Our Pro Bono Path Key events on the journey Dec 2007 Nov 1 - 2, 2007 LSA Benchers vote to provide PBLA hosts 1st Pro Bono sustainable funding to PBLA 1995 Stakeholders’ Round Table for three years VLS program launched, “Laying the Foundation” 1998 spearheaded by AGCA and joint Oct 30, 2007 LSA Pro Bono initiative with CBA-AB, LSA, and PBLA brokers first project “The Child Mar 2008 Apr 1, 2011 Committee Nov 2007 Mar 2008 May 2011 United Way of and Area Advocacy Project” in partnership with LSA members donate over VLS program established ALF approves staff PBLA brokers “Legal Advice PBLA collaborates with ACTLA Civil Trial Lawyers Association *CCDC law firm partners CLERC and Borden Ladner Gervais LLP $20,000 towards funding expands to offer legal lawyer funding for Clinic/Volunteer Lawyer Project” Jan 1, 2011 LAA, CBA-AB, LSA, ASSIST AGCA Association of General Counsel of Alberta of staff lawyer positions at service to individuals Ackroyd LLP - 2001 pro bono clinics between AWL and the ECLC assumes and ACTLA to provide legal ALF Alberta Law Foundation pro bono clinics through by referral from pro Bennett Jones LLP - Calgary PBLO established (Calgary, Edmonton, Women’s Centre of Calgary management of GPLG assistance and information ALIA Alberta Lawyers Insurance Association Sept 2007 a special LSA fundraising bono clinics and LAA Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP - Calgary Lethbridge, Red Deer) to citizens affected by the June 2, 2011 ASSIST Alberta Lawyers’ Assistance Society Borden Ladner Gervais LLP - Calgary PBLA Board of initiative managed by PBLA 2002 Slave Lake fire. Second visit PBSC celebrates 15 years AWL Association of Women Lawyers Emery Jamieson LLP - Edmonton Directors adopt CLERC established follows in March 2012 CBA-AB Canadian Bar Association – Alberta Branch Field LLP - Edmonton five year Strategic Oct 26, 2007 Spring 2008 CACLC Central Alberta Community Legal Clinic Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP - Edmonton and Calgary Plan to 2012 PBLA granted charitable status 2002 2002 PBLS established CCDC Civil Claims Duty Counsel Gowlings LLP - Calgary Apr 2003 PBLBC established ECEJ opens Aug 2011 CLERC Children’s Legal and Educational Resource Centre McCarthy Tétrault LLP - Calgary Sept 15 - 17, 2010 PBLA Online Resource Bank CLG Calgary Legal Guidance “Pro Bono Publico: In the McLennan Ross LLP - Edmonton 3rd National Pro Bono Conference, “The Power launched to promote the sharing DOJ Department of Justice Public Interest” – policy Sept 17 - 19, 2008 Miller Thomson LLP - Calgary and Edmonton of Pro Bono: Stepping Up,” Calgary AB of information, resources ECEJ Edmonton Centre for Equal Justice analysis of the LSA’s policy 2004-05 2nd National Pro Bono Conference Norton Rose LLP - Calgary and knowledge between ECLC Edmonton Community Legal Centre rationale for pro bono Comprehensive strategic plan “Pro Bono: Spanning the Nation,” Apr 7- 8, 2011 Parlee McLaws LLP - Edmonton volunteer lawyers and pro bono EPO Emergency Protection Order legal services is published developed by LSA Pro Bono Committee May 2008 BC PBLA participates at international to implement recommendations from Oct 2007 Conference in Santiago, Chile, organizations in Alberta LAA Legal Aid Alberta PBLA hosts first meeting for Managing April 2003 report CACLC opens in Red Deer June 2010 which focused on the development LLG Lethbridge Legal Guidance Partners of Calgary law firms PBLA brokers new and enhancement of the pro bono LSA Law Society of Alberta 2005 partnership between movement and its role in furthering Oct 4, 2011 PBLA Pro Bono Law Alberta LSA/CBA Distinguished Service Awards PBLBC Pro Bono Law British Columbia May 23 - 24, 2007 Oct 23 - 24, 2008 Youville Recovery access to justice in the Americas CCDC project launched at Calgary includes category for pro bono legal services Oct 2008 Residence for Women Courts Centre in partnership with PBLO Pro Bono Law LSA 100th Anniversary – PBLA officially PBLA hosts 2nd Pro Bono on recommendation of the Committee and first “Investing in Pro Bono: and a group of family PBSC and several law firms. CCDC PBLS Pro Bono Law Saskatchewan launched as LSA ‘Legacy Project’ with Stakeholders’ Round Table awarded at the 2006 Alberta Law Conference A Best Practice Guide for Pro law lawyers practicing grows to 8 law firms in January PBSC Pro Bono Students Canada Susan Billington, QC, seconded by LSA “Building the Network” Bono Legal Services by Law in association with 2012 to offer expanded services* VLS Volunteer Lawyer Services as its first Executive Director Firms” developed by PBLA Campbell O’Hara Feb 2006 Nov 3, 2008 Apr 29, 2010 Oct 31 - Nov 2, 2012 GPLG established by PBLA, Oct 