Lawyers Clearinghouse hosted the first legal clinic of the fall last Friday at Pine Street Inn, along with six volunteers from Boston law firm Ropes & Gray. The firm’s clinic coordinator, Kevin Daly, attorneys Jon Decker, Anthony Gostanian, Amy Roy …
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John Baraniak, a partner at Boston law firm Choate Hall & Stewart, first met Asad* at a legal clinic coordinated by Lawyers Clearinghouse at Pine Street Inn. Asad spent most of his childhood in a Somali refugee camp. As a teenager, …
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This year’s annual meeting was a resounding success, raising more funds to support pro bono legal services than ever before. Area law firms, corporations and individuals contributed $137,000 to the Lawyers Clearinghouse cause, shattering last year’s record of $106,000 and …
In case you missed our 25th Annual Meeting, here’s a copy of our history that was printed in the program booklet. Celebrating 25 years of pro bono legal services for nonprofits and homeless individuals The Lawyers Clearinghouse has been bringing …
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These photos tell the story of three homeless clients and three volunteer lawyers who were brought together on April 5 through our bi-monthly Massachusetts Legal Clinics for the Homeless. The clinic is designed to provide legal assistance for those who …
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by Holly Hartung, Lawyers Clearinghouse We recently honored two board members for their 20 years of service with Lawyers Clearinghouse. Lawyers Stephen Nolan of Nolan Sheehan Patten LLP and Cindy Rowe of Rowe Resources were presented with plaques at the …
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With no pro bono coordinator and few staffed attorneys, small firms are at a disadvantage when it comes to finding time and resources to take pro bono cases. That did not stop former public defender turned private attorney, John Cloherty. …
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After receiving several e-mails from Lawyers Clearinghouse about pro bono opportunities, Linda Groves, a partner at Bingham McCutchen, found one that touched her personally. As the business pro bono coordinator at her firm, she regularly promotes cases offered by Clearinghouse …
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