Chilean exchange student Francisco Prat Errazuriz, who will soon return to Chile, becomes the first Duke Law student to receive a Certificate of Merit for meeting the new voluntary Pro Bono Pledge established by the Duke Law Office of Public Interest and Pro Bono. Students who meet the pledge -- to contribute over 50 hours of law-related service to the community through clinics and pro bono over their three years of school -- will receive the certificate when they graduate. Though here for only one semester, Francisco contributed 58.5 hours to the pro bono cases of attorney Stewart Fisher of Glenn, Mills and Fisher, a Durham law firm. Associate Dean Carol Spruill and Coordinator of Public Interest and Pro Bono Kim Burrucker presented the award.

