David Esquivel, the pro bono member of Bass, Berry & Sims' Nashville office, was honored in part for leading the firm's pro bono efforts in 2022.

"Devoting half of his time to pro bono work since being named pro bono member in 2019, David has led the firm's pro bono program to extraordinary success: in 2022 the firm recorded 16,000 pro bono hours, more than three times the number of hours in 2018," his nominator essay said. "David's success in growing the program and keeping the focus on systemic change is reflected in the fact that one-tenth of the attorneys in the firm took on more than 100 hours of pro bono in 2022."