Legal work performed for free, short for pro bono publico (“for the public good”).
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Pro Bono Term Timeline in How Does It Feel to Be a Problem?
The timeline below shows where the term Pro Bono appears in How Does It Feel to Be a Problem?. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
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...family to watch the movie I Am Sam, in which a developmentally disabled man gets pro bono representation (a free lawyer, for the sake of the “public good”) in a custody battle...
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