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| Yes | 65% | 881 votes | Total: 1357 votes | |
| No | 35% | 476 votes |
Yes
Created on: October 31, 2009
In a word, the answer is" yes." "Much is expected from those to whom much has been given." Lawyers,
Created on: February 07, 2009 Last Updated: February 09, 2009
Practicing lawyers are supposed to be in the business of helping people. The problem is that not all
Created on: February 25, 2009 Last Updated: February 26, 2009
Should lawyers be made to do pro bono work, yes. From the bottom of my heart I feel that lawyers should
by Brian Arnold
Created on: September 03, 2011
I am a lawyer that practices law in Utah. I think it is very important for attorneys to do pro-bono
Created on: May 01, 2008 Last Updated: October 15, 2010
Attorneys have a responsibility to the public to uphold the laws of the United States and the ideas
Created on: April 30, 2008 Last Updated: May 24, 2010
Yes, I believe that lawyers should provide pro bono services to those individuals unable to attain counsel.
Created on: June 20, 2008 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
The law is an attempt to put into black and white how people should live their lives and treat each
by Kim Russell
Created on: November 04, 2009
Of course lawyers should be required to provide pro bono services. We live in a community that is dependent
Created on: October 20, 2010
Pro bono is a term used to describe the rendition of legal services to a client free of charge. A lawyer
by John Graham
Created on: October 25, 2008 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
Lawyers provide a vital service by knowing the law, at least in their area of specialization and in
by Kathleen S
Created on: May 31, 2010 Last Updated: June 02, 2010
The question is whether or not lawyers should be required to provide legal services, or pro-bono legal
Created on: January 13, 2010 Last Updated: January 17, 2010
Lawyers should be required to provide pro bono services only if the following conditions are met:
First,
by David Brown
Created on: November 26, 2008
Lawyers in many ways are given a bum rap when it comes to their profession. One way they can show those
by Kurt Butler
Created on: November 15, 2008
Gary is in his mid-twenties, single, a Boston cab driver, and schizophrenic but functional as long as
by Mr. Jack
Created on: August 06, 2009
When someone decides to work in a career where it will be necessary to help the public, I believe it
Created on: September 08, 2010
You cannot be a lawyer without giving something of yourself to the public. At attorney by their very
Created on: August 23, 2009
Attorneys should be required to provide pro bono services, and they should get tax breaks when they
by Lisa Adams
Created on: November 26, 2008
As an attorney with 18+ years of experience in the public sector (prosecutor and chief judge) who is
Created on: February 25, 2009
I strongly believe that attorneys should have to take on pro bono cases. Future attorneys must go to
Created on: November 24, 2009
Attorneys are part of a privileged class. This applies to attorneys who come from wealthy families,
No
Created on: December 15, 2009
It has been suggested that Attorneys should be required to provide legal services free, or Pro Bono
by Robin Landry
Created on: July 09, 2009
For many years the ethical standards of both the American Bar Association and the legal community at
Created on: January 23, 2009
I come down on the side of the naysayers despite my deep and profound respect for the thousands of men
Created on: February 19, 2010
Lawyers should not be required to provide pro bono services. Who wants a lawyer,
by Hagana Kim
Created on: December 31, 2008
Requiring all lawyers to provide pro bono services would be analogous to requiring every American citizen
by Ct Yankee
Created on: August 19, 2010
Should lawyers be required to provide pro bono services?
This author would like to open the discussion
by Stacy Graves
Created on: November 04, 2010
Under no circumstances should a lawyer be required to work Pro Bono. Yes, it is true lawyers make a
by Boxer Wyze
Created on: March 29, 2009
Should lawyers be required to provide pro bono services?
I think the greatest argument for NOT requiring
by Robert Tomak
Created on: January 15, 2010
Mandatory pro bono is a misnomer
There is no such thing per se as mandatory pro bono for lawyers. Such
Created on: April 25, 2010 Last Updated: April 26, 2010
My visceral response to this question as to whether an attorney at law should be required to provide
Created on: December 03, 2009
Pro Bono is something that should be done willingly and from the heart.
You can't just force lawyers
by B. B. James
Created on: September 01, 2009 Last Updated: September 02, 2009
"Pro bono" is derived from Latin, and it means "for the public good." In other words, it means doing
Created on: November 28, 2010
Should a butcher be required to provide free meat? Should a plumber give free services? Should a stripper
Created on: January 24, 2009
I can think of only one reason for a lawyer to be required to provide pro bono services, while I can
by Jon Love
Created on: May 12, 2009 Last Updated: May 14, 2009
Legal practice is no longer a profession, it is a business. As such, it should not and cannot be forced
Created on: July 21, 2008 Last Updated: April 15, 2009
Lawyers should be given tax credits for pro bono work as public defenders. If lawyers got a 1% tax cut
by Jordan Tyler
Created on: June 27, 2009 Last Updated: July 01, 2009
No attorney should ever be required to provide pro bono services, free or almost free legal work to
Created on: February 05, 2010
Lawyers & Legal Advice
Should lawyers be required to provide pro bono services?
Created on: March 25, 2010
In everything their is a choice, even when you are told you have none, you have many, simply none with
Created on: August 26, 2008 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
Now why should lawyers be required to provide free services and not any other profession? I work in