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Warp wrote:
> Darren New <dne### [at] san rr com> wrote:
>> "pro bono" means "for free". The lawyer does work without getting paid, out
>> of the goodness of his heart, or because he feels strongly about the case,
>> or he wants to make a name, or whatever. He volunteers his time for his own
>> reasons.
>
> I thought that the American Bar Association (that name still confuses me)
> stipulates that all lawyers should dedicate a certain amount of time to
> pro bono work.
Probably. But that's not the same as a public defender. The two are
orthogonal concepts, but that doesn't mean they don't intersect here and there.
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
Serving Suggestion:
"Don't serve this any more. It's awful."
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