By Michael Gremer, UIC Law Student and Allison K. Bethel, Professor and Director, UIC Law Fair Housing Legal Clinic
Spotlight on Homelessness
Delivery of Legal Services Spotlight on pro bono
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December 1, 2025 |
Practice News
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October 20, 2025 | Practice News
By Abigail Causer, Attorney Program Manager, Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI)
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September 16, 2025 |
Practice News
By Andrew Sharp, Esq.
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December 6, 2024 |
Practice News
By Andrew Sharp, Esq.
"You've always had the power, my dear. You've had it all along" - Glinda, the Good Witch (Wizard of Oz)
"The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don't know." - Albert Einstein
“Yeah, Al, but you know more than me!” - Apocryphal
Many attorneys shy away from pro bono work, not because they lack interest, but because they feel they don't have enough expertise (or time to gain the requisite knowledge) to truly make a difference.
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September 18, 2024 |
Practice News
By Michael G. Bermann, Executive Director of the Public Interest Law Initiative
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August 1, 2024 |
Practice News
By Abigail Causer, Managing Attorney at the Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) & Nicole Massey, Veterans Attorney and Pro Bono Coordinator at Land of Lincoln Legal Aid
In Illinois, there are over 800,000 veterans, active service members, National Guard members, and dependents of deployed service members. For people in these groups, access to civil legal services is highly sought after, and many cannot afford it. The 2023 survey by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' Project CHALENG (Community Homelessness Assessment, Local Education, and Networking Groups) identified several unmet needs for legal assistance in eight areas: credit issues and debt collection, expunging criminal records, family law and tax issues, child support issues, outstanding warrants and fines, discharge upgrade appeals, and financial guardianship.
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July 3, 2024 | Practice News
By Sandra Crawford, JD, Mediator and Collaborative Lawyer
The Collaborative Divorce Process is a limited scope representation model of conflict resolution. It has been under development for the last 30 years and has been practiced in Illinois since 2002. In 2018, the Illinois Legislature and the Illinois Supreme Court adopted rules which govern the practice. While the model has applications to all areas of disputes where maintaining a future relationship is important, currently in Illinois, it is practiced primarily in family law.
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April 22, 2024 | Practice News
By Kim Thielbar, Director of Pro Bono Services, Prairie State Legal Services and Laurie Bell, Pro Bono Coordinator, Prairie State Legal Services
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January 10, 2024 | Practice News
by Tracy Simmons, Legal Content Manager, Illinois Legal Aid Online
If volunteering is on your list of New Year’s resolutions, Illinois Legal Aid Online (ILAO) can help. ILAO offers flexible, remote pro bono opportunities. As a Legal Content Volunteer (LCV), you can choose your own project and time commitment. Your work also helps increase access to justice.
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October 15, 2023 | Practice News
By Michael G. Bergmann, Executive Director of the Public Interest Law Initiative
Save the date for another Pro Bono Week celebration! Coordinated by the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service, Pro Bono Week is intended to inspire even greater pro bono participation by lawyers throughout the nation. This initiative provides an opportunity for legal organizations across the country to collaboratively commemorate the vitally important contributions of America’s lawyers and to recruit and train the many additional volunteers required to meet the growing demand.