Pro Bono Network
Maria Pellegrino is an experienced legal professional with a diverse background in various roles within the legal and insurance sectors. Currently serving as a volunteer at Pro Bono Network since January 2019, Maria drafts letters of reconsideration and conducts reviews for Social Security Benefits appeals. In the role of Research Counsel at the Property and Liability Resource Bureau since July 2015, Maria creates and manages legal materials for insurance claims adjusters and drafts advisory opinions. Previous positions include coaching at One Million Degrees, judicial law clerk for the State of Illinois, house counsel law clerk and underwriter at Chubb Insurance, and registered client associate at Merrill Lynch. Maria holds a Juris Doctor from Chicago-Kent College of Law, along with certifications in Generative AI for Business and Cybersecurity. An academic foundation in psychology and human resources was established with a Bachelor's degree from Lewis University.
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Pro Bono Network
More than 85 percent* of the civil legal needs of low-income Americans go unmet every year. The legal aid community cannot meet the large and increasing demand for its services. And many attorneys want to provide pro bono legal services, but they lack a workable model to do so. Pro Bono Network (PBN) provides the link between attorneys who want to help and the needs of the clients and legal aid community. We remove barriers and provide the support structure to make it easier for volunteer attorneys to help low-income people receive critical legal services. We work with attorneys, many of whom are taking time off to care for children or elderly family members, have retired, or who work in legal settings unable to provide the support they need. PBN’s model facilitates access to justice for more clients, and access to workable volunteering opportunities for more attorneys. * The Justice Gap: Measuring the Unmet Civil Legal Needs of Low-income Americans, Legal Services Corporation, 2017. https://www.lsc.gov/media-center/publications/2017-justice-gap-report