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2. Public Counsel - Wikipedia

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   In 1977, the name was changed to Public Counsel when the Los Angeles County Bar Association joined the Beverly Hills Bar Association as a sponsor of the Law Foundation. The foundation expanded on their existing involvement in public interest litigation to also work on pro bono efforts with the Los Angeles legal community to serve the poor.

3. Pro bono - Wikipedia

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   Pro bono publico (English: 'for the public good'), usually shortened to pro bono, is a Latin phrase for professional work undertaken voluntarily and without payment. The term traditionally referred to provision of legal services by legal professionals for people who are unable to afford them.

4. Legal advice - Wikipedia

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   Legal advice is the giving of a professional or formal opinion regarding the substance or procedure of the law in relation to a particular factual situation. The provision of legal advice will often involve analyzing a set of facts and advising a person to take a specific course of action based on the applicable law.

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. Multnomah Bar Association - Wikipedia

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   MBA makes available pro bono projects through which volunteer lawyers can provide services to the community. These include the Senior Law Project (SLP), which includes monthly legal clinics in senior centers in Multnomah County. [3] Volunteer lawyers also provide free 30-minute phone consultations on any civil legal issue to seniors 60 or older ...

7. Steve Lehto - Wikipedia

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   Steve did pro bono work for hot rod owners who attended the Woodward Dream Cruise in Royal Oak, Michigan who were ticketed for a vehicular noise ordinance. [16] At the time the Royal Oak police had issued over 150 tickets in Royal Oak District court. [13] [12] in 1997 he defended almost 50 people and 20 people for free. [17]