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VIDEO: Why Do Pro Bono? Hon. Robert Katzmann

February 27, 2012

One of the best changes in pro bono we’ve seen over the last 15 years is the increasing engagement of government in the push for more pro bono. The PBEye particularly grateful to hear pro bono advocacy from the bench, considering judges are in a great position to assess the legal needs of their jurisdictions. This week hear from U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Judge Robert A. Katzmann on why lawyers should do pro bono. YouTube Link

VIDEO: Why Do Pro Bono? Maria Odom, CLINIC

February 20, 2012

We at The PBEye think that one of the best feelings in the world is helping someone in need. So we also think that lawyers who do pro bono are some of the luckiest people in the world because they get to do just that. This week hear from Maria Odom, executive director of the Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc., on why lawyers should do pro bono. YouTube Link

VIDEO: Why Do Pro Bono? Lisa Dewey, DLA Piper

February 13, 2012

We never get tired of hearing the many reasons to do pro bono – the old ones, the new ones, and everything in between. And The PBEye loves to hear those reason straight from our friends and supporters who do it and advocate for it everyday. This week hear from Lisa Dewey, pro bono partner at DLA Piper. YouTube Link

VIDEO: Why Do Pro Bono? Hon. Laurie D. Zelon

February 1, 2012

There are so many great reasons to do pro bono that we could go on and on about. But The PBEye would rather hear it straight from the source: those who do it and advocate for it everyday. This week hear from Hon. Laurie D. Zelon, associate justice for the California Courts of Appeal. YouTube Link

VIDEO: The New Faces of Pro Bono

December 21, 2011

With the recent economic crises, many people have been impacted in a way they may never have expected. For some insight on this The PBEye spoke to longtime PBI friend and Board Member Laurie Zelon, associate justice on the California Courts of Appeal, about the increasing trend of middle classes families that are finding themselves in need of legal services for the first time and aren’t aware that help exists for them. Zelon explains that since needs have changed, the leadership of firms and courts need to cooperate to find ways to efficiently reach and assists those in dire straits. She

VIDEO: Strategic and Global Pro Bono

December 14, 2011

As we enter each new year, we really like to think about what our friends and supporters are working on so we can better serve them. The PBEye spoke to Madeleine Schachter, global director of corporate social responsibility for Baker & McKenzie LLP*, about what the firm is focusing on as pro bono continues to evolve. Check out the video below to hear Schachter’s comments on the future of pro bono. YouTube Link *denotes a Signatory to the Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge®

VIDEO: Thinking About the Future of Pro Bono

December 9, 2011

Pro bono is dynamic and should be treated as such. When The PBEye sat down with Fiona McLeay, executive director of the Public Interest Law Clearing House (PILCH), she talked to us about changes in approaches to pro bono as the field develops. She also spoke about developing ways to effectively monitor the long term impact of pro bono work within the community as it matures and becomes more sophisticated. Watch the video below for her detailed take on these developing trends in pro bono. McLeay’s words sound a bit like something we’ve heard before here and here. YouTube Link

VIDEO: Verizon on the Pro Bono Horizon

December 7, 2011

Our friend John Frantz, vice president and associate general counsel at Verizon Communications Inc.**, heads the company’s pro bono program and spoke with us about two emerging areas in pro bono we care a lot about: multijurisdictional practice rules reform and pro bono partnerships. In the video below, Frantz explains why both are important to pro bono culture, and both are subjects Frantz knows something about. In April, the Virginia Supreme Court removed restrictions on pro bono practice by in-house lawyers in the state, a great victory for pro bono and Verizon, which was looking to get attorneys more involved

VIDEO: Meet the Face of Pro Bono

November 17, 2011

Just a week away from Thanksgiving, we at The PBEye are thinking about what we’re most thankful for. Overall, we’re very thankful for all of our friends and supporters who spend so much of their time and energy fighting for access to justice for those in need. We’re also thankful this year for having had the opportunity to meet Dewey Bozella and hear his words on the importance of pro bono at the 2011 PBI Annual Dinner. Bozella, who spent 26 years in prison for a wrongful murder conviction, was freed two years ago with the help of pro bono

VIDEO: Why Do Pro Bono?

November 9, 2011

Why do pro bono? It’s a question that The PBEye loves hearing because there are so many good reasons. For starters, it may help you live longer. You can literally change the world with pro bono. With enough dedication to pro bono, you can help someone get his life back. Or maybe you do pro bono because you believe that access to justice is a fundamental human right that no one should be denied. We could go on and on, but we’d rather let you hear it from those who do it every day. YouTube Link

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