Give NOLA Day on May 4th

Each day presents new challenges for all of us, but The Pro Bono Project's staff and volunteers are ready to address our community's legal needs. For over thirty-five years, the heart and soul of The Project has been the unwavering commitment of the legal community. Together we ensure access to justice for all during these challenging times.

This was demonstrated beautifully during this year’s Give NOLA Day. Our volunteers and supported stood up for those vulnerable in our community and who are in need of civil legal assistance. “At a time when there is so much need, the residents of Greater New Orleans have once again risen to the occasion and show their extraordinary generosity,” Greater New Orleans Foundation President & CEO Andy Kopplin said.

In addition to a $500 lagniappe prize, The Pro Bono Project raised $13,370 from 93 donors. This is the second highest total The Project has earned since Give NOLA Day began in 2014.

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In Memory of Katrina - Fifteen Years Later

Fifteen years after Katrina, Southeast Louisiana is struggling with challenges both new and old. In commemoration of this anniversary, we pay tribute to the many people who came to the aid of The Pro Bono Project in the days after Hurricane Katrina’s devastation of our beloved City.

We recount some of the many stories from the moment when we realized that both our clients and our volunteers were spread across the country, as was our entire population, right up until the present day.

http://probono-no.org/hurricane-katrina-retrospective

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Standing Up For Justice

Stakeholder Meeting Convenes with the
President of the American Bar Association and the
Area’s Top Legal Minds to Talk About Pro Bono Work

The Pro Bono Project brought together 60 of the metro area’s top lawyers and jurists to meet with the American Bar Association President Linda Klein and Louisiana State Bar Foundation President-Elect Valerie Bargas on Friday, April 7th to talk about how to build a stronger pro bono partnership. The group met at the Hale Boggs Federal Courthouse in the courtroom of The Honorable Jay Zainey, Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana.

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