Today is my day! From beginning to end, I have a life of my own.
Read MoreIt's Who We Do It All For
Behind every sponsorship or ticket sold, every donated auction or raffle prize won, every taste of food and drink is the survival of someone in our community who needs a lawyer and can’t afford to hire one.
Read MoreLook Who's Talking
Getting the word out about the Justice For All Ball is critical to its success.
Read MoreThe Backstory
There’s always a story behind the story. Every Justice For All Ball has a backstory.
Read MoreKatrina Upped The Ante
Hurricane Katrina upped the ante for The Pro Bono Project and for the Justice For All Ball going forward.
Read MoreFavorite Moment
How can I pick my favorite moment, having managed 27 Justice For All Balls?
Read MoreEvent Of The Year
It was, as one lawyer told me, the legal community’s “event of the year.”
Read MoreIn the Interest of Justice
We’ve had many unusual items come up for auction over the past 30 years of the Justice For All Ball. This look back is a tribute to what many people long before us have gone through to guarantee access to justice for all.
Read MoreBall Peeps
Who goes to the Justice For All Ball?
Read MoreCase Closed
It is our clients who benefit the most from the JFAB - the Ball provides more than one-third of our funding and makes the real successes possible.
Read MoreYou Should Be Dancing
As Marianne Hawkins Sabrier said so eloquently in yesterday’s post, “… I love how the variation in the entertainment can influence the atmosphere of the part, as well!”
Read MoreTwo Is A Magic Number
I volunteered as a member of the Ball Committee upon the urging of two past Board and Ball Chairs.
Read MoreWeathering The Weather
Don’t like the weather in New Orleans? Just wait a minute, it will change. The weather has always been a factor in the Justice For All Ball – whether heat, rain, winds, tropical storms or hurricanes – the JFAB has learned to weather the weather.
Read MoreArt For Justice's Sake
Original art has been a hallmark of the Justice For All Ball since the very first Ball. Fine artists, graphic designers, illustrators, and photographers have all used their gifts, talents and skills to help The Pro Bono Project provide access to civil justice for all.
Read MoreWild Ride With Lady Justice
It was so big that Gary Solomon, Sr., who had bought it in the silent auction, was unable to take Lady Justice with him.
Read MoreJustice Inspires
The Justice For All Ball not only inspired me but gave me hope.
Read MoreGiving Back
For me, becoming involved in The Pro Bono Project and the Justice For All Ball began as a way, in the wake of Katrina, to contribute to efforts to rebuild and rejuvenate a city I love.
Read MoreCounsel Of Another Kind
The phone rang and a voice asked if I could provide some guidance about media coverage. It was Rachel Piercey, then Executive Director of The Pro Bono Project.
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