2L Greg Vanevenhoven talks about his experience on the Indian Wills Caravan
March 11th, 2013
The UW Law School Media Department asked 2L Greg Vanevenhoven, one of ten students participating in the Pro Bono Program's Indian Wills Caravan, what the opportunity meant to him. Read his responses here.
2L Law Student Greg Vanevenhoven helping a client.
Community Immigration Law Center (CILC) Training Session
February 15th, 2013
Over 10 students came to the CILC Volunteer Training session to learn how to provide legal services to immigrants and their families here in Dane County. To learn more about CILC, click here.
Law students learning about immigration law
The Court-Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Dane County Comes to the Law School
February 7th, 2013
Representatives from CASA came to talk about this amazing volunteer opportunity! Serving as a CASA is a great way to earn APPROVED Pro Bono Society hours, learn about the child welfare system, and get involved in the community. To learn more about CASA, click here. For more information, contact Kellyn McCullough.
1L Alex Lewein talks his experience volunteering at CASA (on left) and CASA staff talk about their organization (on right)
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3L Jennifer Cunha wins Super Lawyer Pro Bono Awardro Bono Program Director awarded the "Leaders in Law" Award
February 6th, 2013
Ann Zimmerman, director of UW Law School's Pro Bono Program, has been named a 2013 Leaders in the Law honoree by Wisconsin Law Journal. Each year, the Leaders in the Law program recognizes Wisconsin attorneys, judges and educators who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, vision and expertise in the legal profession. Read more here.
February 5th, 2013
Jennifer Cunha is in her final year at the University of Wisconsin Law School, where she’ll earn her J.D. and a master’s degree in public affairs. In her tenure at the university, Cunha served as president of Legal Assistance for Disaster Relief (LADR), supported and expanded the law school’s Pro Bono Program and participated in a number of academic clinical courses. To learn more about her endeavors, click here.
3L Law Student Jennifer Cunha pictured above.
Tenant Resource Center Comes to UW Law School
February 2nd & 3rd, 2013
Tenant Resource Center trained law students who want to volunteer at TRC this semester. Students completed a mandatory 12 hour training in federal, state, and local housing laws. They will then help local tenants in need of assistance in the community this semester.
Tenant Resource Center volunteer Caroline (on left) and LLM Law Students Hua Yao, Yujia Wei, and Yue Zhang (on right).
2013 Pro Bono Pizza Panel
January 28th, 2013
Over 50 law students joined the Pro Bono Program for an informational panel and learned more about pro bono opportunities happening during spring semester. Panelists include student and attorney representatives from Legal Assistance for Disaster Relief, the Veterans Law Center, Community Justice Inc., Tenant Resource Center, Indian Wills Caravan Winter Break Trip, and the Time Bank Youth Court!
Students and staff listening to the panelists speak about their pro bono experiences
Students Write Wills for the Indian Wills Caravan Project
January 14th-18th, 2013
The trip took place from January 14th-18th. Ten Law students traveled with two supervising attorneys to Baraboo, Black River Falls, Nekoosa, and back to Madison in order to write culturally sensitive wills and other estate planning documents for Native Americans. The group wrote 78 wills during the trip. Special thanks to the Ho-Chunk Nation, Wisconsin Judicare, Easter Seals of Wisconsin, Associated Students Madison, and Julie Short for their support.
Indian Will Caravan participants and attorneys (on left) and Attorney Supervisor Julie Short with 2L Law Student Leslie Freehill (on right).
Zion Lutheran Church Donates to the Veterans Law Center
January 15th, 2013
Zion Lutheran Church generously donated funds to help operate the Veterans Law Center, a free walk-in legal clinic for military service members, veterans and their families. Learn more about the Veterans Law Center, opening in November here.Pro Bono Program Volunteer of the Semester
December 18th, 2012
The Pro Bono Program selected Lia Ocasio as the Pro Bono Program Volunteer of the Semester for her work at Community Immigration Law Center (CILC) this fall as both the program coordinator and as a volunteer. She also showed great initiative by creating Deferred Action Childhood Arrivals Workshops (DACA), a new pro bono opportunity for law students and a new resource for the community. Congratulations Lia!