26, 2011 LSA revised Rules of the LSA to permit membership PBLA brokers partnership between 4th National Pro Bono Conference June 2007 officially opens Nov 3 - 4, 2011 PBLA hosts first ever Legal Grounds category of “Active Member, Pro Bono Legal Services” Nov 5 - 6, 2009 the Boyle McCauley Health Centre “Pro Accès, Pro Justice, Pro Bono” ECEJ becomes ECLC Mar 1, 2009 PBLA hosts 4th Pro Bono Advice Clinic in partnership with Calgary for lawyers who wish to provide legal services exclusively Pathways to Housing Program and to be held in , QC PBLA moves from LSA offices PBLA hosts 3rd Pro Bono Stakeholders’ Round Table Public Library and Macleod Dixon LLP through an approved pro bono provider. Errors/omissions Field Law (Edmonton) Apr 28, 2012 to independent space Stakeholders’ Round Table “Reaching for the Summit” (now Norton Rose Canada LLP) insurance through ALIA extended to “active for pro bono Spring 2007 “Strengthening the Ties” With the support of PBLA, legal services only” and to insurance exempt lawyers LLG hosts first Legal Grounds June 20, 2012 Mar 03, 2007 Start-up funds for PBLA allocated Sept 2009 PBLA recognized as an by Government of Alberta, LSA Jan 2009 Advice Clinic in partnership with CLERC celebrates 10 years Mar 2009 PBLA strengthens collaborative Jan 17, 2012 Jan 18, 2012 Alberta Society Benchers and ALF PBLA welcomes Gillian Marriott, QC, Davidson & Williams LLP, Shapiro Pro Bono Québec launched relationship with PBSC resulting in CCDC Project launched in as Executive Director ECLC celebrates 10 years Law and North & Company making Quebec the 5th several projects including CCDC, Edmonton in partnership jurisdiction in Canada to adopt Human Rights Project, EPO Project, with PBSC and several law a coordinated approach to pro June 2009 Immigration Project and speaker series firms. CCDC grows to 7 May 2012 bono service delivery PBLA hosts Open House law firms in May 2012 to PBLA, CBA-AB and members of June 21, 2012 at new office offer expanded services* judiciary from Edmonton and Feb 15, 2012 Calgary courts collaborate to PBLA celebrates five years Oct 2006 Feb 2007 Jan 2010 produce three informational June 2009 PBLA hosts its first Pro Bono Stakeholder Round LLG opens PBLA hosts first meeting for Managing videos for the public about Thank you to all who have joined us. New Conflict of Interest Volunteer Appreciation event Table “Building the Vision” Rule 5.1 added to LSA code Partners of Edmonton law firms basic courtroom procedures in attended by pro bono the areas of Landlord/Tenant, Nov 2006 of conduct. The new rule clinics; consensus amongst balances conflict of interest Foreclosure and Civil Claims stakeholders to form provincial 1st National Pro Bono Feb 2010 rules with social benefit Feb 23, 2012 Mar 5, 2012 pro bono organization called Conference “Building Oct 2009 Access Pro Bono Law Society Bridges to Justice,” of encouraging lawyers of British Columbia (Access Pro CLG celebrates 40 years Launch of Pro Bono Services June 2012 Pro Bono Law Alberta to provide pro bono legal PBLA, CBA-AB and pro bono clinics co-host in the Justice Canada Prairie ON June 2009 Bono) was formed as a result PBLA works collaboratively services, thereby enhancing the first “Raising the Pro Bono Bar” events Region, a partnership brokered PBLA brokers The Alex Pathways to of the merger of the operations with CLG and Gowlings access to justice in Alberta in Edmonton and Calgary. These events between ECLC and DOJ Housing Pro Bono Project between of the Western Canada Society LLP to launch satellite have also been hosted in Lethbridge, lawyers, initiated by PBLA Davis LLP (Calgary) and the Alex to Access Justice and PBLBC Immigration Clinic Pathways to Housing Program Grande Prairie and Red Deer Our Pro Bono Path Travellers who have joined us

Raising the Pro Bono Bar, Red Deer,

May 2010 Travelling to Slave Lake to provide legal American Bar Association Conference, Annual General Meeting, Edmonton, assistance to the community, Phoenix AZ, May 2010 June 2009 July 2011

National Pro Bono Conference, Vancouver, September 2008 Pathways to Housing Pro Bono Project Raising the Pro Bono Bar, Lethbridge, Lunch and Learn at Davis LLP Calgary, April 2010 June 2009 Volunteer Appreciation Evening, Calgary, February 2012

Annual General Meeting, Calgary, June 2011

Raising the Pro Bono Bar, Edmonton, March 2009 Legal Grounds Advice Clinic, Lethbridge, April 2012 Grande Prairie Legal Guidance Grand Opening Celebration, March 2009

Raising the Pro Bono Bar, Calgary, March 2009 Creating and promoting pro bono opportunities for Alberta lawyers Managing Partners’ Meeting, Calgary,

Raising the Pro Bono Bar, March 2011 Grande Prairie, April 2010