U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is winning praise for re-energizing the movement toward mandatory pro bono for lawyers with her recent remarks on the subject, but some advocates think the requirement poses significant challenges and won’t work for everyone.
In remarks May 16 before the American Law Institute, Sotomayor said, “If I had my way, I would make pro bono service a requirement” for all lawyers, adding, “I believe in forced labor.”
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