PILI Executive Director Michael G. Bergmann has been appointed to the American Bar Association’s Coronavirus Task Force. In response to the growing legal needs of Americans arising from the coronavirus (COVID-19), the American Bar Association has created this nationwide task force of volunteer lawyers and judges from across the legal profession. The task force will identify the legal needs arising from the pandemic, make recommendations to address those needs, and help mobilize volunteer lawyers and legal professionals to assist people who need help.
PILI Receives Renewed Funding from the Helen Brach Foundation
The grant award of $10,000 will help support our Law Student Internship Program.
March 2020 PILI Post
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Volunteer at the DuPage Expungement Clinic
The DuPage County Bar Association, PILI’s Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee and Prairie State Legal Services are joining together to hold an Expungement Clinic on April 25th in Wheaton.
PILI Receives New Grant from American Bar Endowment
PILI is excited to announce that we received a new grant of $20,000 from the American Bar Endowment to purchase and implement Legal Server, a client management system.
Read the February 2020 PILI Post
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Jerome Mirza Foundation Awards Special Grant for Upcoming Summit
PILI is grateful to the Jerome Mirza Foundation for providing a special $5,000 grant to cover the cost of the upcoming Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committees Summit.
Read the January PILI Post
January 2020 PILI Post: Pro Bono Resolutions
Our Chicago Office Has Moved!
As of February 3, 2020, PILI is moving to a new address in downtown Chicago.
Robert E. Gallagher Charitable Trust Renews Support of PILI Law Student Internship Program
The renewed funding from this grant of $13,000 will fully fund two Law Student Interns.