Is there such a thing as a pro bono real estate attorney?

[Randallynnyoungblood]

What is the name of your state?

 

[Randallynnyoungblood]

What is the name of your state?

California

 

[Randallynnyoungblood]

Is there any pro bono real estate attorneys ?

 

[quincy]

Large law firms often require their attorneys to commit to X number of pro bono hours per year. And there are legal aid clinics where you can find no-or-low cost legal assistance.

Depending on what sort of legal help you need for your real estate matter, therefore, you might be able to find an attorney who can assist you.

 

[Just Blue]

Is there any pro bono real estate attorneys ?

No, attorneys generally like to get paid. You may get a reduced consult be contacting your state bar association.

Please, any additional questions regarding your legal matter post to your original thread. There is no need to state a new thread for every question you have on the same situation.

 

[Taxing Matters]

No, attorneys generally like to get paid.

We do want to get paid for most of the work we do, of course. But many lawyers are willing to help out with pro bono work for those persons who are in real need, either because they are indigent or are facing a serious injustice. So there may be help to be had out there, though the details of the client and his/her legal problem matter a great deal.

 

[quincy]

The pro bono assistance offered by attorneys working at large law firms is essentially paid work. The attorneys are salaried.

 

[FlyingRon]

But if you're at the partner level, doing the pro bono work cuts into the billable time and your eventual revenues. If you have one of your associates do the work, while they get paid, it still comes from the partners' bottom line.

 

[quincy]

But if you're at the partner level, doing the pro bono work cuts into the billable time and your eventual revenues. If you have one of your associates do the work, while they get paid, it still comes from the partners' bottom line.

Not necessarily. The pro bono work is considered when figuring hours.

 

[FlyingRon]

Not necessarily. The pro bono work is considered when figuring hours.

You can count all the hours you want, but if there's no cash behind them it doesn't matter.

 

[quincy]

You can count all the hours you want, but if there's no cash behind them it doesn't matter.

It depends on the firm and how it handles pro bono cases. Some pro bono cases not only generate good will for the firm, they can also provide a firm with free publicity/advertising, resulting in new (paying) clients.

I don't know of any firm that will take just any case that comes along. The cases are screened for merit.

But in firms that require pro bono hours for each attorney, I know of no firm that "punishes" an attorney for taking a case pro bono when pro bono hours are a requirement. The time spent on a case does not reflect negatively in attorney year-end bonuses.

Many state Bar's recommend all attorneys licensed in the state devote some of their practice to serving those with limited financial means.

 

[Taxing Matters]

The pro bono assistance offered by attorneys working at large law firms is essentially paid work. The attorneys are salaried.

That depends very much on the law firm on how it compensates its lawyers. In most firms not all the lawyers are paid a salary, after all. The associates who are employees of the firm will generally be paid a salary, but partners and attorneys with other arrangements usually aren't.

 

[quincy]

That depends very much on the law firm on how it compensates its lawyers. In most firms not all the lawyers are paid a salary, after all. The associates who are employees of the firm will generally be paid a salary, but partners and attorneys with other arrangements usually aren't.

True. Everything will depend on the firm and how it operates.