(Memphis, TN/June 9, 2014) George T. "Buck" Lewis of the law firm Baker Donelson has been appointed by American Bar Association (ABA) President-Elect William C. Hubbard to the ABA Standing Committee on Pro Bono & Public Service.
The mission of the Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service is to ensure access to justice through the expansion and enhancement of the delivery of legal and other law-related services to the underserved through volunteer efforts of legal professionals nationwide. The Committee fosters the development of pro bono programs and activities, analyzes the scope and function of pro bono programs, and proposes and reviews policy that affects lawyers' ability to provide pro bono legal services.
Mr. Lewis, a shareholder in the Firm's Memphis office, is immediate past chair of the Tennessee Supreme Court's Access to Justice Commission, immediate past chair of the American Red Cross Mid-South Chapter and past president of the Tennessee Bar Association.