Within weeks of the new disclosure mandate, several organizations voiced concern that the rule's definition of pro bono appeared to exclude free legal services to nonprofit groups that serve the poor and would discourage pro bono work for these groups.
June 19, 2013 at 12:00 AM
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Responding to concerns from several bar groups, state court officials have expanded their definition of legal services under a new pro bono disclosure mandate.
Effective May 1, New York attorneys must report on their biennial disclosure forms the number of hours spent on pro bono "to poor and underserved clients."
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