State Bar & Bar Associations
Dec. 2, 2013
Just a small dose of BigLaw philanthropy
ABA Model Rule 6.1 provides that "[a] lawyer should aspire to render at least (50) hours of pro bono publico legal services per year." But we know that not every attorney meets this goal.
Martin H. Pritikin
Miller Barondess LLPEmail: mpritikin@millerbarondess.com
Harvard Univ Law School; Cambridge MA
Although it has been fashionable in recent years to talk about the problem of an oversupply of lawyers, the reality is that there are not enough of them. Fortunately, a solution to this problem already exists, and requires only a small sacrifice by the most well off in the profession.
Tens of millions of Americans cannot afford needed legal services, and many that qualify for free services are turned away due to lack of staffing. The Legal Services Corporation calculates that les...
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