Donald W. Bebenek Fund
Established in memory of
Donald W. Bebenek, this fund supports the education and
mentoring of attorneys, including, but not limited to, providing financial
support for Continuing
Legal Education seminars presenting the issue of Operation Experience from the
perspective
of the plaintiff, defendant and court.
Center for Volunteer Legal Resources
The center helps facilitate the delivery of pro bono legal services in
Allegheny County. The center works with service providers in the community,
helping them recruit, train, and recognize volunteers. The center provides
support services to these volunteers, including malpractice insurance and
access to online legal research.
The Daniel B. Dixon Scholarship Fund
Established in 2007 in
honor of Daniel B. Dixon's lifelong commitment to the law and community,
this fund will provide an annual scholarship to a student of Dixon's alma mater,
The University
of Pittsburgh School of Law who has completed his or her first or second year
and has
demonstrated an interest in real estate law, academic excellence and financial
need.
Dues Check Off
This annual
campaign runs concurrently with the bar association's dues renewal.
The foundation annually requests that members of the bar association
"check-off"
an additional $50 contribution to the foundation. Proceeds from this campaign
will
provide funding to administer the foundation's educational and philanthropic
programs, which provide awards, loans, and scholarships to law school students;
as well as educational, training, and mentoring programs for attorneys.
Endowment Fund
In 2005,
the foundation launched the Endowment Campaign in response to funding
cutbacks affecting legal service organizations. Funds from the Endowment will
support
and foster new and innovative programs at the foundation and enable the
foundation to
award additional and/or larger grants to agencies which provide legal services
to low-income residents.
Divorce Law Project
The project provides pro bono legal services to persons of limited means who are
seeking no-fault divorce actions in Allegheny County.
Fellows Pledges support the foundation in two important ways:
50% of each pledge helps support the foundation's initiatives
to enhance the delivery of pro bono legal services to low-income clients in
Allegheny County
and 50% of each pledge helps grow the foundation's Grant Program.
The Honorable Gerald K. Gibson Fund
Established in memory of the
Honorable Gerald K. Gibson, this fund annually makes
cash awards to deserving students participating in the creditors & debtors
rights
courses at the University of Pittsburgh and Duquesne University Schools of Law.
Louis Little Attorneys' Memorial Fund
Established in 1963 through Louis Little's bequest, the fund annually provides low
interest loans of up to $3,000 to deserving law school students.
Lynette Norton Memorial Fund
Established in memory of Lynette Norton, this fund annually offers a post-graduate
award to a graduating student from the Duquesne University School of Law who has
demonstrated academic excellence, skills in oral advocacy through moot court programs,
and a keen sense of ethics and professionalism.
James I. Smith, III Notre Dame Law School Scholarship Fund
Established in honor of James I. Smith's 38-year career as Executive Director of the
Allegheny County Bar Association, this fund provides scholarships to law school students
from Allegheny County who are enrolled at the Notre Dame Law School.
Zittrain Forums on Law and Public Policy
Established by Ruth A. Zittrain and the late Lester E. Zittrain, the fund will bring to
our community educational, topical and informative programs, which will lead to a better
understanding of the complex legal issues confronting our government and legal systems
and how best to deal with these issues.