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Pro Bono Happy Hour

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Lively conversations about law firm pro bono news, infrastructure, and best practices featuring insightful and entertaining expert guests from PBI’s Law Firm Pro Bono Project member firms, and Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge® signatories, Corporate Pro Bono Challenge® signatories, and from other pro bono and access to justice champions and leaders.
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Episodes

Katharyn Christian McGee

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.

Sep 27, 201751 min

Greg McConnell (Part 2)

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.

Sep 14, 201740 min

Special Edition:DACA

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.

Sep 08, 201736 min

Greg McConnell (Part 1)

PBI talks to Winston & Strawn's Greg McConnell about the firm's mission–driven pro bono program, his career, the evolution of law firm pro bono leadership, and more.

Sep 07, 201741 min

PBI: The Next Generation

Get to know our summer interns! In a special episode, PBI talks to Harvard Law School's Madeline Jenks, Georgetown University Law Center's Erin Killeen, and the University of Michigan's Kelsey Muniz and Sahil Shah about their experiences at PBI working to promote pro bono and access to justice, what they've learned this summer, their future plans, and more.

Aug 24, 201718 min

Valentine Brown

PBI talks to Valentine Brown of Duane Morris about her career and leading the firm's pro bono program, inspiring pro bono efforts on behalf of immigrants, veterans, "juvenile lifers," and more.

Aug 17, 201747 min

Elizabeth Lewis

PBI talks to McDermott Will & Emery's Elizabeth Lewis about leading the firm's pro bono program, advocating for LGBTQ and Sikh rights, and more.

Aug 10, 201744 min

Rebecca Naylor

PBI talks to Reed Smith's Becca Naylor about her passion for human rights, managing firm pro bono efforts in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, assisting refugees in Greece and Jordan, and more.

Aug 03, 201736 min

Theodore Howard

PBI talks to Wiley Rein's Ted Howard about serving as the firm's first full-time Pro Bono Partner, his pro bono work on behalf of inmates and prison reform efforts, the firm's pro bono program, and more.

Jul 27, 201747 min

Katie Cronin

PBI talks to Stinson Leonard Street's Katie Cronin about her career, the firm's pro bono program, the access to justice culture in Kansas City, and more.

Jul 20, 201744 min

Courtney Darts

PBI talks to the Pro Bono Partnership's Courtney Darts about pro bono initiatives to support nonprofit organizations, transactional pro bono opportunities that strengthen communities, advice for aspiring public interest lawyers, and more.

Jul 13, 201750 min

Susan Hoffman

PBI talks to Crowell & Moring's Susie Hoffman about her career, the firm's pro bono program and foundation, the "loaned lawyer" program, and more.

Jul 06, 201748 min

Pro Bono: Beyond the Numbers

The Law Firm Pro Bono Project discusses highlights from its recently published 2016 Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge® Report, the current pro bono landscape, concrete and doable tips for improvement and growth, and more.

Jun 29, 201735 min

Leah Medway

PBI talks to Perkins Coie's Leah Medway about her career, the firm's pro bono program, the access to justice culture in Seattle, the documentary "The Chance for a New Life -- The Sara Kruzan Story," and more.

Jun 22, 201754 min

Ronald Flagg

PBI talks to the Legal Services Corporation’s Ron Flagg about his career, his transition to LSC from private practice, his experience leading a law firm pro bono program while he was at Sidley Austin, LSC’s current challenges and opportunities, and more.

Jun 15, 201735 min

Julie Orr

PBI talks to Davis Wright Tremaine's Julie Orr about the firm's pro bono program, pro bono valentines and heart of justice award, medical-legal partnerships, supporting survivors of domestic violence, and more.

Jun 08, 201740 min

Bill Belitsky

PBI talks to Bill Belitsky of Paul Hastings about why pro bono isn't just for litigators, his career, the firm's pro bono program, and more.

Jun 01, 201733 min

Donald B. Verrilli, Jr.

We open the archives to share our discussion with Munger, Tolles & Olson's Don Verrilli from 2015, when he was serving as the Solicitor General of the United States. You'll hear about his goal of spending 10 percent of his time each year representing pro bono clients and how he learned to be a "good lawyer" by doing pro bono work. Pro bono wasn't a "detriment" -- to the contrary, his pro bono experience enhanced his career.

May 25, 201725 min

You've Got Mail (Part 2)

Our pro bono mega-mailbag continues. In part two, the Law Firm Pro Bono Project answers questions from listeners about the 2017 PBI Conference (0:34), what's keeping us busy these days (11:59),and our upcoming annual Report on the Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge® (12:46).

May 18, 201728 min

You've Got Mail (Part 1)

At long last, another pro bono mailbag episode. In part one, we answer questions from listeners about pro bono in pop culture (1:04), reading recommendations (11:08), and our "favorite" and most-requested publications (14:15).

May 11, 201724 min

Kimberly McClain

PBI talks to Seyfarth Shaw's Kimberly McClain about the firm's pro bono program, applying project management principles to organizational pro bono clients, cultivating a social media presence, the firm's "guideposts of Compassion, Action, and Impact," and more.

May 04, 201739 min

Norah Rogers

PBI talks to Norah Rogers of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough about the firm's pro bono program, impact litigation, efforts to help the homeless and veterans, assisting unique clients such as the Burrito Riders, and more.

Apr 27, 201746 min

Hilarie Atkisson

PBI talks to Fenwick & West's Hilarie Atkisson about her career, the intersection of pro bono and corporate social responsibility (CSR), the Justice Bus, the access to justice culture in the San Francisco Bay Area, and more.

Apr 20, 201741 min

Hayes Hunt

PBI talks to Cozen O'Connor's Hayes Hunt about his career, the firm's pro bono program, meaningful pro bono matters, the pro bono culture in Philadelphia, and more.

Apr 13, 201732 min

Stephanie Schlatter

PBI talks to Buckley Sandler's Stephanie Schlatter about her career, the firm's emerging pro bono program, March Madness, and more.

Mar 30, 201745 min

Patrick Arenz

PBI talks to Robins Kaplan's Patrick Arenz about his career, chairing the firm's Pro Bono Committee; a new trial advocacy initiative to support survivors of domestic abuse while promoting lawyer professional development and mentorship, and more.

Mar 23, 201730 min

Elizabeta Markuci

PBI talks to Elizabeta (Liz) Markuci of Volunteers of Legal Service (VOLS) about pro bono initiatives to support immigrants, the value of storytelling, the importance of self-care, her pro bono role models, and more.

Mar 16, 201747 min

Ready, Set, Go! 2017 PBI Annual Conference Preview

The Law Firm Pro Bono Project offers a preview of the 2017 PBI Annual Conference. We explore what's new this year, opportunities for networking, cutting-edge issues that will be featured, and more.

Mar 02, 201726 min

Anne Geraghty Helms

PBI talks to Anne Helms of DLA Piper about her career, the access to justice culture in Chicago, the Woodlawn Legal Clinic, the firm's Krantz Fellowship Program, and more.

Feb 23, 201747 min
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