The Southern District of Florida Celebrates
National Pro Bono Week 2023
VOICES FOR DEMOCRACY: ENSURING JUSTICE OF ALL
Message from ABA President, Mary L. Smith
FIND A PRO BONO OPPORTUNITY TODAY!
In partnership with YOUR local civil legal aid providers, Florida Pro Bono Matters displays pro bono opportunities statewide on one easy-to-use website. Funded by The Florida Bar Foundation, Florida Pro Bono Matters allows lawyers to search and share available pro bono cases with just a few clicks. Click “Interested” on any case to submit an interest form today. There has never been a better #TimetoTakeaCase! [Click HERE to get involved]
The Bankruptcy Bar Association recognizes the tremendous need for pro bono services in our community, especially during these economic times. The BBA Pro Bono Committee is available to help answer your questions about how to get involved with giving back to our community!
[Click HERE to get involved]
Dade Legal Aid offers a number of innovative and creative projects offering a wide array of pro bono service opportunities. If you are an attorney and/or law firm pro bono coordinator, corporate counsel or senior counsel and would like to accept a pro bono matter: [Click HERE to get involved]
Attorneys in Palm Beach County have a long-standing history of serving the poor and disadvantaged through volunteer service. In fact, this tradition dates back to 1949 when the Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County was established. Be a part of our work to bring justice to people struggling to find a safer, better life. [Click HERE to get involved]
FRLS coordinates with local pro bono programs sponsored by courts and bar associations throughout South Central Florida to match attorneys with clients. We have opportunities for attorneys to assist with civil legal issues through limited scope representation as well as full representation. [Click HERE to get involved]
Broward Lawyers Care was formed in 1983 as a joint effort of the Broward County Bar Association and Legal Aid. We enable busy attorneys to make a difference in their community through pro bono work. BLC manages the administrative issues so that the attorney’s time is spent directly on the clients’ legal needs. [Click HERE to get involved]
Legal Services welcomes pro bono assistance from law firms, individual attorneys, law students, and other volunteers, and provides the necessary training and mentoring to support those volunteers. We also provide malpractice insurance for our pro bono volunteers. [Click HERE to get involved]
ProBono.Net
Pro bono work is a professional responsibility, an individual ethical commitment of each lawyer. Every October since 2009, legal organizations across America participate in the ABA Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service's (The Committee) National Celebration of Pro Bono. [Click HERE to see National Events]
| THURSDAY October 19 |
Federal Bar Association Broward County Chapter Pro Bono Month Luncheon - Guest Speakers, Senior U.S. District Judge Patricia A. Seitz and U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Laurel M. Iscoff. Register [HERE] |
| FRIDAY October 20 |
Bankruptcy Pro Se Clinic Register [HERE] |
| SUNDAY October 22 |
Speeding Lawfully 5K Run/Walk for Justice Begins Be healthy and help promote Pro Bono! Register [HERE] |
| MONDAY October 23 |
Pro Bono Honor Roll Recognition to acknowledge volunteer attorneys Visit the Court's Pro Bono 2023 Honor Roll 5K Run/Walk for Justice is open - Please share your pictures! |
| TUESDAY October 24 |
5K Run/Walk for Justice is open - You can do it! |
| WEDNESDAY October 25 @ 8:30AM |
Demystifying Bankruptcy Pro Bono: Designed specifically for lawyers who are interested in practicing before the Bankruptcy Court. For our existing practitioners, the Demystifying CLE will be useful in brushing up on the fundamentals. The CLE also includes tips and guidance for taking consumer bankruptcy cases for qualified individuals on a pro bono basis. [CLE Credits Approved for 4.5 General plus .5 Ethics] Register [HERE] |
| THUSDAY October 26 |
Pro Bono Honor Roll Recognition to acknowledge volunteer attorneys Visit the Court's Pro Bono 2023 Honor Roll 5K Run/Walk for Justice is open - Stay active! |
| FRIDAY October 27 |
How to Be a GAL (Guardian ad Litem). [CLE Credits 1.5 Approved] Register [HERE] 5k Run/Walk for Justice is open - The time is now! |
| SATURDAY October 28 |
Conclusion of Speeding Lawfully 5K Run/Walk for Justice Last chance to join us and move around for a good cause! Register [HERE] |