Projects and Awards

Child Custody and Adoption Pro Bono Project

This joint project of the ABA Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service and the ABA Family Law Section designed and implemented programs and policies that fostered children's well-being, development and safety, and provided children meaningful participation in divorce, adoption, unmarried parent, guardianship and protective order cases.

Rural Pro Bono Project

The Rural Pro Bono Delivery Initiative generated new resources, ideas, and volunteers by awarding mini-grants to help rural programs develop new strategies for delivering rural pro bono legal services, building a support system for rural advocates, capitalizing on innovative technology, and improving collaboration with urban pro bono programs.

Medical-Legal Partnerships Pro Bono Project

Medical-legal partnerships integrate lawyers in a healthcare setting to help patients navigate the complex legal system that often holds solutions to many social determinants of health--income supports for food insecure families, utility shut-off protection during cold winter months, and mold removal from the home of asthmatic children.

Awards of Achievement (AOA) Program

Dorsey Award for Outstanding Public Defender or Legal Aid Lawyer

Frances Perkins Public Service Award

Jean Crowe Pro Bono Award

John Minor Wisdom Public Service & Professionalism Award

Judy M. Weightman Public Interest School of the Year Award

National Public Service Awards

Edmund S. Muskie Pro Bono Service Award

Harrison Tweed Award

Exceptional Service Award - Death Penalty Representation Project

Janet Spragens Pro Bono Award

John H. Pickering Achievement Award - Senior Lawyers Division

Louis M. Brown Award for Legal Access

Making a Difference through Pro Bono Work