Updates
All for One
Kim Kleman, editor of The American Lawyer, praised APBCo for its work in launching IMPACT projects across the country in her column entitled All for One.
The Year Ahead in Pro Bono, U.S. & Abroad
In a Law360 article, APBCo Board Members Kevin Curnin, Harlene Katzman and Ben Weinberg focus on the upcoming trends in pro bono practice, predicting that the "real story" is beneath the numbers.
APBCo IMPACT’s 2nd SBLA Event
Today, APBCo brought together over 100 lawyers and 50 law students for its Second Annual Small Business Legal Academy, assisting over more than 130 nonprofits and entrepreneurs.
Unaccompanied Minors – Letter to DHS Deputy Secretary Ali Mayorkas
APBCo sent a letter to DHS Deputy Secretary Ali Mayorkas offering recommendations to the Administration for facilitating legal representation for children and families in immigration proceedings. APBCo-letter-to-A-Mayorkas-12-Oct-2014
New Mission for Lawyers: Free Aid to Young Immigrants
The Wall Street Journal quoted APBCo board members Ellen Josef and David Lash and APBCo member Katie Marquart in a recent article focused on the importance of providing pro bono representation to unaccompanied immigrant minors.
Unaccompanied Minors – Letter to Vice President Biden
APBCo, the American Immigration Lawyers Association and several leading legal services organizations sent a letter to Vice President Biden offering recommendations to the Administration for facilitating legal representation for children and families in immigration proceedings. APBCo-18-Sept-2014-letter-to-VP-Biden-re-UAM-Crisis
Second Chances in the Second City
The Chicago Lawyer Magazine highlights Chicago APBCo IMPACT's Second Chance initiative, quoting APBCo's immediate past president Latonia Haney Keith and APBCo founder Greg McConnell on the critical importance of this initiative in the Chicago community.
US Vice President Joe Biden Meets with APBCo to Discuss Delivery of Legal Services to the Poor
US Vice President Joe Biden met with the Board of Directors of the APBCo, and senior management leaders from board members’ law firms, in the Vice President’s Ceremonial Office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington D.C. The meeting, held on June 5, 2014, was the second occasion on which the Vice President met with APBCo to focus on access to justice issues and the significant role that pro bono counsel at law firms plays in the delivery of legal services to the poor.