Clo & Pro Bono Series

PBI talks to Valentine Brown of Duane Morris about her career and leading the firm's pro bono program, inspiring pro bono efforts on behalf of immigrants, veterans, "juvenile lifers," and more.

PBI talks to McDermott Will & Emery's Elizabeth Lewis about leading the firm's pro bono program, advocating for LGBTQ and Sikh rights, and more.

PBI talks to Reed Smith's Becca Naylor about her passion for human rights, managing firm pro bono efforts in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, assisting refugees in Greece and Jordan, and more.

PBI talks to Wiley Rein's Ted Howard about serving as the firm's first full-time Pro Bono Partner, his pro bono work on behalf of inmates and prison reform efforts, the firm's pro bono program, and more.

PBI talks to Stinson Leonard Street's Katie Cronin about her career, the firm's pro bono program, the access to justice culture in Kansas City, and more.

PBI talks to the Pro Bono Partnership's Courtney Darts about pro bono initiatives to support nonprofit organizations, transactional pro bono opportunities that strengthen communities, advice for aspiring public interest lawyers, and more.

PBI talks to Crowell & Moring's Susie Hoffman about her career, the firm's pro bono program and foundation, the "loaned lawyer" program, and more.

The Law Firm Pro Bono Project discusses highlights from its recently published 2016 Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge® Report, the current pro bono landscape, concrete and doable tips for improvement and growth, and more.

PBI talks to Perkins Coie's Leah Medway about her career, the firm's pro bono program, the access to justice culture in Seattle, the documentary "The Chance for a New Life -- The Sara Kruzan Story," and more.

PBI talks to the Legal Services Corporation’s Ron Flagg about his career, his transition to LSC from private practice, his experience leading a law firm pro bono program while he was at Sidley Austin, LSC’s current challenges and opportunities, and more.

PBI talks to Davis Wright Tremaine's Julie Orr about the firm's pro bono program, pro bono valentines and heart of justice award, medical-legal partnerships, supporting survivors of domestic violence, and more.

PBI talks to Bill Belitsky of Paul Hastings about why pro bono isn't just for litigators, his career, the firm's pro bono program, and more.

We open the archives to share our discussion with Munger, Tolles & Olson's Don Verrilli from 2015, when he was serving as the Solicitor General of the United States. You'll hear about his goal of spending 10 percent of his time each year representing pro bono clients and how he learned to be a "good lawyer" by doing pro bono work. Pro bono wasn't a "detriment" -- to the contrary, his pro bono experience enhanced his career.

Our pro bono mega-mailbag continues. In part two, the Law Firm Pro Bono Project answers questions from listeners about the 2017 PBI Conference (0:34), what's keeping us busy these days (11:59),and our upcoming annual Report on the Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge® (12:46).

At long last, another pro bono mailbag episode. In part one, we answer questions from listeners about pro bono in pop culture (1:04), reading recommendations (11:08), and our "favorite" and most-requested publications (14:15).

PBI talks to Seyfarth Shaw's Kimberly McClain about the firm's pro bono program, applying project management principles to organizational pro bono clients, cultivating a social media presence, the firm's "guideposts of Compassion, Action, and Impact," and more.

PBI talks to Norah Rogers of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough about the firm's pro bono program, impact litigation, efforts to help the homeless and veterans, assisting unique clients such as the Burrito Riders, and more.

PBI talks to Fenwick & West's Hilarie Atkisson about her career, the intersection of pro bono and corporate social responsibility (CSR), the Justice Bus, the access to justice culture in the San Francisco Bay Area, and more.

PBI talks to Cozen O'Connor's Hayes Hunt about his career, the firm's pro bono program, meaningful pro bono matters, the pro bono culture in Philadelphia, and more.

Check out our guest appearance on The Librarian Is In, The New York Public Library's podcast about books, culture, and what to read next.