pro bono
Example Sentences
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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
Several other large firms followed and made similar deals to avoid the punitive orders, collectively agreeing to provide nearly $1 billion in pro bono work.
Several other large firms followed and made similar deals to avoid the punitive orders totaling nearly $1 billion in pro bono work.
Chen agrees to help only on a pro bono basis—lest he himself draw unwanted attention: “You cannot be too careful nowadays,” a friendly citizen warns.
Another time, he represented pro bono an HIV patient at risk of eviction.
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