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| Yes | 62% | 123 votes | Total: 200 votes | |
| No | 38% | 77 votes |
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Should lawyers be required to provide pro bono services? The topic has become very relevant from the Indian point of view whose majority of people suffer from illiteracy, pover...read more
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Lawyers make their living participating in an outstanding judicial system largely supported by tax dollars, and everyone should have access to that system. It is a privilege to ...read more
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The law is an attempt to put into black and white how people should live their lives and treat each other within society. The problem is that there is no black and white in life...read more
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Attorneys have a responsibility to the public to uphold the laws of the United States and the ideas of justice. In our judicial system unless you have the funds to retain couns...read more
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It would be nice if lawyers would decide on their own to take worthy cases on a pro bono basis. Their regular hourly fees are so ridiculously high, that some charity work is in ...read more
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I agree that lawyers provide these services to less fortunate people. However, I do not agree that it should a requirement but the American Bar Associations states different. ...read more
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When considering the question of whether or not lawyers should be required to provide pro bono services, it is important to first understand the reasoning behind such a requirem...read more
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by Stacey Cole
I beleive that those more fortunate in life have an obligation to give something back to the community - in fact, not only just the more fortunate', but that every member of soc...read more
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by Verdi Jones
I do think that lawyers should be required to provide pro bono services to clients who cannot afford legal services. With the customary hourly rates that lawyers charge(rightful...read more
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by Crime Victim Strandedawayfromhome
Please view http;//murderattemptathospi talinwv or http://murderattemptathospi talinwv.blogspot.com/feeds/ posts/default Yes I do believe some situations merit an attorney bein...read more
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Yes, I believe that lawyers should provide pro bono services to those individuals unable to attain counsel. Lawyers make a lot more money than do public defenders and they have ...read more
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I believe that lawyers should be required to provide pro bono services. However, there are some stumbling blocks on the way to this ideal end. One of these problems is a lack of...read more
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One of the most famous sayings of any time is "There is no free lunch." This is true for literal lunches; buffets you may attend at business functions, while free to you, do co...read more
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Some ask if attorneys-at-law should be required to provide free legal services...Should slavery be mandatory for Americans? Should lawyers work involuntarily without pay? Does t...read more
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by Shammah
Now why should lawyers be required to provide free services and not any other profession? I work in the legal profession and I offered to do pro bono work for one of the firms ...read more
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With the way the world is going these days, deciding to become a lawyer is certainly a smart career choice. It seems like everyone these days is more than happy to sue someone ...read more
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by Penny Babson
Having a degree in criminal Justice ,I know what hard work goes into the practice of law. The legal aide system is set up to help people with major issues in court when they ca...read more
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by Kim Sharpe
Why exactly should lawyers be required to provide pro bono services? No other profession is required to provide services free of charge to the less fortunate. I certainly don...read more
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by Joshua Moore
I do not believe that lawyers should provide pro bono services. The purchase of the advice of an attorney should not come free. If the education that is required to become an ...read more
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by monkey
I do not think that lawyers should be required to provide pro bono services. Pro bono services should not be required because there may be some lawyers that will not put forth ...read more
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Should lawyers be required to provide pro bono services? The question above is appalling! There is absolutely no reason that any lawyer should be forced to do anything. Who w...read more
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