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Politics, News & Issues > Lawyers & Legal Advice Should lawyers be required to provide pro bono services?

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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 cost the organizers money. It is also true for figurative lunches, in particular for this article, legal services.

Let us begin by stating something some people may not realize: public defenders and pro bono lawyers ARE NOT the same thing. Allow me to repeat for those who did not grasp that the first time; a public defender IS NOT a pro bono lawyer for down and outs. Public defenders are paid for by whatever coun...

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