As a government lawyer, am I exempt from reporting my pro bono service to the Indiana Supreme Court in conjunction with my annual registration as a member of the Indiana Bar?
Not necessarily. As a government lawyer, RPC 6.7(a)(4) may provide an exemption from reporting your pro bono hours devoted directly to an individual or individuals of limited means. Specifically, if you, as a government lawyer, are “prohibited by statute, rule, regulation, or agency policy” from providing legal services outside of your employment, then you are exempt from reporting. If no law or policy prohibits you from providing legal services outside of your government employment, you are required to report pro bono hours spent in providing legal services directly to individuals of limited means, whether the number of hours is zero or 100 or somewhere in between.
Note: if you are a government lawyer employed by a judge or a court, you are exempt from reporting without limitation.

