State Bar & Bar Associations
Mar. 18, 2020
ABA creates national task force to cope with legal needs during pandemic
“We really want to mobilize the legal community who has been so generous with rendering pro bono help in their towns and cities and areas of their work,” said ABA President Judy Perry Martinez in a phone interview on Tuesday.
The American Bar Association has created a nationwide task force to cope with legal needs during the coronavirus outbreak, chaired by James J. Sandman, former president of the Legal Services Corporation.
The task force’s mission will be to identify legal needs, such as pro bono work in domestic violence, employment and unlawful detainer matters, make recommendations and help mobilize volunteer lawyers and legal professionals for peo...
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