Without the pro bono bit.
Requiring pro bono service of New York bar applicants, while helpful, is not enough.
"The real hardship being faced in the family courts is reflected in the recent Bar pro bono unit statistics – family case applications increased by 32% in 2013 and 60% in 2014.
Syracuse has led the bar's pro bono program for 19 years, and will retire July 22.
CIVIL COURT, MANHATTAN, THIRD DISTRICT Lisa Sokoloff is a trial lawyer with an extensive record of bar and pro bono activities.
He regularly performs pro bono work for the San Antonio Bar Association, AACOG Senior Program, and is on the Board of Advisors for Catholic Charities of San Antonio.
At that time DeBroff didn't have any counseling experience, but she had the right public interest credentials — in addition to working for the ACLU, while in law school she had coordinated the D.C. bar's pro bono program, helping the city's law firms develop their pro bono practices.
(In a lot of ways it was the precursor to clinical education). Harvard Law School graduates played an integral role in founding the NAACP and in focusing the bar on pro bono representation and the duty of lawyers to help those in need.
The purpose of the Fellowship is two-fold: to achieve an immediate impact on the lives of the people served by the programs where the Fellows will be working and, with an eye to the future of the legal profession, to develop public interest law leaders and practitioners of tomorrow, whether they continue to work in the nonprofit arena or become pro bono advocates in the private bar.
The model has proved successful, allowing the organization to reach across the entire state and attract additional resources from foundations, and from lawyers and law firms who often volunteer to satisfy the pro bono requirements of the state bar exam.
