Introduction PRO BONO POLICY ALTRIA GROUP, INC. Altria Group, Inc. recognizes the importance of good corporate citizenship. Accordingly, the corporation supports the communities in which it maintains offices and facilities, both through financial support and encouragement of volunteer assistance by employees of the Altria family of companies. Consistent with that tradition, lawyers employed by Altria […]

2011 Pro Bono Marketplace of Ideas The 2011 Pro Bono Institute Annual Seminar and Forum on In-House Pro Bono once again featured a “Marketplace of Ideas” session, a fast-paced opportunity for presenters to share cutting-edge pro bono projects and for attendees to learn about new opportunities, offerings, infrastructure, and other pro bono developments. A recurring […]

In keeping with our goal of bringing the most timely and relevant speakers to the Seminar/Forum, the Pro Bono Institute (PBI) hosted a number of sessions addressing cutting edge topics. From the “Crisis in the Courts” to “Pro Bono and the Crisis in Indigent Defense” to the Obama Administration’s ambitious goals aimed at tackling the […]

The Roundtable and Networking Dinner hosted on March 5, 2009, during the 2009 Forum for In- house Corporate Pro Bono again presented some of the most valuable sessions for in-house counsel starting, developing and expanding their legal pro bono programs. The sessions dealt with many of the challenges corporate legal departments’ pro bono programs are […]

As in years past, the Corporate Pro Bono Roundtable and Networking Dinner was one of the most valuable sessions at the 2008 Forum for In-house Corporate Pro Bono. The session offered an informal and friendly environment for in-house counsel to exchange information and ideas about the most innovative and effective practices in in-house pro bono. […]

As those who attended can attest, this year’s Seminar/Forum was an incredible experience. Participants in the sessions were brimming with ideas, and the event was alive with energy. As the largest gathering in PBI’s history, it was also a bit too crowded, but the caliber of the discussions and the quality of the participants made […]

As in years past, the Corporate Pro Bono Roundtable and Networking Dinner was one of the most valuable sessions at the 2007 Forum for In-house Corporate Pro Bono. The session offered an informal and friendly environment for in-house counsel to exchange information and ideas about the most innovative and effective practices in in-house pro bono. […]

The Washington, D.C.-based Pro Bono Institute® (PBI) presented the sixth annual CPBO Pro Bono Partner Award at the Pro Bono Institute Annual Gala on November 13, 2008 at the Plaza in New York City. The CPBO Pro Bono Partner Award, presented by Corporate Pro Bono, itself a national partnership project of the Association of Corporate […]

On November 12th, 2007, Intel Corporation and Hewlett Packard Company, in association with Corporate Pro Bono (CPBO), hosted a Summit on Pro Bono Participation for corporate legal departments in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Summit attracted over twenty in-house representatives from more than thirteen legal departments, and achieved its goals of promoting awareness of […]

On April 27, Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justice Leroy Rountree Hassell, Sr. called to order an historic event – the first Virginia Pro Bono Summit. The Summit’s morning session was held in the Supreme Court chambers – a clear indication of the seminal importance of the event. The gathering, coordinated by the Virginia State Bar, […]