Reply #153: Tort attorneys do not do plaintiff pro bono, they can do defense, however:

[Melinda]

in my now 20+ years in the legal profession, I have yet to meet a private practice attorney who has represented a defense client at no cost. Look a bit closer at this reference to the guidelines once more:

9] Because the provision of pro bono services is a professional responsibility, it is the individual ethical commitment of each lawyer. Nevertheless, there may be times when it is not feasible for a lawyer to engage in pro bono services. At such times a lawyer may discharge the pro bono responsibility by providing financial support to organizations providing free legal services to persons of limited means. Such financial support should be reasonably equivalent to the value of the hours of service that would have otherwise been provided. In addition, at times it may be more feasible to satisfy the pro bono responsibility collectively, as by a firm's aggregate pro bono activities.

This would, by definition, include Edwards Public service as a US Senator, as well as his involvement in UNC's Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity, and the John Edwards Center for Poverty.

And then of course, there is the pesky fact that the OP is citing a Washington Times article as 'factual'.... when did DU begin relying on, and believing in anything published by the moonies?

My head spins.