ME · rules
M.R. Prof. Conduct 6.1
VOLUNTARY PRO BONO PUBLICO SERVICE
Every lawyer has a professional responsibility to provide legal services
to those unable to pay.
Aspirational Goals
In fulfilling this responsibility, the lawyer should provide legal services
without fee or expectation of fee to:
(1) persons of limited means; or
(2) charitable, religious, civic, community, governmental and
educational organizations in matters that are designed
primarily to address the needs of persons of limited means;
and
(3) individuals, groups or organizations seeking to secure or
protect civil rights, civil liberties or public rights, or charitable,
religious, civic, community, governmental and educational
organizations in matters in furtherance of their organizational
purposes, where the payment of standard legal fees would
significantly deplete the organization’s economic resources or
would be otherwise inappropriate; or
(4) activities for improving the law, the legal system or the legal
profession.
In addition, a lawyer voluntarily should contribute financial support to
organizations that provide legal services to persons of limited means.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.maine.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
fe67408527138c355f5066cc8450032b349888a568a1e8f7d57bb5b322d03b42
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