Delivery of Legal Services Spotlight on pro bono

By Karen Alice Kloppe, graduate of Illinois State University (B.A.) and the University of Illinois College of Law (J.D.). 

National Healthcare Decisions Day

National Healthcare Decisions Day is April 16, 2026.  This event is part of a public awareness initiative designed to promote the use of advance directives to plan for and document medical wishes in the event of an emergency when an adult may not be able to act or make decisions.  

By Marisa Wiesman, Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services

Retired or Inactive? You Can Do Pro Bono!

Is your ARDC registration status retired or inactive? Did you know that you can still provide pro bono legal services?

By Abigail Causer, Attorney Program Manager, Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI)

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.