Emeritus Attorney Pro Bono (EAPB) program; provider requirements

1. EAPB Program. The EAPB program is hereby created to assist low-income clients through approved legal services providers as defined below. 2. Approved EAPB providers. An approved EAPB legal services provider for the purposes of this rule is a not-for-profit legal assistance provider approved by the Access to Justice Commission or its designee to assist low-income clients, without charge, in civil legal matters or that provides legal training, assistance, or advocacy support to qualified legal services projects. 3. Court-awarded fees. An approved EAPB provider is entitled to receive all court-awarded attorney fees arising from representation provided by emeritus attorneys under its services. [Added; effective July 9, 2008; amended; effective August 22, 2019.]