“It is our duty as future legal professionals to develop a commitment to service early and continue to inspire subsequent generations to do the same.”
PILI Alumni Spotlight: Rebecca Canary-King, 2016 Graduate Fellow
“As a new lawyer there are so many things I do not know. But this system gives me power, and as I learn, I can use it for good.”
PILI Pro Bono Spotlight: VetLex Project by Jones Day
“We want to link the attorneys who want to help with the veterans who need the help. It’s an ambitious project, but it’s an issue everyone can rally behind.”
PILI Board Member Spotlight: Kimball Anderson
“Karen and I decided to chair the 40th Anniversary Awards Gala as a means of saying ‘thank you’ to everyone – the PILI Interns and Fellows, the PILI staff, and the PILI Board – for making PILI such a source of pride in the public interest community.”
Individual Donors Joining in PILI’s 40th Anniversary Celebration
Special thanks to Kimball & Karen Anderson for chairing the 40th Anniversary Awards Gala and pledging a $25,000 donation.
Tenth Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee Hosts Free Legal Advice Clinic in Peoria
Volunteer attorneys and paralegals will assist clients at Prairie State Legal Services this Saturday.
PILI Welcomes Four New Board Members
Michael Cramer, Maurice Grant, Ann Pille and Kristofer Swanson have been elected to PILI’s Board of Directors.
PILI Alum Andrew Vail Named to 2016 Forty Under 40
Andrew was a 2003 PILI Graduate Fellowship at LAF and received PILI’s Distinguished Fellow Alumni Award in 2014.
Kicking-off PILI’s 40th Anniversary Celebration!
In 2017, PILI will celebrate it’s 40th Anniversary! Join us for a special anniversary celebration kick-off reception on February 9th and other events throughout the year.
Volunteer with PILI!
PILI has several upcoming pro bono opportunities to serve those in need in Chicago, Peoria and Pekin. Your help is needed!