Pro bono practice rules
The Ohio rules that govern volunteer legal work and how they apply to you.
Pro bono, made straightforward.
Everything an Ohio attorney needs to volunteer: the practice rules, how to earn CLE credit, options for corporate and emeritus lawyers, and the platform that matches you to a case.
Start volunteering
Pro Bono Ohio is the Foundation-supported online platform that connects volunteer lawyers with pro bono opportunities around the state — pro bono made easy.
Go to Pro Bono Ohio ↗CLE credit for pro bono
Earn continuing legal education credit for qualifying pro bono service.
Corporate pro bono
How in-house and corporate legal teams can take on pro bono work in Ohio.
Emeritus pro bono
Retired and inactive attorneys can serve under emeritus pro bono registration.
New pro bono volunteers
A getting-started guide for attorneys volunteering for the first time.
Opportunities guide
A statewide guide to current pro bono opportunities and virtual clinics.
Record-sealing clinics
Volunteer at clinics helping Ohioans seal eligible records and rebuild.
Voluntary pro bono reports
Report your pro bono hours — as BakerHostetler did with 3,719 hours in 2025.
Platinum Champions
Recognizing firms and lawyers with the deepest pro bono commitment.
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A few hours can change a life.
Volunteer lawyers turn the Foundation's funding into real outcomes — eviction defended, custody secured, a family kept whole.
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