For public interest lawyers serving the common good, the American Bar Association is your home for building a public interest legal practice and championing the issues important to you.
American attorneys continue to demonstrate a robust and enduring dedication to pro bono work, with more than 75% providing pro bono service at some point in their careers, but there still is room for improvement, according to findings from “Supporting Justice V: A Report on the Pro Bono Work of America’s Lawyers."
The Center maintains a Knowledge Center of documents related to pro bono program operations, supportive pro bono, and promotion of pro bono.
Your donation supports our efforts to increase the delivery of pro bono legal services to persons who cannot otherwise afford an attorney.
The Center for Pro Bono offers a variety of resources to assure the success of your pro bono program.
This complimentary webinar will train volunteer attorneys and others, including ABA Free Legal Answers pro bono attorneys, to advise USDA Discrimination Financial Assistance Program (DFAP) award recipients about the impact of their award on public benefits. Panelists will be educating pro bono attorneys who volunteer to provide advice and for legal aid programs that anticipate serving recipients and want to learn more.
Move your practice and the legal profession forward during the pandemic and beyond with continually updated tools and resources
There are over 200 ABA accredited law schools. See how they handle pro bono and public interest work and get their students engaged in service.
The ABA Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence and the ABA Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service have developed a judicial toolkit to assist courts in POWER Act implementation.
View our publications aimed at improving and developing the delivery of pro bono legal services to low income persons.
Find pro bono organizations near you and serving your area of interest. This directory contains hundreds of pro bono programs in all U.S. jurisdictions.
Your donation supports our efforts to increase the delivery of pro bono legal services to persons who cannot otherwise afford an attorney.
Through the Peer Consulting Project, the Center for Pro Bono makes available the expertise of experienced volunteer consultants.
The Center for Pro Bono is a major project of the Committee and its implementation arm. The Center provides technical assistance and planning advice to a wide range of constituents in the field, including bar associations, pro bono programs, legal services offices, bar leaders, law schools, corporate counsel, judges and government attorneys.
