MT · rules
Mont. R. Prof'l Conduct 6.1
Pro Bono Publico Service
Every lawyer has a professional responsibility to provide legal services to those unable to
pay. A lawyer should render at least fifty (50) hours of pro bono publico legal services per
year. In fulfilling this responsibility, the lawyer should:
(a) provide a substantial majority of the fifty (50) hours of 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
(b) provide additional services through:
(1) delivery of legal services at no fee or substantially reduced fee to 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;
(2) delivery of legal services at a substantially reduced fee to persons of limited
means; or
(3) participation in activities for improving the law, the legal system or the legal
profession.
In addition, a lawyer should voluntarily contribute financial support to organizations that
provide legal services to persons of limited means.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.mt.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-15
- Edition
- 2026-09-15
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