lawyers for their efforts in promoting pro bono service by the legal profession. Presiding at the 15th Annual President's Pro Bono Service Awards was now former NYSBA President Kenneth G. Standard. Among the individuals cited by Mr. Standard was Jeffrey A. Simes, the pro bono partner ...

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have made an effort to find pro bono opportunities for the lawyers at GE Energy. Typically pro bono efforts serve individuals as the beneficiaries of legal services. The Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta ... like me need help to find pro bono opportunities within our areas of expertise. Litigation attorneys ...

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at Nixon Peabody as the firm's Pro Bono Partner. Durant: I split my practice between ... was interviewing. The firm also had a strong commitment to pro bono, which was very important to me. Durant: ... was incredibly satisfying. Durant: I got started in pro bono work through the Women's Bar ...

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that serve them. I hope that I can put my experiences to good use in an already well established pro bono ... York, and, at the same time, to participate in significant pro bono and community work. Editor: ... time we spoke, you had just assumed the chairmanship of the firm's Pro Bono Committee. What were ...

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a parallel career in the pro bono arena. What got you started down this road? Jarcho: I ... bono work but when. I took my first pro bono case shortly after I entered private practice. I received a great deal of personal satisfaction from handling the case, which led me to take on more pro bono work. ...

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following two judicial clerkships. I became a partner, as well as Chair of our Pro Bono Committee, in 1994. ... atmosphere, and its strong pro bono commitment, all of which remain hallmarks of the firm. Editor: ... particularly mass tort bankruptcies such as the Dow Corning case. My pro bono work has, in contrast, ranged ...

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For many years, the amount of pro bono participation by corporate legal departments was low. While individual, in-house lawyers may have provided pro bono services through various legal service organizations, there was no concerted corporate effort to provide pro bono services as a legal department. ...

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as Chairperson of the New York office's Pro Bono Committee. Editor: How did you come to King & ... also spent a great deal of time in pro bono activities. Would you share with us some of the highlights? ... bono activities. I have long viewed a firm's commitment to pro bono and to community stewardship ...

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In addition, I chaired Shea & Gardner's pro bono committee from 1998 to 2004. In late 2004, Shea & ... and pro bono. Mikula: Shea & Gardner did not have formal departments. ... into the areas I mentioned previously. I continue to practice primarily in those areas. On the pro bono ...

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It started in 1988, and was one of the first formal pro bono programs in Philadelphia with dedicated ... departments. Pro bono is not limited to litigators since we have a lot of transactional and law reform work and research on pro bono issues other than litigation. Editor: What is the nature of the award? ...

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