Women in the Profession Committee
YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISION
STATE BAR OF GEORGIA

You're Invited
to the
2003 YLD Pro Bono Fair

Friday, October 24, 2003
11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
1100 Peachtree Street, Suite 2800
Atlanta, Georgia 30309

Keynote Speaker - P. Harris Hines, Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia

Sponsor - Women in the Profession Committee of the Young Lawyers Division, State Bar of Georgia

Hosts -  Kilpatrick Stockton LLP

Join us for this fun and informative event to learn about the wide and varied opportunities in the Atlanta area to provide pro bono legal services.  Rule 6.1 of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct provides that each lawyer in Georgia should aspire to render at least 50 hours of pro bono legal services per year.  This program is designed to introduce you to a number of legal service organizations and pro bono programs in the local community in need of your service.

Legal service providers will be available from 11:30 - 2:00 to discuss their volunteer programs with you.  Feel free to drop by anytime during the program to pick up information about volunteer opportunities.  Please note that lunch reservations are required as space is limited.

PROGRAM AGENDA

11:30  Fair Opens
Meet & greet legal service organization representatives

12:10  Introduction and Program Overview
Sherry V. Neal, Atlanta Legal Aid Society; Co-chair, Women in the Profession Committee

12:15  Keynote Address
The Hon. P. Harris Hines, Supreme Court of Georgia

12:30  Fitting Pro Bono Clients Into Your Hectic Schedule
Amy Alcoke, Hunton & Williams, LLP

12:40  Ethical Obligations to the Nonpaying Client & Malpractice Insurance Issues
Paula J. Frederick, Deputy General Counsel, State Bar of Georgia

12:50      Overview of Georgia's Website Guide to Legal Information and Legal Services
Mike Monahan, Pro Bono Project of State Bar of Georgia

1:00  Introduction of Legal Services Organizations
Janet L. Bozeman, Lipshutz, Greenblatt & King; Co-chair, Women in the Profession Committee

1:20 - 2:00  Meet & greet with legal service organization representatives

Participating Legal Services Organizations:

American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia  
Georgia Legal Services Program 
Atlanta Legal Aid Society Grandparent/Relative Caregiver Project
Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
Georgia Association for Black Women Attorneys TeamChild Atlanta
Georgia Law Center for the Homeless Truancy Intervention Project
Georgia Lawyers for the Arts 

REGISTRATION
Registration for the event and lunch are free, but reservations are required for lunch to ensure an adequate supply!  Please reserve your lunch by October 21, 2003.

Please contact Deidra Sanderson, YLD Director, for lunch reservations at (404) 527-8778, via e-mail at deidra@gabar.org or complete the form below and fax to (404) 527-8717.

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