Importance of Pro Bono Legal Work
Following an awards ceremony honoring attorneys for their work in public service, Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor talked about att… read more
Following an awards ceremony honoring attorneys for their work in public service, Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor talked about attorneys' pro bono work in an address to the annual convention of the American Bar Association. She lauded the five honorees for their public service work on behalf of those least able to pay for legal assistance. She went on to talk about the large and growing amount of legal work for the poor that still goes unpursued because of the limitations of publicly-funded attorneys. close
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- John J. Curtain Jr. President American Bar Association
- Robert Hirshon Member American Bar Association
- Amitai Schwartz Counsel American Civil Liberties Union
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