Describe your firm’s philosophy on pro bono service. O’Melveny’s pro bono program tackles the critical issues of our time, from immigration and housing to women’s rights and veterans’ affairs, from criminal justice and equitable education to protecting civil rights and building community. While our pro bono clients are often our most resilient, they often cannot access the legal system alone. It is our responsibility—and privilege—to serve these clients with all the vigor and resourcefulness we devote to our commercial clients.
What are the two biggest cases your firm worked on in 2019? Tell us more about those cases and how you reached the outcome. In October, O’Melveny won injunctive relief to stop the Trump administration from diverting federal funds to build a wall along the southern border, convincing a U.S. District Court judge that the administration’s declaration of a national emergency had been unlawful. Working alongside Protect Democracy, among others, O’Melveny represented the Border Network for Human Rights and El Paso County, Texas. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is expected to hear arguments this summer.
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