The Eastern District of Wisconsin has pro bono opportunities, primarily in prisoner civil rights cases. The court recruits attorneys for limited purposes, such as representing a civil pro se litigant in mediation, as well as for full representation. Wisconsin SCR 31.05(7) states that an attorney may claim one CLE credit for every five hours of pro bono work, up to six credits per reporting period. Below are the cases that the court is currently recruiting for. For more information on a case, please contact the court's pro se staff attorneys at ProSeStaffAttorneys@wied.uscourts.gov.

The court is currently looking for pro bono volunteers for the following cases:

Discovery, Draft/Respond to Dispositive Motions, and Pursue Settlement

• Moore v. Murphy, 24-cv-1344-SCD. The court is looking for a lawyer to assist a prisoner plaintiff by conducting discovery, drafting and/or responding to dispositive motions, and engaging in settlement discussions in connection with an Eighth Amendment claim based on allegations that the defendant doctor sexually assaulted the plaintiff during a medical examination.  The plaintiff has significant physical limitations in connection with burn injuries that make it difficult for him to represent himself. (Recruiting since April 2025)