Phelps Dunbar Sponsors The Pro Bono Project's Justice For All Ball

June 23, 2009

Phelps Dunbar LLP is pleased to announce its support for The Pro Bono Project's 21st Annual Justice For All Ball (JFAB) on Friday, October 9, 2009 at Gallier Hall from 8:00 p.m. until midnight. The Pro Bono Project's mission is to provide free, quality civil legal services to the poor. At this year's Ball, a donor Patron Party kicks off the evening at 6:30 p.m. with food provided by Ruth's Chris Steakhouse, followed by an evening filled with musical entertainment by The Joe Krown Band and additional food from more than 20 of the metro area's top restaurants. The evening also includes a special Art, Travel & Culture auction, which features original art by this year's invitation artist, Martha Allen, along with other special art, travel and cultural items that support The Pro Bono Project's cause of justice for all. Phelps Dunbar is a Patron Level Sponsor of the event.

Phelps Dunbar is a partnering firm with The Pro Bono Project for pro bono cases. As a "Committed Law Firm" for The Pro Bono Project, Phelps Dunbar actively encourages its attorneys to undertake pro bono representation in cases from The Pro Bono Project. Several of the firm's attorneys, including Harry Rosenberg, have been active on The Pro Bono Project's Board of Directors and JFAB committees in the past. In addition, The Pro Bono Project has honored Phelps Dunbar partner Christopher K. Ralston with its Distinguished Service Award three times in recent years (2008, 2007, 2002). Tomoro Wilson, a paralegal at the firm, serves on this year's JFAB Planning Committee.

For more information on The Pro Bono Project and the Justice For All Ball, visit their Web site at www.probono-no.org.

Phelps Dunbar is a regional law firm of approximately 260 attorneys, with offices in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Jackson, Tupelo, and Gulfport, Mississippi; Houston, Texas; Tampa, Florida; and London, England.

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