A trade name may be used by a lawyer in private practice if it does not imply a connection with a government agency or with a public or
charitable legal services organization and is not otherwise in violation of Rule 7.1.
Not exact matches
Law firms also help the community directly by donating their
legal services and time to
charitable organizations.
It can be duplicated by any
charitable or philanthropic
organization as well by other types of
organizations, like educational intuitions and business incubators, in order to offer
legal services in fulfillment of the
organization's mission and objectives.
By providing them with skilled
legal service, we help
charitable organizations uphold their philanthropic missions, maintain
legal compliance and continue to thrive.
Collectively, lawyers are encouraged to enhance the profession through activities such as: (a) sharing knowledge and experience with colleagues and students informally in day - to - day practice as well as through contribution to professional journals and publications, support of law school projects and participation in panel discussions,
legal education seminars, bar admission courses and university lectures; (b) participating in
legal aid and community
legal services programs or providing
legal services on a pro bono basis; (c) filling elected and volunteer positions with the Society; (d) acting as directors, officers and members of local, provincial, national and international bar associations and their various committees and sections; and (e) acting as directors, officers and members of non-profit or
charitable organizations.
«The term «pro bono» refers to activities of the firm undertaken normally without expectation of fee and not in the course of ordinary commercial practice and consisting of (i) the delivery of
legal services to persons of limited means or to
charitable, religious, civic, community, governmental, and educational
organizations in matters which are designed primarily to address the needs of persons of limited means; (ii) the provision of
legal assistance to individuals, groups, or
organizations seeking to secure or protect civil rights, civil liberties, or public rights; and (iii) the provision of
legal assistance to
charitable, religious, civic, community, governmental, or educational
organizations in matters in furtherance of their organizational purposes, where the payment of standard
legal fees would significantly deplete the
organization's economic resources or would be otherwise inappropriate.»
A. Generally, pro bono
legal services involve direct free
legal assistance to an eligible client or client group or free
legal services to
charitable, religious or educational
organizations whose overall mission and activities are designed predominately to address the needs of the poor.
For example, it would enable a
charitable, philanthropic or educational
organization to own and operate a
legal services provider that would provide
legal services for free.
Founded as a
charitable organization in 2001, PBO was created to provide opportunities for lawyers to assist Ontarians who can not afford
legal services and have a
legal problem not covered by government funding.
In addition to our 25 practice groups, we also provide pro bono
legal services and other support to children's
services groups and educational institutions; to artist and trade
organizations; to advocacy and
charitable entities that support homeless and impoverished people; and to victims of illegal discrimination.
Denise also volunteers at the Fred Victor's Women's 24/7 Drop - in Program, a social
service charitable organization, where she provides
legal information and support to the Program's members.
According to Hawaii's cy pres rule, certain
charitable organizations in Hawaii receive these funds,
legal service organizations among them.
VLS matches
charitable organizations and low income individuals with volunteer lawyers who provide pro bono
legal services which they would otherwise not receive due to a lack of financial resources.
We believe that providing pro bono
legal services and contributing time and resources to
charitable organizations advances our profession and our community.