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House of Representatives
Session of 2017 - 2018 Regular Session

MEMORANDUM

Posted: October 17, 2017 12:17 PM
From: Representative Todd Stephens
To: All House members
Subject: "Pro Bono Week" in Pennsylvania
 
I am introducing a House Resolution designating the week of October 22 through October 28, 2017 as "Pro Bono Week" in Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania attorneys provide legal assistance at low or no cost, commonly referred to as "pro bono" work, to more than 100,000 low-income clients each year. This includes over 10,000 mortgage foreclosure cases and 12,000 domestic violence cases.

Recognizing this week is an opportunity to highlight the differences lawyers make in their communities, to recruit and train more pro bono volunteers and to acknowledge the partnerships that form the basis for many of the private bar's most successful pro bono efforts.

The Pennsylvania Bar Association is joining with the American Bar association to sponsor this October's annual National Pro Bono Week celebration which highlights the good work Pennsylvania attorneys do for the neediest among us.

Please join me in recognizing this very important contribution to Pennsylvania.


Introduced as HR574