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Navigating your way through the legal system of the United States is no easy matter, whether your concerns lie within the realm of civil law, that which deals with the realm of litigation and can incur substantial losses to the individuals involved in the form of financial setbacks or other damages to one's quality of life, or in the area of bringing or being made the subject of criminal charges, which can carry even stiffer penalties and may change a person's life irrevocably. Though some people prefer as a matter of course to forgo the advice of others and rely on their own self-acquired knowledge and native ingenuity, the legal system with its network of rules and procedures is one area of life that even the most capable and self-assured person is not recommended to try to navigate without the benefit of guidance and help received from others. For this reason the United States is filled with legal professionals whose specialty consists of helping other people with requirements for dealing with the legal system. Fortunately for the "consumer" faced with the challenge of figuring out his or her different needs in regard to the legal "market" of lawyers and other trained professionals, a central concept exists in the legal profession of work which is performed under the rubric of "pro bono," or "for good," a phrase derived from the lengthier Latin "pro bono publico," which is to say, "for the public good." Under this concept, an attempt has been made to infuse the legal profession, one which is potentially highly lucrative and aggressive in pushing an individual's initiative in terms of business, with a sense of commitment to public service.