Live Webinar CLE – Pro Bono and Professional Responsibility

This session focuses on pro bono and professional responsibility, providing a practical overview of attorneys’ ethical obligations, opportunities for community engagement and strategies for integrating pro bono work into a successful legal practice.

Participants will explore the professional responsibility principles that govern lawyer conduct, including competence, communication, confidentiality, conflicts of interest and duties to clients, courts and the profession. The program will also highlight the benefits and impact of pro bono representation, available resources for attorneys seeking opportunities and best practices for managing pro bono matters ethically and efficiently.

Designed for attorneys seeking immediately applicable guidance, this program offers both foundational instruction and practical insights to strengthen ethical decision-making, professional judgment and meaningful service to the community.

This session is part of the WLD’s “Practice Ready” CLE series designed to equip attorneys with practical, skills-based training to enhance everyday lawyering and courtroom effectiveness. All attorneys – WLD or otherwise – are invited to attend any of the CLEs; no prerequisites are required to attend any in this series, and you don’t have to register for future installments.

Speakers:

• Elizabeth A. Parker
  Neighborhood Legal Services
• Amy J. Coco
  Law Office of Amy J. Coco, PLLC

Moderator:

• Judy Hale
  Pennsylvania Bar Association

*This will be a Distance Learning CLE.

Please note: This is a live interactive Zoom webinar that can be viewed by participants on their own computers remotely. Participants will receive 1 hour of Live CLE credit for the webinar. You will receive the link to join and the materials 24 hours in advance of the program.

*This program has been approved for 1 hour of Ethics CLE credit in Pennsylvania and also qualifies for 1.2 hours of credit under the West Virginia Rules for Mandatory Continuing Legal Education.

**Most CLE programs may be submitted for Ohio CLE credit upon request for an additional $25 fee. For more information or to request Ohio credit, please email hbedford@acba.org.

Last day to Pre-register: Monday, Sept. 7, 2026, 11:59 p.m.

Register by mail: Print and return the hard copy registration form available here.

*Please note: The Pa. CLE Board can take up to 45 days to post credits.

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Interested in this program but have a conflict and can’t attend? The vast majority of our webinar CLEs programs are recorded and available for CLE credit online within 72 hours. Click here to see all available ACBA online CLEs.