Law Practice
Apr. 13, 2016
Pro bono taking shape in Brazil after getting kick-start from Los Angeles' Public Counsel
With the help of Dan Grunfeld, former CEO of Public Counsel, Instituto Pro Bono has brought the concept of pro bono to Brazil, one step at a time. The country's bar association authorized pro bono last year, and the work has just begun to decide how to help those who need legal help but can't afford it.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
When Marcos Fuchs ran the idea of allowing pro bono work in Brazil past the Brazilian Bar Association about 15 years ago, the thought was brushed off as an unnecessary American import. Pro bono work had for years been illegal, and the Brazilian attorney was told such services were unfair competition and would take clients away from lawyers who needed the work. It was a western concept incompatible ...
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