October is Pro Bono Month
National Celebration of Pro Bono: October 19-25, 2025
At the PBA, we believe pro bono is both a professional responsibility and a personal ethical commitment.
We’re proud to support attorneys, law students and legal professionals who make justice accessible for all
and proud to again join with the American Bar Association to encourage you to plan and participate in the celebration
recognizing lawyers' roles in supporting communities through pro bono work!
Read Chief Justice of Pennsylvania Debra Todd’s letter inviting participation in the National Celebration of Pro Bono.
Pro Bono Week Free Legal Answers Contest
Sign up for Pennsylvania Free Legal Answers to win great prizes. Already on Pennsylvania Free Legal Answers? Just get to work answering questions! Lawyers, answer a question on the Pennsylvania Free Legal Answers site any time in October and earn a prize ticket (one entry for each question answered) for a drawing to win one of three PBI ProPasses. Tickets will be drawn at random on Nov. 3. Must be a PBA member to win.
Check out the paprobono.net calendar and see all the events scheduled for Pennsylvania this month! The events highlight the ways in which access to legal assistance affects historically excluded and low-income individuals across the country in all aspects of life. As part of this year’s celebration, we are educating judges, attorneys, law students and legal support staff of the need for pro bono assistance, educating individuals about the availability of legal services and assisting individuals with their legal needs.
A major focus of the PBA’s 2025 Pro Bono Week is promoting Pennsylvania Free Legal Answers, appropriately enough a project of the Pennsylvania Bar Association in collaboration with ABA Free Legal Answers. PA Free Legal Answers allows qualified low-income users to submit questions about civil legal issues and receive answers from Pennsylvania pro bono lawyers. When a response is filed by a participating attorney, the user receives a notification by email and can login to the website to view the answer to their question.
Learn more about Pennsylvania Free Legal Answers and other aspects of Pennsylvania pro bono.
Support your community, share your expertise and maybe win big. Let’s celebrate Pro Bono Week by making justice accessible, one answer at a time.
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