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2. City Bar Justice Center - Wikipedia

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   The City Bar Justice Center grew out of ad hoc efforts at the New York City Bar Association during the 1970s and 1980s to provide pro bono legal services to the poor. [1] These efforts in 1978, included a committee of senior volunteer lawyers that was formed to assist senior citizens and prisoners.

3. New York Legal Assistance Group - Wikipedia

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   The agency has a paid staff of 284 and uses the services of approximately 2,200 pro bono attorneys and other volunteers. Populations Served: immigrants, children with special needs, victims of domestic violence, veterans, elderly, Holocaust survivors, LGBTQ, disabled, tenants, homeowners, victims of natural disasters, serious or chronically ill ...

4. Pro Bono Net - Wikipedia

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   Probono.net is a national, online resource for legal aid and pro bono attorneys, law professors and students, and related social services advocates. The site promotes collaboration and makes it easier for pro bono attorneys to get involved, saving them time and connecting them with opportunities, training events, mentors, and searchable libraries of practice resources they won't find anywhere ...

5. Legal aid in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The ABA, is also encouraging private attorneys to spend time on pro bono work. Based on its model rule 6.1, “A lawyer should aspire to render at least (50) hours of pro bono publico legal services per year.” [20] Currently, 10 states mandate attorneys to report their pro bono hours. While these rules emphasize the importance of pro bono ...

6. Miami to Palm Beach lawyers lauded for representing ... - AOL

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   To be eligible for the Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division Pro Bono Service award, the lawyer must have been in practice five years or less and be under 35. Michaèl’s Déborah Saint-Vil joined ...

7. Bet Tzedek Legal Services – The House of Justice - Wikipedia

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   [5] [6] To address this, Bet Tzedek sponsored major state legislation that provided new standards and protections for low-income elderly residents who were most at risk for elder abuse. In 1999, Bet Tzedek's lawsuit against Hillhaven, one of the largest nursing home chains in the country, resulted in the company agreeing to change business ...