pro bono

Example Sentences

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A few weeks later, represented pro bono by the Institute for Justice, Gil appealed the ruling.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Hill claimed to be working pro bono, although the center’s IRS filings revealed hundreds of thousands of dollars in fees, and on one occasion he invented a phone conversation with me that never happened.

From Salon • Feb. 22, 2026

As a pro bono lawyer, Mazari has worked on some of the most sensitive cases in Pakistan, including the enforced disappearances of ethnic Balochs, as well as defending the community's top activist, Mahrang Baloch.

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

His pro bono lawyers have appealed the asylum denial.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025

Realizing that I barely had enough money to pay for school supplies, let alone legal expenses, John suggested soliciting a big law firm because sometimes they do work pro bono.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers