Green Pro Bono

What Green Pro Bono does

Green Pro Bono is a U.S.-based nonprofit founded in 2010 and headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts, that operates a legal-matching platform connecting climate-focused nonprofits, social enterprises, and climate startups with volunteer attorneys from a network of 330+ law firms and lawyers. The organization has facilitated more than $4.9 million in pro bono legal services for 275+ environmental organizations since inception, addressing transactional legal needs across corporate formation, intellectual property, employment, real estate, and environmental/energy regulatory matters.

The organization runs a four-step client engagement workflow — application, due diligence intake (conducted with barred attorneys), specialization-based matching, and a hand-off meeting between client and matched pro bono team. It supplements the core matching service with an Office Hours Program for group consultations, a weekly curated pro bono opportunity distribution to its attorney network, and a library of recorded webinars and educational resources. Clients may still incur third-party costs (filing fees, court costs, expert fees) but attorney time is fully donated.

Name

Green Pro Bono

Legal name

Green Pro Bono

Website

https://greenprobono.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Green Pro Bono is a U.S. nonprofit that matches climate-focused nonprofits and social enterprises with volunteer attorneys from a network of 330+ law firms, providing free legal services for entity formation, IP, and corporate matters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pro Bono Legal Services / Legal Aid Matching

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Legal Aid & Client Advocacy Services (BPAGAEAM)

Keywords

• Pro bono legal services
• Climate nonprofit support
• Legal aid matching
• Environmental legal assistance
• Nonprofit legal referrals

Headquarters

HQ city

Lexington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: As a nonprofit organization, Green Pro Bono operates through donations. The website includes a PayPal donate button, and donations are used to support client services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Green Pro Bono operates a national matching service that connects climate-focused nonprofits, social enterprises, and individual inventors with volunteer attorneys and law firms providing free (pro bono) legal services. Services span entity formation, intellectual property, employment, real estate, energy/environmental law, and corporate governance, with structured intake, due diligence, and hand-off meetings ensuring qualified matches.

Product overview

Green Pro Bono operates as a nonprofit legal matching platform that connects climate-focused organizations with pro bono attorneys. The core offering is the Pro Bono Legal Services Matching service, which uses a structured Client Intake and Eligibility Assessment process to evaluate organizations based on mission alignment, financial need, and organizational type. Matched clients receive Legal Practice Area Specialization Matching tailored to their needs in corporate/nonprofit advice, intellectual property, employment, real estate, or energy/environmental law. For volunteer attorneys, the Pro Bono Opportunity Distribution service provides weekly curated lists of vetted cases. Additional support includes an Office Hours Program for group consultations, a library of Recorded Webinars and Educational Resources, and service coverage across defined Environmental Focus Areas including climate change, land conservation, renewable energy, and environmental justice. The platform does not offer litigation support or dispute resolution services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pro Bono Legal Services Matching A matching service that connects climate-focused nonprofits, social enterprises, and entrepreneurs with volunteer attorneys and law firms who provide free legal services for transactional needs including corporate formation, intellectual property, employment, real estate, and environmental regulatory matters.
• Client Intake and Eligibility Assessment A screening process that evaluates prospective clients based on mission alignment with climate/environmental focus, financial need, and organizational type (nonprofit, community organization, or social enterprise) to determine eligibility for pro bono legal matching services.
• Legal Practice Area Specialization Matching A matching process that pairs client legal needs (corporate, intellectual property, employment, real estate, energy/environmental) with volunteer attorneys who have relevant specialization and practice experience at participating law firms.
• Pro Bono Opportunity Distribution A weekly curated distribution service that sends vetted pro bono legal opportunities to volunteer attorneys, law firms, in-house counsel, and pro bono coordinators in the Green Pro Bono network.
• Office Hours Program An ad-hoc consultation program where organizations receive guidance from volunteer attorneys on topics such as corporate structure and entity formation decisions through group sessions rather than individual matches.
• Recorded Webinars and Educational Resources Educational content including past webinars on climate pro bono bootcamps, climate change informational sessions, and guides for working with incubator programs, plus a library of legal resources for green startups and nonprofits.

