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Small Firm Makes Pro Bono Mandatory

New York Law Journal

December 13, 2004

Barbara King, a partner in the 12-attorney firm Gordon, Siegel, Mastro, Mullaney, Gordon & Galvin, last year committed a revolutionary act: She introduced a mandatory firmwide pro bono program. For each hour they fall short, partners who fail to handle cases pro bono must pay their $200 hourly rate to a not-for-profit organization that provides legal services to the indigent. Find out how King made the plan palatable to her colleagues.

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