Pro Bono Cases are for the common good
Pro bono comes from the latin phrase pro bono publico which means “for the common good”. Pro bono cases are cases that are done for free. The client does not pay for legal services or representation. Pro bono cases are about giving back to the community, fighting for change and working for people.
Our most notable pro bono case was that of Ellen Reasonover. On January 3, 1983, Ellen Reasonover witnessed the murder of a service station employee. When she went to the police to describe the murderers, she was arrested on suspicion that she was actually the perpetrator. Ellen was sent to prison and underwent a long and bitter battle to get out. Attorney MacArthur Moten tried Ellen’s appeal with the NAACP, Centurion Ministries and went all the way to the United States Supreme Court to prove her innocence. Read more about Ellen Reasonover and her article in the Innocence Project here.