College of Law Dean, Dean Gregory Mark, and law student volunteers, Sam Keen('14)? and Brittani King ('15), teach a lesson on the U.S. Constitution with law student volunteers to a class of 8th grade students at A.N. Pritzker Elementary School.
DePaul?s Pro Bono & Community Service Initiative (?PBCSI?) participated in the Chicago Bar Association?s Annual Pro Bono Week and the ABA?s National Celebration of Pro Bono, which took place October 22-27, 2012, with several pro bono projects and events aimed at getting DePaul law students, faculty and alumni engaged in pro bono work.? PBCSI kicked off the week with a panel discussion about handling pro bono cases while working in a law firm.? The panelists, all of whom have extensive pro bono records, included Peter Hah, Senior Associate at Reed Smith, Linda Bryceland, Of Counsel at Law Offices of Donald G. Olsen, Colby Kingsbury, Partner at Faeger Baker & Daniels LLP, and Folarin Dosunmu, Senior Associate at Neal Wolf & Associates, LLC
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Pro Bono Panelists:
Colby Kingsbury, Partner at Faeger Baker & Daniels LLP , Peter Hah,
Senior Associate at Reed Smith, Folarin Dosunmu, Senior Associate at
Neal Wolf & Associates, LLC., and Linda Bryceland, Of Counsel at Law
Offices of Donald G. Olsen.
The panelists discussed some of their own pro bono projects and how to balance pro bono work and billable hours.? They also discussed how pro bono work helped them to develop their legal skills while helping others. The pro bono panel was co-sponsored by several of DePaul?s student organizations, including: the Asian-Pacific American Law Student Association, the Black Law Student Association, and the Women?s Bar Association. ?
College of Law Dean, Gregory Mark, also participated in Pro Bono Week.? He visited A.N. Pritzker Elementary School and taught two Lawyers in the Classroom lessons on the U.S. Constitution to a 7th and 8th grade class.? The first lesson discussed the meaning and application of the ?beyond a reasonable doubt? standard and the second lesson analyzed a hypothetical school board ordinance banning electronic devices in schools.? The Dean co-taught the lessons with DePaul law students, Sam Keen, Class of 2014, and Brittani King, Class of 2015.? ??DePaul law students volunteer at Pritzker on a regular basis and assist with tutoring, school beautification projects, a school supply drive, and the Science and History Fairs.????
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Law students Crystal Jackson and Eric Langston assist a client at the October 2012 Donate-A-Day.
PBCSI
ended Pro Bono Week with its third annual October Donate-A-Day project with the
Center for Disability & Elder Law.?
For this project, DePaul law students, alumni and faculty worked in
teams to prepare advanced directives, such as living wills and powers of
attorney for property and health care, for low-income seniors residing at CHA?s
West Point Plaza high-rise on Chicago?s near west side.? Before the workshop with the seniors began,
The Center for Disability & Elder Law?s Chief Legal Officer, Tom Wendt, and
DePaul alumna, Lacey Burpee, provided training on advanced directives in
Illinois.? Then, after a lunch break, the
volunteers split up into teams to work directly with the West Point Plaza
residents.? The volunteer day lasted from
9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with nearly twenty volunteers assisting twelve seniors.? The volunteers found the pro bono day
meaningful and fun.? According to PBCSI
Director, Cheryl Price, ?our pro bono day with the Center for Disability &
Elder Law allowed our law students to get first-hand experience working with
clients, while providing an important service.?
It was also a nice opportunity for our alumni to give back to the
community.? It was a great way to end Pro
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College of Law Alumna Linda Bryceland reviews a
power of attorney for health care and property
with a client at the
October 2012 Donate-A-Day.??
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