In furtherance of Rule 6.1, Voluntary Pro Bono Publico Service, of the Massachusetts Rules of Professional Conduct (SJC Rule 3:08), the Supreme Judicial Court Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal Services annually presents the Adams Pro Bono Publico Awards to honor Massachusetts lawyers, law students, small and large law firms, government attorney offices, corporate law departments, law schools or other institutions in the legal profession that demonstrate extraordinary commitment to providing volunteer legal services to those in need. The Pro Bono Honor Roll each year honors those individual attorneys, law firms, solo practitioners, in-house corporate counsel offices, government attorney offices, non-profit organizations, law school faculties, and law students which certify that, in the relevant time period, they have met the applicable criteria. The awards are presented in a ceremony at the John Adams Courthouse.
