The materials below were presented at the 2011 Pro Bono Summit - Answering the Call. The summit was held January 21, 2011.
Session I: Increasing Pro Bono Participation – More Attorneys Giving More Time
Speakers: Justice Janice Holder, Margaret Behm, Lucinda Smith, Linda Warren Seely, Maeghan Jones
Session Handout: Volunteer Opportunities for Attorneys at MALS (PDF)
Session Presentation: Court and Access to Justice Commission Actions (PPT)
Session Mediasite: Increasing Pro Bono Participation – More Attorneys Giving More Time
Session II: Corporate Counsel and Law Firm Pro Bono Programs– The Benefits of Pro Bono and How to Encourage Better Participation
Speakers: Buck Lewis, Maura Smith, Bill Young, Jim Barry, Waverly Crenshaw, Meg Jones, Cheryl Mason, Alistair Newbern
Session Handout: Baker Donelson Pro Bono Report (PDF)
Session Handout: Baker Donelson Pro Bono Policy (PDF)
Session Handout: TBA Appellate Pro Bono Pilot Program (PDF)
Session III: Meeting the Needs of Tennesseans in Rural Areas
Speakers: Francis Guess, Bill Ramsey, Larry Wilks, Dave Yoder , Charlotte Broyles, Kathryn Tucker, Allston Vander Horst
Session Handout: Rural Census Bureau (PDF)
Session Handout: Pro Bono Outreach to Rural Areas - Pro Bono Programs Map (PDF)
Session Handout: Tenn. Sup. Ct. Rule 8, RPC 6.1 (PDF)
Session Handout: Code of Federal Regulations – Legal Services Corporation (PDF)
Session Handout: Fifty Fifty Plan for Equal Justice (PDF)
Session Handout: Pro Bono (Pro Se) Survey (PDF)
Session Handout: Tennesseans in Rural Areas (PDF)
Session Mediasite: Meeting the Needs of Tennesseans in Rural Areas
Session IV: Pro Bono Mediation: Why It Works, How to Use It, and How to Volunteer
Speakers: Billye Sanders, Jackie Kitrell, Tamara Losel , Becky Jacobs
Session Handout: Community Mediation Center Program Descriptions (PDF)
Session Handout: Statewide Community Mediation Centers (PDF)
Session Handout: General Benefits of Mediation (PDF)
Session Handout: Supreme Court Rule 38: Divorcing Parent Education and Mediation Fund (PDF)
Session Presentation: Counties Served by Mediation Centers (PPT)
Session Mediasite: Pro Bono Mediation: Why It Works, How to Use It, and How to Volunteer
Session V: Pro Bono Clinic in a Box
Speakers: Katie Edge, John Blankenship, Deb House, Cathy Allshouse
Session Handout: Pro Bono Clinic in a Box (PDF)
Session Mediasite: Pro Bono Clinic in a Box
Session VI: Disability and Language Barrier Issues
Speakers: Gregg Ramos, Rob Cruz, Elise McMillan, Mary Rose Zingale, Lucinda Smith
Session Handout: Disability Handout (PDF)
Session Handout: Attorney Bench Card (PDF)
Session Presentation: Available Resources to Assist Attorneys Representing Individuals with Disabilities and Their Families (PPT)
Session Mediasite: Disability and Language Barrier Issues
Session VII: Partnerships with Faith-Based Organizations, Libraries and Community Organizations
Speakers: Dr. Frank Thomas, Andy Branham, Katherine Esquivel, Linda Warren Seely, Jane Pinkston, Lisa Primm, Bill Sinclair
Session Handout: Tennessee Public Library Services: Critical in Tough Economic Times (PDF)
Session Mediasite: Partnerships with Faith-Based Organizations, Libraries, and Community Organizations
Session VIII: Starting From the Beginning – Coordinating Law School Pro Bono
Speakers: Doug Blaze, Sue Kay
No Handouts/Presentations
Session Mediasite: Starting From the Beginning – Coordinating Law School Pro Bono
Session IX: How Technology Can Assist Attorneys to Do More Pro Bono
Speakers: Billye Sanders, Doug Blaze, Buck Lewis, Erik Cole, John Green, Laura Click, Anne-Louise Wirthlin
Session Handout: Technology Online TN Justice (PDF)
Session Mediasite: How Technology Can Assist Attorneys to Do More Pro Bono
Session X: Remarks by American Bar Association President-Elect, Session Reports, Action Cards, and Closing Remarks
Speakers: Chief Justice Connie Clark, Margaret Behm, Buck Lewis, Wm. T. (Bill) Robinson
Session Handout: Sample Action Card (PDF)
Session Mediasite: Remarks by American Bar Association President-Elect, Session Reports, Action Cards, and Closing Remarks
Additional Resources:
Session Handout: Resources-Useful Websites (PDF)
Session Handout: TBA List of Formal Pro Bono Programs (PDF)
Session Handout: TBA Pro Bono Policy (PDF)
Session Handout: TBA Foundation IOLTA Handout #1 (PDF)
Session Handout: TBA Foundation IOLTA Handout #2 (PDF)
Session Handout: IOLTA Grant Description (PDF)