The State Bar Association of North Dakota Fall 2013 Gavel Magazine | Page 37

Starting in 2014, SBAND will give special recognition to members who provided 50 hours or more of legal services in the previous calendar year to low-income individuals at no fee and without expectation of fee. The lawyers who report this voluntary service will be recognized as a Justice for All Lawyer and included on the annual roster published in The Gavel. They will also receive a certificate suitable for framing and will be invited to a gala event honoring all the Justice for All Lawyers. More information on this program is available on the Justice for All Lawyer page at www.sband.org. SBAND President Nancy Morris says this new program is one of the ways to move forward with lawyer recognition. “We need to do more to recognize state lawyers for the good work they are doing,” she says. “While it is a professional responsibility to provide pro bono services, we also want state lawyers to understand what a benefit this work is to them and their communities.” For non-traditional lawyers who do not carry malpractice insurance, Morris says SBAND is able to help with providing coverage for the pro bono work they do. For lawyers new to pro bono work, SBAND staff offers ?\?[??\??\??\?X??]?YY?[???[?]Y\?????Y[???\??X?\?X????H?]K???X??B??Z[\?^X?]]?H\?X??] ? KL?N LM ???P?[? ?????[?x?&]?H?Y?YHX\?K??????]??Y?[?H\?HH?]\?[?\??\??H??\?[?H??Z??H?Z??[???\?[??[??X??] ?\?^\?[??X\?HY?Y[Y[???[?\?[??]??\?]???^?\??X\?H??X?H?????\]Y\??[[????X[X[?Y?[Y[???H?]?]H[????Y[?X[\??\??[??Y?\?[??[?\??[?[??X[??][?[???]Y?Y\??\?X[H????[?H???Z??H?Z??[?[???[[???HH??[?]H?]?HH?\????YB??][?H[??\?HYX\?[??Y???X?X^H?H??[YH?[?H[??[?\??[Z[K?X\?H?]?H\?H?[ ???H?????\?Y\??[[???X[X[?Y?[Y[??? ???\[?H??Y]?[??\??? ? ???LL??][\?]?[?YB??[?^?[?? M?L ?? ? JH?R??S?M? ? JH ??KML???H?[?[X?? Y\??[[???X[X[?Y?[Y[?[?H??\??H?Y?Y?\??\?H?Y[X\?????Y?\?\?Y?Y[X\??????[???[Y\?X?H???][???Y\??[[???X[X[?Y?[Y[?XZ?\?]?Z[X?H??X??[??\??X?\???\?Y?HY\??[[?? Y\??K?[??\? ??Z][????]Y ?H?Y?\?\?Y????\?YX[\?[?Y[X?\??T?[??\??X??YX\?Y\???[???[Y\?X?H???][???[??\?Y[???X???\?H???P?[??\?Y?\?H???[???X\?[?YY??H ? L??[???[Y\?X?H???][??[?Y???\?\??Y ??Q L ?LL?L ???T??Q?? B??H?]?[?[ ? L??X^H??H?[YB? ? M ?KLK? L???B??