Pro Bono Week

Pro Bono Week 2025 Volunteer Feature: David Camuzo

Happy Pro Bono Week!

’Tis the season for celebrating all things pro bono. This week, during National Celebration of Pro Bono, Volunteer Lawyers for Justice (VLJ) will feature some of our amazing volunteers whose generous donation of time and talent ensures access to justice.

Today, we celebrate David Camuzo, Vice President and Corporate Counsel at Prudential Financial. David volunteers with our Tenancy Program.

Pro Bono Week 2025 Volunteer Feature: Susan McGahan

Happy Pro Bono Week!

’Tis the season for celebrating all things pro bono. This week, during National Celebration of Pro Bono, Volunteer Lawyers for Justice (VLJ) will feature some of our amazing volunteers whose generous donation of time and talent ensures access to justice.

Today, we celebrate Susan McGahan, Assistant Vice President - Senior Legal Counsel at AT&T. Susan volunteers with our Debt Relief Legal Program and ReLeSe (Reentry Legal Services) Program.

Pro Bono Week 2025 Volunteer Feature: Ruchi Behera

Happy Pro Bono Week!

’Tis the season for celebrating all things pro bono. This week, during National Celebration of Pro Bono, Volunteer Lawyers for Justice (VLJ) will feature some of our amazing volunteers whose generous donation of time and talent ensures access to justice.

Today, we celebrate Ruchi Behera, Pro Bono Fellow for the City of Newark at McCarter & English, LLP. Ruchi volunteers with our Divorce Program.

Pro Bono Week 2025 Volunteer Feature: Han Lin Rong

Happy Pro Bono Week!

‘Tis the season for celebrating all things pro bono. This week, during National Celebration of Pro Bono, Volunteer Lawyers for Justice will feature some of our amazing volunteers whose generous donation of time and talent ensures access to justice.

Today, we celebrate Han Lin Rong, an associate at Allyn & Fortuna LLP. Han Lin volunteers with our Veterans Legal Program.

Pro Bono Week 2025 Volunteer Feature: Fran M. Skoller

Happy Pro Bono Week!

‘Tis the season for celebrating all things pro bono. This week, during National Celebration of Pro Bono, Volunteer Lawyers for Justice will feature some of our amazing volunteers whose generous donation of time and talent ensures access to justice.

Kicking things off right, we celebrate Fran M. Skoller, finance attorney and partner at Thompson Coburn LLP.

As Housing Crisis Looms, a Call to Action for NJ’s Legal Community

NJ Lawyers---We Need Your Help Now!

VLJ’s Executive Director, Cathy Keenan, penned this op-ed with New Jersey First Lady, Tammy Murphy, as a call to action to lawyers across the state to volunteer and help address the looming eviction crisis.

ABA Pro Bono Week

ABA Pro Bono Week

At VLJ, we celebrate pro bono work every day, but in honor of the American Bar Association’s Pro Bono Week (October 23rd to 29th), we have planned a wide variety of events for attorneys and clients.  The goals of the celebration include recruiting more pro bono volunteers and increasing legal services to poor and vulnerable people, mobilizing community support for pro bono, fostering collaborative relationships, and recognizing the pro bono efforts of America’s lawyers. Click through to see some events that we have planned.