Team Pro Bono on the move. Players provide direct representation, coaches serve as mentors, managers lead a specific pro bono project, and sponsors make a financial contribution to the Equal Justice Coalition, Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, or a legal services office in Wisconsin. Business Law Section wins SBA legal assistance award. In recognition of its contributions to the state's economic development, the State Bar's Business Law Section was honored by the U.S. Small Business Administration with Wisconsin's 2000 Small Business Legal Assistance of the Year Award. The section's Business and Nonprofit Business Assistance program provides up to two free hours of introductory counseling to small businesses and qualifying nonprofit organizations.
New program provides creative pro bono opportunities.
Wisconsin attorneys can fulfill their pro bono obligation by working with the Wisconsin Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts group. The new group pairs lawyers with artists and arts groups confronted with issues in intellectual property, tax, contracts, basic business law, licensing, commercial leasing, and estate planning. This program was developed in cooperation with the Wisconsin Assembly of Local Artists and the State of Wisconsin Arts Board. Email Wisconsin Lawyer Disclaimer of Liability Statements or expressions of opinion in the Wisconsin Lawyer are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the State Bar or editors. Due to the rapidly changing nature of the law, information contained in this publication may become outdated.