[caption id="attachment_8552" align="alignright" width="143"] Bob Chesler, Anderson Kill[/caption] Bob Chesler, a partner practicing at Anderson Kill's Newark office, along with associate John Lacey, recently secured an important result for Pro Bono Partnership client Family Promise of Hunterdon County, Inc. ("Family Promise"). Family Promise strives to end...
On June 5, 2020, the President signed into law the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act. This new law amends the original Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) that was established as part of the CARES Act at the end of March. The PPP Flexibility Act makes it easier for...
Recently, both the New York and Connecticut state governments issued guidance on the requirements businesses must meet before reopening after the COVID-19 shutdowns. The reopening plans are comprehensive and should be reviewed in full. New York You can find the New York requirements here: https://forward.ny.gov/ (you will have to scroll...
How does this happen? How, in 2020 America, are basic human rights still not applicable to everyone? Pro Bono Partnership is not an expert on combatting systemic racism, or fighting for equality and justice, but many of our nonprofit clients are. We support them by providing...
Governor Lamont issued an emergency Executive Order on Wednesday May 13, giving Connecticut nonprofits the authority to conduct member meetings, including annual meetings, by entirely remote means. This will permit Connecticut nonprofits to eliminate in-person members meetings, but only during the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) emergency,...
Bill Roberts, Chair of the Privacy and Data Projection practice at Shipman & Goodwin, has been an active Pro Bono Partnership volunteer since 2009. We were thrilled to see that Bill, along with several other Pro Bono Partnership volunteers, was recently honored by the Hartford Business...
This Legal Alert addresses topics related to the COVID-19 pandemic that are most relevant to nonprofits. In this rapidly-changing environment, please contact your local Pro Bono Partnership office for the most current information. Please also bookmark the Pro Bono Partnership COVID-19 Nonprofit Resources page for information we have published or...
Brian McGuire, Of Counsel at Stamford-based IP firm Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, LLP became a Pro Bono Partnership volunteer last year when he offered to provide counsel to our nonprofit client, CT Radio Information System (CRIS), Connecticut's only radio reading service. CRIS sought IP...
This Legal Alert addresses topics related to the COVID-19 pandemic that are most relevant to nonprofits. In this rapidly-changing environment, please contact your local Pro Bono Partnership office for the most current information. Please also bookmark the Pro Bono Partnership COVID-19 Nonprofit Resources page for information we have published or...
This Legal Alert addresses topics related to the COVID-19 pandemic that are most relevant to nonprofits. In this rapidly-changing environment, please contact your local Pro Bono Partnership office for the most current information. Please also bookmark the Pro Bono Partnership COVID-19 Nonprofit Resources page for information we have published or...