The Bar Foundation

Morris M. Shuster Fellowship

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Many people enter law school with a deep commitment to public interest legal services. Yet, upon graduation, they find their commitment threatened by significant law school debt.

A recent study found that such debt prevented 66% of students from entering public interest positions. And, according to legal service providers, many new lawyers are unable remain in such positions for more than a couple of years, because of financial demands created by law school debt.

In an exceptional philanthropic response to this problem, Morris M. Shuster worked with the Bar Foundation to establish a Named Endowed Fund with a gift of $100,000. Since 2003, the Shuster Fellowship has provided awards each year to deserving public interest attorneys to help them retire their law school debt.


Morris Shuster's remarkable vision has since inspired an anonymous friend of the Bar Foundation to contribute an additional $100,000 to the Shuster Fellowship.

Donations to the Morris M. Shuster Fellowship may be sent to:

Philadelphia Bar Foundation
Morris M. Shuster Fellowship
1101 Market Street, 11th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107

All donations are deductible as allowed by law.

For more information contact Gene Sirni or call (215) 238-6334.