Alan R Anderson

US Patent:

20100106738, Apr 29, 2010

Filed:

Feb 5, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/525777

Inventors:

Alan W. Anderson - Highlands Ranch CO, US

Assignee:

Lanny, Inc. dba ProBonoUSA - Highlands Ranch CO

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707769, 707781, 707E17005, 707E17014

Abstract:

The disclosure describes systems and methods for providing representation to pro se litigants or other pro bono opportunities. The system includes a central database of current pro bono opportunity information. Information to populate the database may be automatically retrieved from individual electronic sources, such as individual court dockets and court records' databases. Information may also be manually entered by attorneys, courts, legal aid societies, bar associations, law schools, legal clinics, law firms or from other sources. Through the interfaces provided by the system, an attorney may accept representation of a pro bono opportunity by directly communicating that to the system administrator. This may take the form of an electronic message, a click on a icon on a web page, or some other communication. In any case, this communication is sufficient to obligate the attorney to represent the pro bono opportunity, allowing representation to begin immediately upon such communication.