In recent years, in-house legal departments have stepped up their commitment to pro bono work. But here’s something you don’t often see: an in-house lawyer litigating and winning a pro bono case that could affect hundreds of thousands of people and result in billions of dollars in government benefits. 

Take a bow, Dominion Energy Senior Counsel David DePippo, who along with Hunton Andrews Kurth associate Tim McHugh just won a major victory for veterans before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.