Pro Bono Happy Hour

Where will you be on February 21 to 23? The Law Firm Pro Bono Project offers a preview of the 2018 PBI Annual Conference. We explore what's new this year, opportunities for networking, session highlights, podcast guest star sightings to look forward to, a surprise VIP, and more.

PBI welcomes back podcast all-star and Houston resident Ellyn Josef of Vinson & Elkins to talk about pro bono efforts and lessons learned after Hurricane Harvey and how lawyers can be of help before, during, and after disasters and emergencies.

In this Very Special Holiday episode, we answer listener questions, discuss the Pro Bono Happy Hour's origin story, offer a few gift ideas that also give back, and more.

A discussion on the DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) program with four experts who highlight the history of the DACA program (in part one), how the rescission is impacting DACA recipients, and how pro bono lawyers can help going forward (in part two). Bradley Phillips of Munger, Tolles & Olson moderates the discussion with Jesse Gabriel of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; Judy London of Public Counsel; and Christina Yang of Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Los Angeles.

A discussion on the DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) program with four experts who highlight the history of the DACA program (in part one), how the rescission is impacting DACA recipients, and how pro bono lawyers can help going forward (in part two). Bradley Phillips of Munger, Tolles & Olson moderates the discussion with Jesse Gabriel of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; Judy London of Public Counsel; and Christina Yang of Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Los Angeles.

PBI talks to Ericka Garcia of The Florida Bar Foundation about her career, her passion for advocating on behalf of children with developmental disabilities, access to justice in Florida, evolving technological solutions for reaching rural and urban residents, the Foundation's new initiatives to prepare ahead of natural disasters and crises, and more.

PBI talks to Jacqui MacLennan & Lou O'Neill of White & Case about leading a global pro bono practice, areas of strategic focus and impact, meaningful pro bono matters, and more.

PBI talks to Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher's Andrew LeGrand about incorporating pro bono into his life as a busy litigator, his experience developing an informal pro bono appellate program at the firm with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, the link between pro bono and professional development, and more.

PBI talks with Her Justice's Amy Barasch about her career, the organization's "pro bono first" model, working with clients affected by intimate partner violence, poverty, and divorce, their externship program, and more.

PBI talks with Ballard Spahr's Mary Gay Scanlon about the impact of current events on law firm pro bono, pro bono efforts to promote access to nutritious food, the importance of firm leadership, the access to justice culture in Philadelphia, and more.

PBI talks with Eliza Vorenberg of Roger Williams University School of Law about cultivating a dedication to pro bono among law students, the Pro Bono Collaborative, the access to justice culture in Rhode Island, and more.

PBI talks to BJ Jensen from Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison about his Canadian background, serving as the firm’s full-time Pro Bono Associate, airport advocacy, responding to access to justice emergencies, the Name Change Project, and more.

PBI talks to Kat McGee of Duane Morris about her career and leading the firm's pro bono program, making our days "count," inspiring pro bono efforts on behalf of eligible medical patients, small business owners, survivors of domestic violence and sex trafficking, veterans, and more.

PBI continues our conversation with Winston & Strawn's Greg McConnell, discussing why pro bono is "more than winning," how to create a firm–wide "culture" of pro bono, The Innocence Record, and more.

Ripped from the headlines, PBI talks to Chris Marquardt from Alston & Bird, David March of the Minnesota Corporate Pro Bono Council, and Liz Markuci from Volunteers of Legal Service (VOLS) about the recent cancellation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and the pro bono community's response.