The 4th Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee kicked off its first ever Pro Bono Competition in January.
Local law firms have formed, or will form, “teams” of pro bono “players” who vie against each other to see who can score the most “points.” A firm team can be composed of any number of players, even just one person. Points are scored each month by dividing the total number of pro bono hours worked by the number of players on the team.
For example, if a team of three worked 15 hours during January, that team would score five points. Starting in April, at the Law Day Luncheon, the Pro Bono Committee will announce the annual Public Good Champion, who will receive the Pro Bono Trophy for the following year. Of course, the real winners are not the members of any given team, but those members of our community who benefit from the able services of all the lawyers who have so graciously given their time.
The standings for the Pro Bono Competition following the results from February are:
1. Mills & Carlin, P.A.
2. Foley & Lardner LLP
3. Harris, Guidi, Rosner, et al.
4. Holland & Knight
5. Brown Terrell Hogan, et al.
6. Liles, Gavin, et al.
For more information, please contact Jessie Harrell at 359-2000, Geddes Anderson at 634-1100 or Paula Brice at 398-9002. The Pro Bono Committee is aiming for 100 percent participation in some form of pro bono work among our lawyers.