Quisquella Addison qaddisonprobono. LawHelpNY Program Director Quisquella joined Pro Bono Net in July 2016. Previously, she worked as a Staff Attorney at the. Alaska Pro Bono Program Inc' title='Alaska Pro Bono Program Inc' />HomeView Pennsylvania Events for October 2. Over the past nine years the ABAs Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service has succeeded in creating an annual national spotlight on pro bono with its National Celebration of Pro Bono. The annual Celebration is a coordinated national effort to meet the ever growing needs of this countrys most vulnerable citizens by encouraging and supporting local efforts to expand the delivery of pro bono legal services, and by showcasing the great difference that pro bono lawyers make to the nation, its system of justice, its communities and, most of all, to the clients they serve. Although national in breadth, the Celebration provides an opportunity for local legal associations across the country to take the next step in their efforts to provide high quality legal services to those living on the social margins. This years Celebration is officially scheduled for October 2. Celebration activities extend throughout the month of October. Click the image above to hear American Bar Association President Hilarie Bass deliver a welcome message to the 2. Celebration that discusses the significance of the National Celebration of Pro Bono and this years special focus on homeless youth and the new ABA Homeless Youth Initiative. The 2. 01. 7 Celebration will mark the launch of the ABAs Homeless Youth Legal Network. National estimates have found that 1. Homeless youth have a variety of legal needs, such as access to ID, family law, juvenile or criminal justice involvement, trafficking, immigration, education, benefits, and a variety of other civil legal matters. This initiative hopes to remove legal barriers in an effort to improve outcomes for this highly vulnerable population. Organizations hosting events serving homeless youth will receive recognition from ABA President Hilarie Bass following the 2. Celebration. Please visit the. Resourcessection of the. National Celebration of Pro Bono websitefor great organizing ideas and tools. Free consultation services are also available to facilitate your planning. Contact the ABAs Center for Pro Bono staff celebrateprobonoamericanbar. The National Celebration website also features. JUST Stories, a video quilt of stories that significantly impacted the lives of public interest and pro bono advocates and their clients. Your own advocacy story has the potential to inspire and connect others to the essential work of providing legal assistance to those living on the social margins. Contribute your experienceand tell how you changed your clients story, and made it a JUST story. Executive Team For more information about the Executive Team please contact Cindy Milton at cindyonestarfoundation. Elizabeth Darling, CAE, CFRE. With 25 offices in Asia, Europe and North America, Orrick offers our clients a local understanding of business and the law combined with a global perspective. GHDs roots in the USA were established more than 80 years ago and today we make a positive impact in communities throughout the country. We serve clients in the. Top 10 Absolutely Positively the Best 30 Death Penalty Websites on the Internet Top 1 Death Penalty Information Center Probably the single most comprehensive and. Alaska Pro Bono Program Inc' title='Alaska Pro Bono Program Inc' />One story was offered by former Chief Justice Ronald D. Castille of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. CLICK HEREto view this story and more. JUST Storiesfrom Pennsylvania. For more information on the celebration, visitwww. Celebrate. Pro. Bono. Raccolta Foto Windows Vista Aggiornamento. Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network Recognizes Work in Support of Pro Bono with 2. Excellence Awards. The Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network PLAN honored the recipients of the 2. Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network Excellence Awards on March 2. Hilton Harrisburg. The Keynote Speaker at the event was The Honorable Josh Shapiro, Attorney General of Pennsylvania. Fulton Financial Corporation was presented with the Outstanding Leadership in Support of Legal Services Award in recognition of the banks long standing support and investment in Pennsylvania IOLTA and civil legal aid as an IOLTA Platinum Leader Bank. Platinum Leader Banks exceed the PA IOLTA program requirements by paying a 1, premium yield, on IOLTA accounts. Since 2. 