Quotes & Sayings About Pro Bono Work

Pro bono has been abused as a cover and I detest those who do that because pro bono is such a noble thing to do. I have done a lot of pro bono work from the time I started my practice, never boasted about it, never got much publicity out of it. But every time when I see some people being interviewed regarding their pro bono work, I laugh because even the Government is coming into the picture. They had considered forcing all lawyers to do pro bono work. Pro bono is something that comes from your heart. You should have the desire to help. It should not be forced upon you. The authorities don't realise this. The moment you force pro bono on lawyers, you take away the meaning of pro bono. Those who are genuinely concerned and do pro bono also will be classified as people who have to do it because they have been told to do so. — Subhas Anandan

Every game designer should make one explicitly world-changing game. Lawyers do pro bono work, why can't we? — Jane McGonigal

The Latin term pro bono, as most attorneys will attest, roughly translated means for boneheads and applies to work done without charge. — Sue Grafton

Fucking pro bono work. Going to get me killed one day. — Jennifer Estep

It's nice that established and emerging stars agree to appear in ambitious low-budget films. Such pro-bono work gives the movie a higher profile and the actors a potentially more distinguished resume. — Richard Corliss