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"Ohio Attorneys Contributed 123,000 Hours of Pro Bono Work Last Year"

From the blog: "Local attorneys who have been providing pro bono services for low-income clients and businesses are in good company. The Ohio Supreme Court just reported that Ohio attorneys spent 123,000 hours last year providing pro bono legal services. This equates to an average of 49 hours per attorney or a total of $16.6 million in legal services at a conservative rate of $135.00 per hour. The areas where the services were provided included housing, family law, consumer law, and employment law. In addition, the Supreme Court indicates that about 900 attorneys reporting giving a total of almost $700,000 in monetary contributions."

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Source: Cleveland Law Library Weblog, 12 May 2009

Full post as published by Stark County Law Library Blawg on May 13, 2009 (boomark / email).