People are always asking us, “If your attorneys are volunteers, why do you need
my year-end donation?” It’s a great question. Here’s the answer:
Every year hundreds of lawyers generously donate their time to help the underserved residents of six Louisiana parishes with challenges that involve potentially complex and costly legal issues. The issues are as diverse as the clients themselves, and the lawyers who step up to help them are our local heroes.
Read MoreWe’re always asking our volunteer lawyers to tell us why they give their time and talent to The Pro Bono Project and to the pro bono cause in general.
Read MoreIt's the end of the semester and Barry University School of Law sent three of its best and brightest - Kenneth Ejene, Mylika Morton and Stacey Schwartz - to The Pro Bono Project during the week of Memorial Day, May 26 to 29.
Read MoreBack row: Nathan Vos, Nicholas Gral, Alexandria Quinn, Lucas Sterbick
Front row: Molly Hammer, Monika Sehic, Shelby Bird, Marie De Franca, Mathilde Declercq, Caroline Alet, Erin Lain (Note: Marie, Mathilde and Caroline are French exchange students.)
Seated: Linton Carney, Chief Legal Officer, The Project
No sooner did our law students from Georgetown Law depart, our bevy of first year law students from Drake Law arrived to get an early glimpse of Spring for a few days during the week of March 16-20.
Read MoreAs we open the doors on 2015, In Brief chatted with new Board Chair Carole Cukell Neff of Sessions Fishman Nathan & Israel LLC to talk about her goals for The Pro Bono Project in 2015.
Read MoreSee who's been opening doors and getting some great experience at The Project from law schools in the Midwest and locally.
Read MoreSo, what's a corporate lawyer know about Family Law?
Read More(New Orleans, LA) – The Pro Bono Project is ‘powering up’ to celebrate its 26th annual Justice For All Ball. This year’s Honorary Chair, Marcus V. Brown, Entergy Corporation’s Executive Vice President and General Counsel, and his colleagues will help The Pro Bono Project light up The Audubon Tea Room on Friday, September 19, 2014, from 8:00 p.m. to midnight; a private patron party will precede the Ball. This year’s Justice For All Ball is themed “Opening Doors."
Read MoreIt's one day and you can make it count for The Pro Bono Project in a big way! On Tuesday, May 6, 2014 the Greater New Orleans Foundation is hosting GiveNOLA Day - an-all day online giving event to inspire the community to give generously to strengthen the non-profits in the metro New Orleans area.
The Project has set a fundraising goal of $11,665 for this 24-hour giving effort.
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