | In 2006, Supreme Court's Ethics 2000 Commission proposed mandatory reporting. The State Bar opposed the changes, urging the Court to adopt ABA Model Rule 6.1 instead, which the court did - effective 7/1/07. | Contact: Jeff Brown 608-250-6177 jbrown@wisbar.org |
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| Wyoming | No Reporting | Unified | X | Contact: Nancy Shore 307-632-9061 nshore@wyomingbar.org |
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