Making financial contributions to legal service programs is also commendable. But that is not a substitute for actual personal service. Ethical obligations are not delegable. It is understandable that it is hard to find time for pro bono service. We get caught up in the ardor of practice.
Pressure stalks the practitioner.
We are stretched between the drive for billable hours and the desire to have a life at home. Unfortunately, such continuances are often perpetual. It doesn't seem too much to ask every lawyer to handle just one case for a needy child. One further thought.