“Faster, higher, stronger,” may be the Olympic creed, but it could also serve as the battle cry of the law firms on our 2016 Pro Bono Hotlist. Lawyers volunteered their services to fight for voting rights, for veterans and to protect free speech across the globe. They bolstered efforts against human trafficking, advocated for prisoners, for students and for transgender people seeking health care. These are their stories.
Chadbourne & Parke
Firm Buoys Anti-Trafficking Mission
Carey Child, senior counsel to Chadbourne & Parke, was performing his duties as treasurer for his sons’ high school crew team when another parent said a Fairfax County, Virginia-based task force against human trafficking needed some legal expertise.
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Team Posts Win Over Conversion Therapy
Partner Jim Bromley led a team of attorneys to win a unanimous jury verdict over a firm that promised to convert young gay men to heterosexuality through “conversion therapy.”
DLA Piper
Leading Legislative Reform on Truancy
Led by Austin of counsel Courtney Stewart, DLA Piper attorneys helped lead a legislative reform effort that resulted in the state of Texas decriminalizing truancy.
Hogan Lovells
A Whistleblower’s Advocate at SCOTUS
In January 2015, Hogan Lovells partner Neal Katyal secured a 7-2 win at the U.S. Supreme Court for former federal air marshal and whistleblower Robert MacLean.
Jenner & Block
Fighting for Upgraded Discharges for Vets
Jenner & Block partner Jeremy Creelan was watching “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” one night in the spring of 2014 when he was struck by a tragic catch-22 spotlighted in a segment.
