The D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program is the pro bono arm of the D.C. Bar. It recruits, trains, and mobilizes attorneys to provide pro bono legal services to low-income persons in the District of Columbia. The Pro Bono Program provides information to the public about solutions to legal problems, and helps make legal representation and the legal system fully available to the low-income members of the community.
Volunteers receive training and resource materials, and have access to mentors.
More than 350 cases were placed last year. About 70 percent of those individuals seeking free legal services require only brief advice and counsel. Through the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program Advice and Referral Clinic, members of the private bar effectively assist these individuals by assessing their legal matters and providing general information and advice. All services are provided free of charge. The clinic is limited to giving brief general information and advice.