While Rothman Gordon has frequently provided pro bono legal assistance to nonprofit start-ups, our experience has been that the start-up begins slowly and the amount of work can be easily anticipated and performed. That was true until Rothman Gordon became the pro bono legal advisor for one of the fastest-growing marathons in the country.
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) was the last of several co-sponsors, along with the City of Pittsburgh, of a marathon and half-marathon in the city from 1985 to 2003. In 2003, however, after UPMC withdrew its sponsorship and no other sponsor stepped forward, the City of Pittsburgh announced it could not be the sole financial supporter of the event and that the 2003 race was to be the city’s last.
