The Atlanta Lawyer March 2013 | Page 7

pro bono march maDness Testimonials: georgia appleseed seeks to increase the legal capacity in our state to handle heir property cases for low and moderate income families and the communities in which they live. the march pro bono madness has allowed georgia appleseed to train more than 60 attorneys, which constitutes a significant increase in capacity in our state. Advocates and local officials around the state generally consider the problem of 'clearing title' to heir property to be impossible to solve because of the cost of attorney time and out of pocket expenses. the more attorneys we train to handle these cases pro bono, the more resources these families and communities will have at their disposal. crystal chastain baker, heir property