Pro bono and beyond: lawyers lead the way in public service.

• Jurisdiction: United States
• Author: Coker, Howard C.
• Date: 01 April 1999

I was pleased to see the American Bar Association and National Legal Aid and Defender Association had selected our state to host the 1999 Equal Justice Conference. The annual conclave -- set for Innisbrook May 6-8 -- is an important forum for exchanging ideas on programs demonstrating our profession's longstanding commitment to public service.

I also was pleased to see Judge Tom Freeman of Sanford working with the Journal Editorial Board to organize this special issue highlighting the efforts of Florida's lawyers to ensure equal justice to all citizens regardless of their economic status. Judge Freeman is a former member of our Board of Governors who has been very supportive of the Bar's public service programs.

We are distributing this issue as a way of saying "welcome" to all Equal Justice Conference...