How long have you volunteered with MCVLP? I have volunteered for the MCVLP since 2010. Why do you volunteer? I volunteer because helping others is my reason for becoming a lawyer. A relatively brief and concentrated effort on my part can make a long-lasting difference in my client’s life. What is your most memorable volunteering […]
How long have you volunteered with MCVLP? I have volunteered for the MCVLP since first moving back to Huntsville to practice in early 2009. Why do you volunteer? I volunteer because all people deserve equal access to justice or to the law. I find that in private practice it can be easy to find yourself […]
Eighty-eight Alabama attorneys were recognized at the Alabama Supreme Court on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 for having demonstrated outstanding commitment to volunteer legal service for low income residents of Alabama. Each of these attorneys provided 50 or more hours of pro bono service to those who could not otherwise afford it in 2014. This benevolent […]
Pro Bono Brews 2015 was a great success! Thank you! Over 300 people gathered to celebrate Pro Bono Month with Alabama brews and dinner from Taco Mama. The weather was perfect and so were the crowds of fans enjoying the music, food, and brews! Thank you to our incredible sponsors and volunteers. The credit for […]
October is pro bono service month. Sponsored by the Alabama State Bar, the celebration is a coordinated statewide effort to showcase the great difference that pro bono lawyers make to the state, the system of justice, our communities, and most of all to the clients served. The month is also dedicated to the quest for […]
How long have you volunteered with MCVLP? I don’t know how long exactly but it is around 2010 – I started sending my pro bono clients to be screened through VLP – and added a few in addition to the ones that wandered into my office. Why do you volunteer? Everyone who is as fortunate […]