Search for: "Activities and Obligations of Pro Bono Attorneys" Results 101 - 119 of 119
Sorted by Relevance | Sort by Date
RSS Subscribe: 20 results | 100 results
27 Oct 2015, 1:28 pm by Eugene Volokh
President Hurley’s comments were highly offensive to Complainants and made clear to them that he and other UMW administrators did not understand their legal obligations under Title IX to maintain a campus environment free of sexual harassment and threats of violence. [read post]
14 Dec 2009, 12:00 pm
They imagine themselves championing for the rights of the downtrodden and using the courtroom as a venue to right the wrongs of others.Many lawyers attempt to accomplish this last objective by accepting lots of pro-bono cases and arguing for one lost victim of the legal system at a time. [read post]
22 Mar 2018, 9:01 pm by Jim Sedor
Gimenez has offered the firm pro bono communications advice after the bridge collapse. [read post]
15 Dec 2020, 8:30 am by Eugene Volokh
., and our friend-of-the-court brief supporting reversing the judgment was filed by our invaluable pro bono local counsel Darren Summerville (many thanks to him!) [read post]
21 Dec 2017, 4:00 am by Ken Chasse
The Attorney General appears to be proceeding backwards, i.e., “if we use taxpayers’ money to finance ‘startups’ and their ‘apps’ we just might find out what affect they can have on the problem. [read post]
5 Mar 2021, 12:05 pm
To further complicate matters, Mexico would allow individuals in MPP to return to Mexico only if they were in active immigration proceedings in the United States. [read post]
5 Mar 2021, 12:05 pm by kwalters
To further complicate matters, Mexico would allow individuals in MPP to return to Mexico only if they were in active immigration proceedings in the United States. [read post]
13 Aug 2018, 6:00 am
Keep all the notices that you receive from the servicer, lender, or foreclosure attorney in one place, like a folder or notebook. [read post]
9 Aug 2011, 11:52 am by Eugene Volokh
My guess, incidentally, is that if a state supreme court wanted to appoint a lawyer to brief and argue this sort of case pro bono (see, e.g., this example from New Jersey) — especially when the case is on an interesting issue and has a relatively compact record — it should have no difficulty finding someone willing to take on such a task, given that a state supreme court argument is usually seen as interesting and prestigious. [read post]
7 Jan 2012, 8:29 am by The Book Review Editor
  One example of his complaint of absurd adherence to proceduralism, but which ultimately might be thought to swing back on him, is the excursus on KSM’s background and early terrorist activities. [read post]
27 Jul 2023, 6:28 pm
"I still require to consider whether there is cogent evidence of a material risk that the group members may not obtain justice if they are obliged to litigate their claims in Kenya. [read post]
4 Jul 2019, 4:00 am by Administrator
It is easy to assume that social justice or any other competency has been learned by students because they have done activities that they think teach that competency. [read post]
18 Mar 2022, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
At least one American firm and a separate lawyer each recently disclosed under the Foreign Agents Registration Act that they started pro-bono work for Ukrainian government officials since the start of Russia’s invasion. [read post]
4 Dec 2023, 6:31 am by Bob Ambrogi
Plan for growth: We have started a multi-channel marketing effort to reach our target audience and expect growth to compound when attorneys begin to use the platform because it simply does not make sense for attorneys to spend hours drafting when AI can do the same thing in about two minutes. [read post]
7 Jul 2018, 12:29 pm by Amy Howe
At his confirmation hearing, Kethledge told senators that his pro bono work had included working with Detroit residents to clear existing tax liens resulting from foreclosures by prior homeowners, so that they could renovate. [read post]
18 Jan 2022, 9:05 am by Katherine Pompilio
Grisez, pro bono counsel at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP on behalf of the American Bar Association; Elizabeth J. [read post]
6 Apr 2021, 9:25 am by Patricia Hughes
In my last Slaw post, I reviewed the concept of “universal design”, which was initiated about 25 years ago to respond to the increased participation of persons with disabilities; at the time, it tended to be limited to the built environment, although it has since expanded to other contexts. [read post]