Quantifiable outcome

• 275+ nonprofits and social enterprises served with pro bono legal assistance
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor law firm providing pro bono legal services. Matched Carbon Re with corporate attorneys to help form US entity and expand into United States.
• Duane Morris LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaw firm providing pro bono IP attorneys for patent assistance and corporate attorneys for entity formation and contracts.
• Ellis George CipollonecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaw firm providing pro bono attorney for copyright and trademark exploration for sustainable educational materials.
• Burr Forman LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaw firm providing pro bono IP attorney for product design protection and corporate attorneys for US expansion planning.
• Goodwin Procter LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaw firm providing nonprofit attorney to assist 350.org with corporate and tax exemption issues.
• Sidley Austin LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaw firm providing attorney to help We Forest with corporate issues related to permaculture-based reforestation.
• WilmerHalecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaw firm providing attorney to help Double Exposure with various corporate issues for climate change photography exhibits.
• Offit KurmancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaw firm providing legal team to help Grown in Haiti form nonprofit organization and file for 501c(3) status.
• Law Firm Network (330+ firms)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of law firms, individual lawyers, in-house counsel, pro bono coordinators, law students, and retired attorneys providing pro bono legal services to climate organizations.
• Incubator Programs and AcceleratorsmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerReferral partners that introduce climate-focused startups and organizations to Green Pro Bono's services.
• University Entrepreneurship OfficesmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerAcademic partners that refer student-founded climate ventures to Green Pro Bono for pro bono legal assistance.
• Non-profit Consortiums and Environmental Justice NetworksmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCoalition partners that connect environmental organizations with Green Pro Bono's legal matching services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: Nonprofit legal organization providing pro bono legal services to address civil rights violations. Operates in a similar nonprofit legal services space as Green Pro Bono but focused on civil rights rather than environmental causes.
• Earthjustice: The largest nonprofit environmental law organization in the US, providing legal services for environmental causes. While Earthjustice focuses on litigation rather than pro bono matching, it operates in the same environmental legal services space as Green Pro Bono.
• ClientEarth: Environmental law charity working on climate and nature issues through legal action across Europe and internationally. Comparable to Green Pro Bono in mission focus on environmental legal services, though ClientEarth operates as a staff-attorney model rather than a pro bono matching platform.

Direct peers

• Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (ELAW): Global alliance of environmental lawyers and scientists supporting grassroots environmental legal work. Comparable to Green Pro Bono in facilitating environmental legal services and connecting environmental organizations with legal expertise.
• Lawyers for Good Government: Nonprofit network mobilizing lawyers to provide pro bono legal services for underserved communities and social causes. Comparable to Green Pro Bono in volunteer-attorney mobilization, though broader in cause area focus.
• Pro Bono Net: Nonprofit organization that supports pro bono legal services through technology, training, and resources. Closely comparable to Green Pro Bono in its mission to expand access to legal services, though Pro Bono Net operates across all legal verticals rather than specializing in climate.
• Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts: Nonprofit providing pro bono legal services to artists and arts organizations. Operates the same pro bono matching model as Green Pro Bono but specialized for the arts vertical rather than climate.
• Paladin: Pro bono technology platform connecting attorneys with volunteer opportunities at nonprofits and legal aid organizations. Closely comparable to Green Pro Bono in its pro bono matching model, though Paladin operates as a technology company across multiple cause areas.

Others

• Pro Bono Institute: Nonprofit organization that supports, stimulates, and improves pro bono legal services globally. Comparable to Green Pro Bono as a pro bono ecosystem enabler, though PBI focuses on supporting law firm pro bono programs rather than directly matching clients.

Emerging players

• Climate Law & Policy Fund: Fund that supports legal and policy advocacy on climate change. Comparable to Green Pro Bono in its focus on advancing climate goals through legal channels, though it operates as a grantmaking fund rather than a matching service.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/green-pro-bono

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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