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The Legal Intelligencer

LGBTQ Rights a Year After 'Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia'

At Mazzoni Center, we provide a continuum of health, wellness, and legal services for clients who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer (LGBTQ). In recent decades, legal recognition of the rights of LGBTQ people has changed dramatically.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Lawyer Wants Big Law to Share Profits With the Hungry

David Antzis has recruited several large firms already. "I would love to turn this into a national campaign, not just a Pennsylvania campaign," he said.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Cravath Will Donate $6M Pro Bono Fee Award to Civil Rights Organizations

The attorney fees stem from a pro bono case Cravath originally took on in 1983 at the behest of The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

How Hogan Lovells Paired With ACLU in Challenge to Male-Only Military Draft

Appellate veteran Cate Stetson of Hogan Lovells, along with senior associate Katherine Wellington and associates Danielle Stempel and Erin Chapman, were pro bono co-counsel with an ACLU team led by Ria Tabacco Mar in the closely watched case National Coalition for Men v. Selective Service System.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

After Hours: Stark & Stark; Capehart Scatchard

Capehart Scatchard celebrates Pride Month; Trina Glass joins KinderSmile advisory board.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Many Benefits of Pro Bono for Young Lawyers 

Rather than considering pro bono work based on how it impacts a firm's bottom line, young lawyers have the opportunity to reshape the meaning of the commonly used term to place a bigger emphasis on the important aid an attorney is able to provide through this kind of work.
6 minute read

Litigation Daily

Orrick Takes Another Big Step in a Nearly Two-Decade Quest to Exonerate a California Death Penalty Prisoner

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday appointed Morrison & Foerster to conduct an independent investigation into Kevin Cooper's claims that he's innocent of the quadruple homicide that led to his death penalty conviction. His lawyers at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe are cautiously hopeful the new probe will turn up evidence pointing to their client's innocence.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Social Impact: Melanie Damian Founded Education Program For Underserved Children

Damian said education disparity is one of the biggest social issues Florida faces: "This problem is going to be even more pronounced as we emerge from a pandemic where the economic and racial achievement gaps have further widened because of access and opportunity in a virtual world."
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Unsung Heores: Maria Sampedro-Iglesia Worked Behind-the-Scenes For Human Trafficking Victims

"Lawyers, judges and mediators are seen as the principal person, but without a good support staff, the whole system would fail," Sampedro-Iglesia said.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Social Impact: Ian Ross and Erica Perdomo Worked Pro Bono For Asylum Seekers, Families Separated at US Border

"Making an impact is the byproduct of seeing oneself as an agent of change, however small and insignificant the changes may seem," Erica Perdomo said.
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