DC Pro Bono Week 2022 Profile: Law Students Can Do Pro Bono Too!
21 October 2022 Blog, DC Pro Bono Week, Featured
Following the end of D.C.’s eviction moratorium, many residents were worried about falling behind on their rent and the looming threat of losing their homes. When the DC Office of the Attorney General planned pop-up clinics to help residents access emergency federal funding for housing and utility expenses, dozens of Georgetown students – including a Black Law Students Association contingent that made this a group pro bono project – joined the efforts.
DC Pro Bono Week 2022 Profile: Pro Bono Work Comes in Many Forms
20 October 2022 Blog, DC Pro Bono Week, Featured
Maya Angelou profoundly said, “If you’re going to live, leave a legacy. Make a mark on the world that can’t be erased.” I am reminded of this quote when I reflect on Mary Gately’s profound service and deep commitment to the pro bono work she performs as DC Affordable Law Firm’s Litigation Director, a role she performs entirely on a pro bono basis. Across the past three years, Mary’s work with and on behalf of DC Affordable Law Firm’s clients soared to unprecedented levels, leading to exceptional legal outcomes for dozens of DC Affordable Law Firm’s low- and modest-income clients while synchronously shaping and inspiring the careers of the next generation of public interest attorneys.
DC Pro Bono Week 2022 Profiles: Helping Vulnerable Individuals in Our Community Across Practice Areas
17 October 2022 Blog, DC Pro Bono Week, Featured
It is inspiring to speak with Mariah Hines, an associate in Sidley Austin’s Healthcare group, about the quantity, variety, and impact of her many pro bono engagements. Her pro bono matters span across practice areas including disability benefits, immigration, housing discrimination, and more. Even more impressive is that Mariah has done so much to help others so early in her legal career, having graduated from Georgetown University Law Center in 2020.
DC Pro Bono Week 2022 Profile: The Power of Pro Bono – Leveraging Personal Passion to Gain Professional Fulfillment
17 October 2022 Blog, DC Pro Bono Week, Featured
Rwanda Campbell has dedicated her life to connecting passion with purpose. Throughout her decade-long career at Arnold & Porter, Rwanda has exemplified a core value of its pro bono program – advocating tirelessly for equitable access to justice.
Welcome Our New Program Director, Chris Marin!
13 October 2022 Blog, Featured
Join us in welcoming Chris Marin as our new Program Director. Chris is a recent graduate of the American University, Washington College of Law, where they cultivated a passion for access to justice and finding innovative connections between legal professionals to advance the work of pro bono and the public-interest community.
DC Pro Bono Week 2022 Profile: Lawyer Brings Expert Language Skills to Work with Immigrant Children
12 October 2022 Blog, DC Pro Bono Week, Featured
Despite being a solo practitioner, a recent law school graduate, and living on the other side of the country – Tamber Hilton has been a committed and powerful advocate on behalf of immigrant children in the DMV.
DC Pro Bono Week 2022 Profile: Firms Come Together to Rescue Women Judges from the Taliban
12 October 2022 Blog, DC Pro Bono Week, Featured
On an early morning in January 2021, two women judges in Afghanistan were assassinated in their car on their way to court. The other women judges, many of whom had tried or sentenced Taliban members, soon realized they were in serious danger and sought help from the International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ). That May, the IAWJ formed an Afghan Women Judges Support Committee which included leaders from New Zealand, the US, Australia, Canada, Spain, and the UK. The Support Committee began exploring ways to support its sister judges in peril. As Taliban control expanded and the Afghan government began to collapse, not only were the women judges stripped of their ability to practice their profession, but they began receiving threats, warning letters, and visits to their homes demonstrating that their lives were at risk. Family members were abducted and beaten. By late summer, as the fall of Kabul approached and danger to the women judges escalated, the IAWJ asked two major law firms to join in the effort to assist them on a pro bono basis.
DC Pro Bono Week 2022 Profile: Crucial Pro Bono Leadership
06 October 2022 Blog, DC Pro Bono Week, Featured
Jeremy Calsyn has been a pro bono champion at Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen, and Hamilton since he joined the firm in 1999, and especially since he became a partner in 2008.
In his regular work in the antitrust space, Jeremy handles a broad range of matters, including merger reviews, criminal and civil government investigations, and complex class action litigations. However, in addition to his many professional accomplishments in the legal field, it’s Jeremy’s pro bono leadership and commitment to pro bono services that truly stands out. Not only does he regularly provide hands-on supervision of pro bono cases, but Jeremy also serves as Pro Bono Committee Chair in the D.C. office, supporting the work of the D.C. Pro Bono Attorney and offering guidance to the firm’s pro program as a whole.
DC Pro Bono Week 2022 Profile: Helping Unaccompanied Minors Find Safety in the U.S.
06 October 2022 Blog, DC Pro Bono Week, Featured
The recent influx of migrants to the District has shined a renewed spotlight on the difficult immigration landscape of the past decade and beyond. (UCs) are expected to navigate the incredibly complex U.S. immigration legal system alone, placed in removal proceedings in immigration court without the right to counsel, and often forced to defend themselves against highly skilled attorneys representing the government. Central to their success is the need for zealous, high-quality legal representation, which could not be achieved without the involvement of pro bono attorneys. Christine Webber and Johanna Hickman of Cohen, Milstein, Sellers, and Toll, PLLC are two such stellar attorneys who have served as counsel for a KIND client since 2014.