Thank you to attorneys from Reed Smith LLP who volunteered at PILI’s Legal Prep Community Law Clinic in September! They spent the evening assisting low-income clients with legal issues including minor guardianship, landlord-tenant dispute and decedent’s estate.
Law Firm Leaders Discuss Increasing Pro Bono at Peoria Summit
On September 11th, the Tenth Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee held a summit for members of the judiciary, law firm leaders and other pro bono stakeholders met to discuss how to increase pro bono participation at their firms.
Read the August 2019 PILI Post
Read all about the exciting things happening at PILI this month.
PILI Elects Three New Board Members
At their July 2019 meeting, the Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) board elected three new members with terms to start at the beginning of FY2020 on September 1, 2019 including Kimberly Barton of JPMorgan Chase, Melissa Picciola of Legal Aid Chicago and Trisha Rich of Holland & Knight.
Support PILI with a Donation this Summer
Please make a donation today so that, together, we can fulfill our vision of making equal access to justice a reality for all.
IBF, ILAO & PILI Announce Changes to Illinois Free Legal Answers
After establishing this project in Illinois in 2017 and building a solid foundation for its future, ILAO will transition the state administrator role for the site to PILI as of August 1, 2019. At that time, PILI will take over the day-to-day operations of the site including volunteer recruitment, management and training with the help of funding from the IBF.
Thank you for supporting our Annual Pro Bono Reception!
Together, we raised over $85,000 to support PILI’s Pro Bono Program.
PILI Introduces New Mission, Vision & Value Statements
PILI recently announced that it has adopted revised mission and vision statements as well as a new value statement. The below video was shown to attendees at PILI’s Annual Pro Bono Reception on June 19th to introduce the new mission statement. PILI Executive Director Michael Bergmann told those assembled that he was “very excited about […]
PILI Announces its 2019 Pro Bono Recognition Roster
This year, 48 law firms and corporations were named to the Recognition Roster.
Illinois Equal Justice Foundation Renews Grant for IL-AFLAN
PILI is grateful to the Illinois Equal Justice Foundation for their $36,000 grant to support PILI’s ongoing participation in the Illinois Armed Forces Legal Aid Network (IL-AFLAN).