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The Committee on Pro Bono
and Public Interest seeks to increase Section members' awareness of
their professional obligation to provide
pro bono legal services to the indigent and to
promote the pro bono and public interest activities of the Section. The Committee meets
periodically to consider ways to increase pro bono and public interest
services, often conferring with judges and public interest law advocates
on these topics. The Committee comments on bar association reports that
affect the underrepresented and prepares reports on issues of pro bono
and public interest law. Committee
Activities
* Pro-Bono Corner for Section Newsletter,
include Q & A interviews
* Supporting Empire State Counsel Program
* Pursuing pro se panel program in SDNY, SDNY mediation program
and Bankr. EDNY pro se pilot program
Committee
Reports
Proposed
New York Rule of Professional Responsibility 6.1 (2006)
BEDA
(2006)
Re-Entry
and Reintegration (2006)
Cy
Pres (2006)
Pro
Bono Innovations (1999)
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