00. 9, Fulton Financial Corporation has contributed more than 2. IOLTA program. Recipients recognized for outstanding pro bono service included Barbara Griffin of Pittsburgh, Michael D. Li. Puma of Philadelphia, Jill Kelly Mc. Comsey of Bethlehem and Thomas B. Schmidt III of Harrisburg. Barbara Griffin, Esq. Director of the Allegheny County Bar Foundation Pro Bono Center where she creates, manages, and supports programs that provide legal services to low income persons facing critical legal issues. Ms. Griffin supports 3. Pro Bono Center programs and member organizations in various pro bono initiatives that tackle inequality and poverty. She works closely with Neighborhood Legal Services Association and the Pittsburgh Pro Bono Partnership to expand access to legal services which benefitted over 6,6. In addition to the amazing and tireless support she offers to the community and the legal profession, Ms. Griffin will not turn away a compelling case, often representing the client herself, when she sees an unrepresented person who has nowhere else to turn. Michael D. Li. Puma, Esq. Boards of Community Legal Services CLS and Philadelphia Legal Assistance PLA from 2. February 2. 01. 7 when his terms as Board Chair ended. He had served on CLS Board since 2. PLAs Board since 2. In addition to chairing both Boards and Executive Committees, Mr. Li. Puma pioneered and chaired the Boards Overlapping Board Committee, an innovation which ensures that CLS and PLA are working collaboratively together to benefit clients. Throughout his board service, Mr. Li. Puma has been a visionary and tireless champion of equal justice by working to improve access to legal services and ensuring a well coordinated service delivery system to meet the legal needs of Philadelphias client community. Jill Kelly Mc. Comsey, Esq. Seidel Cohen Hof Reid, LLC in Bethlehem, PA. She is a very active volunteer fundraiser for North Penn Legal Services, where she created the Raise a Glass to Justice fundraising event in 2. Since its inception it has generated, as a result of Ms. Mc. Comseys direct involvement, over 5. North Penn Legal Services. As a result of Ms. Mc. Comseys efforts, NPLS is able to leverage event proceeds with an annual bar donation from Northampton County Bar Association to fund a full time attorney position. Ms. Mc. Comsey is very active in the Northampton County Bar Association, the Bar Association of Lehigh County and is an alumna of the Pennsylvania Bar Associations Bar Leadership Institute. Thomas B. Schmidt III, Esq. Pepper Hamilton LLP and the attorney in charge of the firms Harrisburg office. He is a pro bono attorney extraordinaire, always answering the call to assist Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network programs when the need for expert legal representation arises. On several occasions he has served as counsel for PLAN programs providing excellent representation, and has consulted with both Friends of Farmworkers and the Community Justice Project lawyers on proposed litigation, as well as having advised PLAN. Inc. on legal and ethical questions. Early in his career, Mr. Schmidt was the attorney representing several organizations advocating on behalf of farmworker rights and was key to the passage of the Pennsylvania Seasonal Farmworker Act in 1. Even earlier, he played an active role in the civil rights movement activities in Selma, Alabama. Mr. Schmidt continues to maintain a substantial pro bono practice. In addition to his volunteerism with PLAN programs, he continues to serve as Pepper Hamiltons coordinating attorney on ACLU cases. Others receiving Excellence Awards included legal aid staff members Pamela Lynn Dalton Arlotti, Esq. Neighborhood Legal Services Association the Legal Aid of Southeastern PA Centralized Telephone Hotline Staff Linda D. Renick of North Penn Legal Services Patricia Shilling of Mid. Penn Legal Services and Judith E. Wilson, Esq. of Northwestern Legal Services. Video tributes were shown highlighting the accomplishments of each of the 2. Those video tributes and more information on the Award Winners is available on Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc. Participating Organizations Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network. Pennsylvania Bar Association. Legal Services to the Public Committee of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. Pro Bono Center of the Allegheny County Bar Foundation. Philadelphia VIP Pro Bono Legal Services. Philadelphia Bar Association. West Legal. Edcenter Online Continuing Education.