The need for flexible payment options and pro bono services is great throughout Wisconsin. Robert Forseth, executive director of Rural Access to Justice Inc, shares observations about why and how attorneys should take on pro bono cases. The firm is the recipient of the 2023 Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year.

The award recognizes outstanding pro bono service. Rural Access to Justice Inc is a small nonprofit firm in Waupaca County which started taking clients in 2018. It is an outstanding example of serving Wisconsin’s underserved communities through the private sector. They not only routinely take pro bono and reduced rate cases from Judicare Legal Aid, but make serving their community a factor in every client they work with.

Led by attorney Robert Forseth, the firm’s executive director, and attorney Amanda Forseth, Rural Access to Justice covers a wide range of legal matters and services, including criminal defense, family law, estate planning​, real property, and other civil law. They offer slidingscale services to clients based on their ability to pay.

Pro Bono Opportunities: Help those most in need. Volunteer at www.wisbar.org/probono

Need pro bono assistance? Check out:
✅ Wisconsin Free Legal Answers: A web portal, for civil legal questions answered by Wisconsin lawyers for free, https://wi.freelegalanswers.org/
✅Other sites that offer legal help and information: https://wi.freelegalanswers.org/Other...

Learn more about Forseth and the Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year Award at https://www.wisbar.org/NewsPublicatio...

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