Bradley Arant Pro Bono Service Commitment

Bradley Arant's pro bono service includes representation of indigent individuals and non-profit organizations, and involvement in matters of broad public concern. The firm's pro bono activities are overseen by our Pro Bono Committee that is charged with promoting participation in pro bono activities, coordinating those activities, and approving pro bono representations. Examples of the firm's current or recent pro bono matters include:

• Representation of death row inmates in their post-conviction death penalty proceedings in state and federal court
• Appointments by the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit to represent inmates in federal habeas corpus or Section 1983 matters involving prison conditions
• Civil representation of numerous indigent individuals referred through the Volunteer Lawyers Program of the Alabama State Bar and the Birmingham Bar Association
• Representation of numerous start-up charitable non-profits, assisting them in organizing and beginning their missions
• Providing various legal services to the Birmingham Habitat for Humanity, the YWCA, the Birmingham Museum of Art, John Croyle's Big Oak Ranch, and other similar institutions and charities
• Representation of numerous indigent individuals referred to individual firm lawyers.