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DC/MD/VA Plaintiff's Attorney and Lawyer for Lawyers

Pro Bono. How many lawyers actually do pro bono work? Most state bars are encouraging their lawyers to perform pro bono work. Very few states are mandating pro bono work. At a big law firm, pro bono work is a great way for younger associates to gain experience. At a smaller law firm, however, you may not have the bandwidth to have your associates or partners work for free. In fact, I’ve never worked at a law firm that encouraged pro bono work or had a frame work in place for pro bono work. This week I resolved my second pro bono case in as many weeks. A former client of mine was being sued for medical debt in connection with the personal injury case I had represented her for. She had Medicaid and the provider submitted to Medicaid, so we’re still not sure why she had any outstanding balance. The client called me up, extremely worried because she couldn’t pay this debt and was worried about going to jail. I explained that she would not be going to jail for money. I signed her up. It took an hour of my time to get this situation resolved for her by calling over to the attorney. It didn’t take hours of prolonged litigation, just a friendly phone call. And this could have served as a valuable lesson to a young associate that you don’t need to be an aggressive litigator to settle a case. #makeadifference #probono #triallawyer #virginialawyer #deedsnotcreeds #gdc #medicaldebt #problemsolved

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