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Giving Back

Pitfalls and Pit Bulls: Unique Challenges for Pro Bono Cases

By Losmin Jimenez, Esq.

Your pro bono clients are just as important as any Fortune 500 company you may counsel.

In Giving, I Received

By Tracey N. Duval Esq.

The author's efforts with Chicago Volunteer Legal Services contributed to her easy transition into practicing bankruptcy law.

Empowering the Next Generation of Community Service Leaders

By Donna Bunch Coaxum

The true measure of our success is how we utilize the gifts of the three Ts: our time, talent, and treasure.

A Guide for Creating Your Own Public Interest Legal Organization

By Dionne Stanfield

Public service organizations offer a broad range of legal services to a host of underserved individuals throughout the country.

Case and Legislative Updates

What Difference Can a Quality Lawyer Make for a Child?

By Lauren Girard Adams, Lourdes M. Rosado, and Angela C. Vigil

It is absolutely critical that each child has an advocate on his or her side to hold the systems accountable.

The Respect for America's Fallen Heroes Act: A Case Study

By Donald Chisholm and Ashley E. Shapiro

Almost all states have passed laws similar to RAFHA, limiting funeral protesting.

Changes to the Truth in Lending Act Provide Pro Bono Counseling Opportunities

By Joan M. McClenney

Amendments to the Truth in Lending Act will greatly benefit consumers and restrict creditors.

Diversity

Re-Presenting Justice

By Alexandria Gutierrez

Representing Justice: Invention, Controversy, and Rights in City-States and Democratic Courtrooms encourages readers to look beyond the art history of Lady Justice to the bigger picture about the future of justice.

A Call for a National Anti-Payday Lending Campaign

By Rev. Dr. DeForest B. Soaries Jr.

The payday lending industry is representative of the worst predatory lending practices in America.

Girls in the Juvenile Justice System: The Case for Girls' Courts

By Sarah Klein

We need a new approach to juvenile justice that accounts for females' different paths to violence.

Pro Bono Spotlight

Pro Bono Champion: Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church Legal Ministry

By Dawn M. DuVerney Esq.

The legal ministry of a Philadelphia church addresses its community’s legal needs in measurable ways.

Interview with Anthony Sodono III Esq.

By Joy B. Tolliver

The Pro Bono & Public Interest Committee is pleased to provide below an interview with Anthony Sodono III Esq., partner at Trenk, DiPasquale, Della Fera & Sodono.

Pro Bono Champion

By Dawn M. DuVerney Esq.

This new feature showcases interesting opportunities in the pro bono area and the pro bono champions who undertake them.

Redefining Pro Bono: Spotlight on Lowenstein Sandler PC

By Melissa Toner Lozner

Lowenstein Sandler's commitment to pro bono is grounded in the firm's partnership agreement, which stresses the importance of giving back to the community.

Public Interest

By Any Other Name: Gender-Biased Speech in the Workplace

By Leila Lawrence, Esq.

The use of such provocative language has become so widespread that one may begin to believe that everyone has a free pass to use this language in the workplace.

The Genesis of the Alien Tort Statute

By Uzoamaka Okoye, Esq.

The relatively unknown Alien Tort Statute gives rise to pro bono and public interest litigation on behalf of foreign nationals.

DNA Collection and the Fourth Amendment

By Ronald W. Brown Esq. and Geraldine Reed Brown Esq.

Collecting DNA samples from arrestees can be either beneficial or harmful to the criminal justice system depending on its use.

A Lawyer's Duty to Defend the Constitution

By Jesse Montagnino

Lawyers must promote the sacred sense of duty to protect and defend the rule of law, specifically, the First Amendment.