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Bar to create statewide pro bono directory

Allison Retka//November 23, 2009//

Bar to create statewide pro bono directory

Allison Retka//November 23, 2009//

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On Friday, ‘s governing body approved an effort to create a statewide directory of civil cases that private lawyers can take up.

The 12 to 15 legal service providers in Missouri will be able to post pro bono opportunities for private lawyers, said , executive director of the bar.

“There’ s a huge number of citizens that can’t afford to pay normal fees,” Birkes said. The directory will help link individual cases and lawyers willing to help, he said.

The Bar’s Board of Governors approved the plan at the bar’s fall committee meeting on Friday in Jefferson City, but Birkes said he didn’t know when the directory would be up and running. It may be added as a part of MoBarCircle, the online professional network of Missouri Bar members.

The directory will be modeled after a similar pro bono database developed by the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association.


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