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Public Interest

May 20, 1999

Pro Bono Isn't On the Rise for S.D. Lawyers

SAN DIEGO - While pro bono efforts to help the less fortunate appear to be on the rise across the country, in San Diego the number of lawyers volunteering their time has "kind of plateaued a little bit," said Carl Poirot, executive director of the San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program. "It's still going up but not as dramatically."

By Martin Kruming
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN DIEGO - While pro bono efforts to help the less fortunate appear to be on the rise across the country, in San Diego the number of lawyers volunteering their time has "kind of plateaued a little bit," said Carl Poirot, executive director of the San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program. "It's still going u...

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