Transcript RULE 4-6.1: VOLUNTARY PRO BONO PUBLICO SERVICE

Pro Bono/Access to Justice Track
October 18, 2012
3:10 to 4:00 p.m.
Moderator and Presenters
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Moderator
Ms. Genevieve Frank – St. Louis County Council/Clerk
Presenters
Ms. Deanna Scott – Legal Services of Southern Missouri
Mr. James Guest – Legal Services of Eastern Missouri
The Honorable Joan Horn - Department of Human Services
Mr. Thomas B. Harvey – Executive Director, ArchCity
Defenders, Inc.
Mr. Daniel J. Gralike – Deputy Director, Missouri State Public
Defender’s Office
A lawyer should render public interest legal service. A lawyer
may discharge this responsibility by providing professional
services at no fee or a reduced fee to persons of limited means
or to public service or charitable groups or organizations; by
service in activities for improving the law, the legal system, or
the legal profession; and by financial support for organizations
that provide legal services to persons of limited means.
http://www.mobar.org/probono.htm
Gain Insight and Experience
Through Pro Bono
“Pro bono work is not just about being a
do-gooder, gaining legal skills or getting free
CLE; it’s about becoming a true participant
in the legal profession. Volunteering your
time and legal expertise pro bono will allow
you to see as a lawyer how the justice system
works (or doesn’t) . and how lawyers make a
difference every day.”
Tory Messina, New York program coordinator at Pro
Bono Net,