Living Legend of the Civil Rights Movement, Chef Extraordinaire, and the entire Chase Family Craft the Perfect Recipe for JFAB 2017
She stood up for the rights of others her whole life, and now Chef Leah Chase is bringing that passion – that hunger for justice – to her role as The Pro Bono Project's Honorary Chair of its annual fundraiser, The Justice For All Ball (JFAB).
Read MoreThe Pro Bono Project has taken the lead in managing and recruiting volunteers for Self Help Resource Center (SHRC) at 24th Judicial District Court in Jefferson Parish beginning on April 19, 2016. You can sign up on VolunteerSpot.
Read MoreFor the past seven years, the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service has shined the spotlight during October on the increasing need for pro bono services, and the lawyers and other professionals who lend their time and talent to those who cannot afford, but need, the services of a civil lawyer.
Read MoreAs we approach National Pro Bono Celebration (NPBC) week, it occurs to me that pro bono work is happening around us all the time.
Since pro bono is such a part of the culture of the legal industry, we are often forget that 'volunteers' help to power most communities.
Where would this city, this region, this nation be without the many volunteers that come to the aid of organizations that serve those in need?
Back 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.
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