Warp wrote:
> Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> 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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