The work of PBJ and student leader Leanne Heine featured in Illinois newspaper

Pro Bono in January is making national headlines! Check out this article in the Riverside/Brookfield Landmark from Illinois, which highlights the work of one of our student leaders, Leanne Heine ('11):
http://rblandmark.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&subsectionID=85&articleID=5777

PBJ written up in the Equal Justice Works blog

http://equaljusticeworks.wordpress.com/2009/12/30/students-bring-legal-services-to-houston-rio-grande-valley/

Texas Lawyer features PBJ trip on Tex Parte Blog

Pro Bono in January is featured on the Tex Parte Blog for Texas Lawyer!

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Thank you to Texas Lawyer for drawing attention to the great work UT Law students will be doing next month!

Pro Bono in January featured in UT press release!

Check out our latest press!
http://www.utexas.edu/law/news/2009/121409_rio_grande_valley.html

Front row: Lawson Konvalinka ('11), Leanne Heine ('11)

Middle row: Lindzi Timberlake ('11), Shannon Sims ('11), Nick Solish ('10)

Back row: Tina Fernandez (Justice Center Pro Bono Coordinator), Mary Crouter (Justice Center Liaison)

Thank you to the UT Law Communications department!

Brownsville Herald article highlights South Texas ProBAR

Here is an interesting new article from the Brownsville Herald about the work of the South Texas Pro Bono Asylum Representation Project of the American Bar Association. South Texas ProBAR is one of the organizations that Pro Bono in January (PBJ) students from UT Law School will be working with in the Rio Grande Valley this January 2010.