Through its "Pro Bono Heroes" recognition program launched in Spring of 2013, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) recognizes individuals and organizations from across the country that embody the ethical responsibility to provide pro bono service, through promoting and contributing to pro bono work, taking on complex pro bono cases or handling a significant number of pro bono cases or pro bono hours.
Each quarter AILA solicits nominations for Pro Bono Heroes from AILA Chapters covering four regions:
- Northeast (CT, New England, NJ, NY, Ohio, and PA);
- Southeast (Carolinas, Florida, Georgia-Alabama, Mid-South, Puerto Rico, DC);
- Central (Canada, Chicago, Indiana, Iowa/Nebraska, Mexico City, Michigan, Minnesota/Dakotas, Missouri/Kansas, Texas, Wisconsin); Bangkok District & Rome District Chapters; and
- West (Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, Northern California, San Diego, Santa Clara, Southern California, Oregon, Utah, Washington).
For the Fall 2013 quarter of the program, AILA focused this recognition on organizations or institutions which promote and/or contribute to pro bono legal assistance in a remarkable way, and the Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition was selected as the AILA Pro Bono Hero for the Southeast Region!