Lia Ocasio (2L)
Fall Pro Bono Society Inductees
December 16th, 2012
The Pro Bono Society is proud to induct five new members into the society for their pro bono service. Congratulations to Kathleen Marschman, Jacob Rome, Leigh Neville-Neil, Jessica Moeller, and Chenhao Xin for all their hard work. Learn more about the Pro Bono Society and how to get involved click here.
Pro Bono Society Inductee Jessica Moeller with her son (on left) and Pro Bono Society Inductee Chenhao Xin with Pro Bono Program Director Ann Zimmerman (on right).
For more pictures from Graduation click here.
New Veterans Law Center Student Coordinator
December 12th, 2012
Andrew Brooks (1L) will be the new Veterans Law Center Student Coordinator starting Spring Semester. He takes over for Kathleen Marschman who is graduating this semester. The VLC and the Pro Bono Program thank her for all her hard work and wish her luck in her future endeavors.Wills for Heroes Featured on the UW Law School Homepage
December 4th, 2012
One of our Pro Bono Partners, Wills for heroes was highlighted in a recent University of Wisconsin Law School article. Read more about UW Law School students making a difference here. To learn more about Wills for Heroes, click here.Veterans Law Center Grand Opening
November 8th, 2012
The University of Wisconsin Law School Pro Bono Program has launched a new resource for local veterans in need of civil legal assistance: the Veterans Law Center (VLC). VLC is a free legal center staffed by volunteer lawyers, paralegals and law students. The center serves low-income veterans and their families, providing brief legal advice, information and referrals on a variety of civil legal matters. Read about the Grand Opening here and here. For more information about the VLC, please click here.
3Ls Rocco DeFilippis and Leigh Neville-Neil Dean Raymond talking about the Veterans Law Center
National Celebrate Pro Bono Week
October 21st-October 25th, 2012
The Pro Bono Program was an enthusiastic participant in the American Bar Association's annual Celebrate Pro Bono Week. Learn more about how we got involved!
2L Dan Rock learns more about pro bono (one left) and 2L Greg Vanevenhoven cuts cake for students (on right).
Veterans Law Center Attorney Training Session
October 3rd, 2012
Over 50 attorneys and paralegals came to the Attorney/Paralegal Volunteer Training session to learn how to provide civil legal services low income veterans and their families here in Dane County. Learn more about the Veterans Law Center, opening in November click here.Habush Habush & Rottier S.C. Donates to the Veterans Law Center
October 1st, 2012
In honor of its employees who are military veterans or have family members who have served or are serving in the military, Habush Habush & Rottier S.C. generously donated $5,000 to help fund the Veterans Law Center, a free walk-in legal clinic for military service members, veterans and their families. Learn more about the Veterans Law Center, opening in November here.
Economic Justice Institute Newsletter
September 31st, 2012
The Pro Bono Program is featured in the Economic Justice Institute's Winter 2011 newsletter. Read the article here.
Veterans Law Center Student Training Session
September 21st, 2012
Over thirty students came to the VLC Student Volunteer Training session to learn how to provide civil legal services low income veterans and their families here in Dane County. Learn more about the Veterans Law Center, opening in November click here.
Prof. Kempinen talks about ethics (on left) and Law Students sign up for the VLC sessions (on right).
Wisconsin Access to Justice Commission
September 18th, 2012
On September 18th, the Wisconsin Access to Justice Commission held a public hearing moderated by our very own, Marsha Mansfield from the Economic Justice Institute at the Madison Area Technical College. They heard from local community members, judges, lawyers, social services agencies and others who shared their experiences about providing or finding civil legal assistance for low income people in Wisconsin. To learn more about the commission hearing click here.
