The American Bar Association Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service recognized McGuireWoods as a 2024 Pro Bono Leader for its pro bono contributions to ABA Free Legal Answers, a virtual legal advice portal. This is the second year in a row McGuireWoods earned this distinction.
Now in its ninth year, ABA Free Legal Answers has responded to more than 400,000 civil legal questions submitted by users to the over 15,000 pro bono attorneys from 43 jurisdictions, including a federal portal addressing veterans’ benefits and immigration questions.
McGuireWoods attorneys answered 158 civil legal questions on the Illinois, North Carolina and Texas sites of ABA Free Legal Answers in 2024, the committee noted in a Feb. 10, 2025, letter congratulating McGuireWoods on its accomplishment.
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For more details about the program and its impact, see this report.