Mark O'Brien Pro Bono Net Co-Founder & Executive Director
Mark O’Brien, Pro Bono Net Co-Founder & Executive Director

“I Don’t Have a Pro Bono Coordinator in My Office, How Can I Do Pro Bono?”

This Tuesday, June 23rd, the NYC Bar Committee on Pro Bono and Legal Services and the Encouraging Pro Bono Outside Big Law Sub-Committee is offering a CLE-credited event entitled “I Don’t Have A Pro Bono Coordinator in My Office, How Can I Do Pro Bono?” to discuss the ways in which firms and attorneys with limited resources can still contribute to pro bono activities.

The panel will identify “how-tos” and best practices for attorneys seeking to perform pro bono services without institutional assistance, and provide an opportunity to network with people who are already doing it.

Pro Bono Net’s co-founder and Executive Director, Mark O’Brien is one of the panelists. In addition to participating in the panel, O’Brien will present a tutorial on the Pro Bono Net platform and how it can be used to overcome some of these challenges.

Other Panelists include:

Yacine Barry-Wun, Special Counsel for Housing Court Initiatives, New York State Courts Access to Justice Program;

  • Russ Bleemer, Program Coordinator, Monday Night Law Program, City Bar Justice Center;
  • Scott Kohanowski, Director, LGBT Advocacy Project, City Bar Justice Center; Staff Attorney, Foreclosure Project, City Bar Justice Center;
  • Sarah Diane McShea, Law Offices of Sarah Diane McShea.
  • Moderator, John H. Ogden, Of Counsel, Falcon & Singer P.C.

There will be an introduction by Debra L. Raskin, President of the New York City Bar Association and Partner at Vladeck, Waldman, Elias & Engelhard, P.C.

We encourage you to join this important discussion. In addition to providing best practices, the event offers an opportunity to network with people doing pro bono work. Event information and registration details are available here.