3rd Annual Pro Bono Program Reception
September 13th, 2012
The Pro Bono Program held its annual reception, featuring guest speakers State Bar President-Elect Patrick Fiedler, Dean Margaret Raymond, Attorney Julie Short of Easter Seals of Wisconsin, and 2L Law Student Patrick O’Neill. The guest speakers spoke about the importance of doing pro bono work in the community and highlighted the recent success of the Pro Bono Program’s efforts. To learn more about the Pro Bono Program, please visit our website here.
1Ls Eileen Dorfman and Erin Gasparka listening to the reception speakers
Pro Bono Program's 2011-2012 Annual Report
August 8, 2012
Read the Pro Bono Program's 2011-2012 Annual Report to learn more about the accomplishments of UW law students committed to pro bono service. Check it out here.
Volunteer of the Semester
June 11, 2012
Patrick O'Neill (1L) has been selected as the Pro Bono Program's Volunteer of the Semester for Spring 2012. Read about his pro bono experience.
Pro Bono Society Induction
May 17, 2012
Twenty-one students from the May 2012 graduating class graduated with pro bono distinction and became members of the University of Wisconsin Law School's Pro Bono Society. Read more here.
Wisconsin Access to Justice Commission
May 14, 2012
The Wisconsin Access to Justice Commission released a video explaining why access to justice is so important, both in Wisconsin and in the legal community as a whole.
DCBA Pro Bono Breakfast
May 2, 2012
UW Law Student Jennifer Cunha, Attorney Wes Taylor ‘09, and the Community Immigration Law Center received awards for outstanding pro bono contributions at the annual Dane County Bar Association (DCBA) Pro Bono Breakfast. Read more here.
Clinical Professor Marsha Mansfield, 2L Jen Cunha, and local attorney Jennifer Binkley
Message From the Chief Justice
March 21, 2012
Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson encourages attorneys to get involved in their communities during National Volunteer Week (April 15th-21st) and Law Day (May 1st). Read her letter, which references the UW Law School Pro Bono Program.
Pro Bono Program Receives Grants
March 7, 2012
The Pro Bono Program has been granted $10,000 from the State Bar of Wisconsin to fund two separate initiatives - the newly-implemented UW Law School Pro Bono Society and the Dane County Legal Assistance Clinic for Veterans. Read more in these articles by the Wisconsin State Bar and UW-Madison News.
Pro Bono Pizza Panel
February 7, 2012
The Pro Bono Program Pizza Panel brought together over 50 students and community partners interested in pro bono service. View photos from the event.
Ann Zimmerman speaking on the importance of doing pro bono, with the panelists seen in the background
Student Hurricane Network Alternative Winter Break Trip
February 1, 2012
Ten students participated in a winter break pro bono service trip through the Student Hurricane Network. Learn more here and consider applying for a spring break trip!
Volunteer of the Semester
January 23, 2012
Jessica Moeller (2L) has been selected as the Pro Bono Program's Volunteer of the Semester for Fall 2011. Read about her pro bono experiences.Pro Bono Society Induction
December 18, 2011
Six graduates from the December 2011 graduating class were inducted into the Pro Bono Society, receiving awards of pro bono distinction. Read more here.
Pro Bono Program Director Ann Zimmerman with Pro Bono Society Inductee
Economic Justice Institute Newsletter
December 14, 2011
The Pro Bono Program is featured in the Economic Justice Institute's Winter 2011 newsletter. Read the article here: "UW's Pro Bono Program Expands"National Celebrate Pro Bono Week
October 23-October 29, 2011
The Pro Bono Program was an enthusiastic participant in the American Bar Association's annual Celebrate Pro Bono Week. Learn more about how we got involved!
2nd Annual Pro Bono Reception
September 15, 2011
Thank you for joining us at the Pro Bono Program's Annual Fall Reception! View the photo slideshow or read about the event.
Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson speaking to students about the importance of doing pro bono.
