OSB Pro Bono Reporting
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Pro bono efforts are an essential part of addressing unmet legal needs in Oregon. This pro bono reporting program documents our commitment to improve access to justice.
How to Join the Pro Bono Roll Call and
Participate in the Pro Bono Challenge
Participate in the Pro Bono Challenge
Participation in the Pro Bono Roll Call is voluntary and
open to any lawyer who contributed one or more hours of pro bono service this
year. By reporting your hours for the Pro Bono Roll Call, you will be entered
automatically into the Pro Bono Challenge.
Simply keep track of your yearly pro bono service and support, and report them
at the end of the year. The Pro Bono Roll Call period covers activities from
January 1 through December 31. The deadline for reporting is February 1st.
Pro Bono Reporting
Use the following links for info and to report on your pro bono hours.
| Pro Bono Reporting FAQ |
| Login and Report Your Hours Online |
| Download the Pro Bono Reporting Form |
OSB Pro Bono Roll Call
The Oregon State Bar (OSB) Board of Governors voted unanimously in 2002 to collect the number of pro bono hours performed annually by Oregon lawyers. This information helps the bar to evaluate Oregons progress in addressing unmet legal needs and to recognize lawyers doing their part to make legal services available to all members of society.
The Pro Bono Roll Call is the bars voluntary reporting program for lawyers to report their pro bono hours. The pro bono categories are listed below.
The Pro Bono Roll Call is the bars voluntary reporting program for lawyers to report their pro bono hours. The pro bono categories are listed below.
OSB Pro Bono Honor Roll
Participants in the Pro Bono Roll Call who meet the ProBono Aspirational Standard qualify for the OSB Pro Bono Honor Roll. These lawyers perform at least 80 hours of pro bono services.
See past and current members of the OSB Pro Bono Honor Roll here
See past and current members of the OSB Pro Bono Honor Roll here
The Pro Bono Challenge
In coordination with the Pro Bono Roll Call, the OSB New Lawyers Division Pro Bono Subcommittee sponsors an annual Pro Bono Challenge. The Challenge tallies the hours reported in the Volunteer Legal Representation category of the Pro Bono Roll Call. Winners are recognized for contributing the most hours in each Challenge group: Active Member, Active Pro Bono, Active Emeritus, Law Student, and Law Firm (small, medium, and large).
See past and current Pro Bono Challenge Winners here
See past and current Pro Bono Challenge Winners here
Pro Bono Categories
The Pro Bono Roll Call includes four (4) categories of pro bono service and support in the Aspirational Standard.
A. VOLUNTEER LEGAL REPRESENTATION
(This category counts for the Pro Bono Challenge.)
This category includes volunteer legal services in which you provided direct representation
This category includes volunteer legal services in which you provided direct representation
- for low-income clients through a legal aid office
- for a nonprofit organizations pro bono program
- for an attorney assistance program through a court, library or other community initiative
- for civic, charitable, governmental, educational, or other public-service organizations with limited income or which are designed primarily to address the legal needs of low-income clients
- for individuals, groups, or organizations seeking to secure or protect civil rights, civil liberties, or public rights
- for any indigent client that a lawyer intentionally opts not to charge before providing legal services
B. VOLUNTEER LAW IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES (NON-REPRESENTATION)
This category includes volunteer activities that improve the law, the legal system, and the legal profession. Examples:
- serving on any committee, section or task force that improves the law, the legal system, or the legal profession (e.g. state or local bars, Oregon Judicial Department, Oregon Department of Justice, law schools)
- coaching a mock trial team
- mentoring another attorney doing pro bono work
- volunteering as a pro tem judge
- volunteering as a settlement conference judge in an unrepresented case
- volunteering as a mediator
- teaching legal education courses without compensation
- engaging in public speaking on legal issues
- consulting with court staff to assist court users
- This list is not exhaustive, as there are many other activities that qualify.
C. COMMUNITY SERVICE
This category includes volunteer time in a non-legal capacity for the public good. Examples: volunteering for organizations like Meals on Wheels or Habitat for Humanity.
D. FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION
The OSB Pro Bono Aspirational Standard encourages lawyers who are unable to provide direct legal services to low-income clients to make a comparable financial contribution to an organization that provides or coordinates the provision of direct legal services to low-income clients.
For more information about reporting your pro bono hours, see Frequently Asked Questions or contact the Pro Bono Program at probono@osbar.org or 503.431.6355.