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Law Practice,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Dec. 5, 2017

’Tis the season to take a pro bono case

The flexibility and independence of solo attorneys means that they are uniquely situated to take on pro bono cases and fill in justice gaps that exist in our society, and every solo attorney should find a way to work pro bono cases into their practice.

Hamid Yazdan Panah

Advocacy Director
Immigrant Defense Advocates

Email: hamid@imadvocates.org

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GOING SOLO

The benefits of being a solo attorney are numerous, not least of which includes choosing your own clients and setting your caseload. This degree of autonomy is important not only for an effective practice, but also provides solo attorneys more freedom in choosing what they work on and when. The flexibility and independence of solo attorneys means that they are uniquely situated to take on pro bono cases and fill in justice gaps that...

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