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How lovely to think that no one need wait a moment: we can start now, start slowly changing the world! How lovely that everyone, great and small, can make a contribution toward introducing justice straight away. -- Anne Frank |
The Department's pro bono policy encourages employees to provide pro bono legal services within their communities. To implement the Department's policy, General Counsel Kirk K. Van Tine established the Pro Bono Services Committee. The Committee seeks to promote pro bono legal service, provide guidance on the ethical and legal considerations involved in performing such service, and present information regarding appropriate pro bono legal opportunities for DOT attorneys. The Committee is headed by Helen Serassio of the General Counsel's Office and includes a representative designated by the Chief Counsel from each mode. The Committee schedules speakers and other activities to educate Department attorneys on available pro bono legal opportunities. If you have an idea for pro bono service, how to promote it within the Department, or how to improve this website, please notify the Pro Bono Services Committee by emailing the representative from your mode. An employee seeking to engage in pro bono work must comply with the Department's policy as well as applicable federal and state rules, regulations and statutes. To avoid running afoul of any legal constraints on outside activities, a Department attorney should talk to his or her ethics advisor and/or supervisor before engaging in pro bono service. If you would like to give some of your time to pro bono legal service but aren't sure what you would like to do or where to start, this website is a great place to begin. This website has links to several pro bono service providers. The website also contains profiles of several pro bono service organizations and up-to-date requests by service organizations for pro bono attorneys. Also of interest may be the details of what other Department attorneys are doing. You may also contact your Pro Bono Services Committee representative, who has a list of organizations in the area that welcome volunteer attorneys. |
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