Federal Pro Bono Project Archives

Federal Pro Bono Project Reception

On March 21, federal judges and volunteer attorneys braved rain, wind gusts, and toppled trees, to gather at the Phillip Burton Federal Building and United States Courthouse to celebrate the Justice & Diversity Center’s (JDC) Federal Pro Bono Project for…

a quote that says “A huge part of our job is meeting clients where they are and giving them an honest opinion,”

Federal Pro Bono Project Team Measures Success One Client at a Time

Lawyers often measure success by whether their client was made whole or how much money was at stake. But that kind of assessment oversimplifies the legal work being done by the Federal Pro Bono Project, a project of the Bar…

Federal Pro Bono Project Celebrates Ten Years

Twelve federal judges and more than sixty attorneys gathered at the Phillip Burton Federal Building and United States Courthouse in January to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Justice & Diversity Center’s (JDC) Federal Pro Bono Project. Chief Judge…

JDC’s Federal Pro Bono Project Expands

Will begin serving clients in summer of 2013 The Justice & Diversity Center’s Federal Pro Bono Project will open a second office at the Oakland courthouse of the U.S. District Court of Northern California. The project provides one-on-one legal assistance…

Former Scholarship Recipient Gives Back With Invaluable Research

The Justice & Diversity Center’s Federal Pro Bono Project is pleased to recognize Ike Kaludi for his outstanding service in pro bono work. The project places federal civil cases with volunteer counsel and provides legal assistance to pro se litigants…