TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Liz Slagle Todaro on Jul 6, 2021

ABA Free Legal Answers (FLA), the online virtual legal clinic that helps qualifying users get civil legal advice from volunteer attorneys, continues to grow, with 40 jurisdictions and over 9,500 pro bono attorneys participating. Last month, ABA President Patricia Lee Refo announced a 2021 ABA FLA Summer Associate Challenge to recognize law firms that answer FLA questions with the assistance of summer associates. The firms reporting the top participation by July 30 will be highlighted prior to the ABA Annual Meeting. More information is available in the most recent FLA report. Sponsored by the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service, FLA was established a decade ago as a joint project of the TBA, Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services and Baker Donelson. Since launch, FLA volunteers have answered over 168,000 submitted legal questions.