Pro Bono
| Jurisdiction | Georgia,United States |
| Citation | Vol. 27 No. 4 Pg. 0048 |
| Pages | 0048 |
| Publication year | 2022 |
State Bar of Georgia Expands Pro Bono Recognition Program
Attorneys who have met or exceeded their 50 hours of annual pro bono service will be included in the new recognition program.
BY Y. SOO JO AND SHARON A. LIM
In its continuing effort to promote awareness and recognition of the value of pro bono service to the legal profession and to those it serves, the State Bar of Georgia is pleased to announce a recognition program for attorneys who have met or exceeded their Georgia Rule of Professional Conduct 6.1 goal of 50 hours of annual pro bono service. This new program was developed by the Pro Bono Subcommittee of the State Bar's Access to Justice Committee in partnership with the Pro Bono Resource Center of the State Bar of Georgia. The program expands upon the State Bar of Georgia's existing Pro Bono Honor Roll—which was limited to attorneys participating in certain pro bono programs—to now include attorneys throughout the state who have met their pro bono goal through any service that comports with Rule 6.1 (a).
The State Bar's expanded Pro Bono Honor Roll will retain a Silver level of recognition for attorneys who have accepted at least one case through a structured, coordinated civil pro bono program registered with the Pro Bono Resource Center. However, attorneys who have provided pro bono service through any Rule 6.1 (a) qualifying service or program in the previous calendar year may now be inducted into the Pro Bono Honor Roll at the new Gold and Platinum levels for 50 hours and 100 hours of pro bono service, respectively. The annual Pro Bono Honor Roll is published in the June edition of the Georgia Bar Journal, and each annual list of honorees beginning in 2022 will be maintained online on the State Bar of Georgia's website. Honorees will also be recognized as a group at each annual State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Awards reception.
This is a voluntary recognition program for which attorneys may self-report service hours from December of each service year through March of the following year by submitting a brief online form on the State Bar of Georgia's website (www.gabar.org/ publicservice/pro-bono-awards-and-recognition.cfm). The form is available now through March 31, 2022, to submit pro bono hours from calendar year 2021.
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