Pro bono service is a core value at Jenner & Block and the Firm is a traditional leader in pro bono advocacy and public service. For many consecutive years, Jenner & Block’s pro bono program has been ranked in the top ten in the country by The American Lawyer. In 2009, The American Lawyer recognized Jenner & Block as the number one law firm in the country for pro bono service for the second year in a row.Our pro bono commitment has also been recognized by many organizations. In recent years, the Firm received the Heartland Alliance and National Immigrant Justice Center’s Midwest Light of Human Rights Corporate Award and the Cabrini Green Legal Aid Clinic's Spirit of Generosity Award. We have also been honored with the Pro Bono Institute’s John H. Pickering Award, the Public Interest Law Initiative’s Pro Bono Initiative Award and the DC Bar’s Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year Award, as well as the prestigious Pro Bono Publico Award from the American Bar Association. In 2008, our attorneys dedicated more than 74,000 hours to pro bono matters.
Jenner & Block’s pro bono program is truly unique. Every associate is encouraged to seek out and work on a variety of pro bono matters of their choice, under the supervision of a partner of their choice, and we do not limit the amount of pro bono work that the Firm or our attorneys undertake. Our attorneys are unconditionally committed to providing our pro bono clients with the same level of professionalism, dedication and service that we provide our corporate clients. The Firm encourages every lawyer to participate in pro bono activities, and credits 50 hours of time spent on pro bono matters toward an associate’s billable hours and bonus eligibility.
The Firm offers pro bono litigation and transactional assistance to organizations and thousands of individuals involving a wide range of legal areas. Please click the links below to read about some of our recent efforts.
For additional information about the Firm’s pro bono program, please contact:
Partner Barry Levenstam
Co-Chair, Pro Bono Committee
312 923-2735
blevenstam@jenner.com
Partner Gabriel A. Fuentes
Co-Chair, Pro Bono Committee
312 923-2808
gfuentes@jenner.com
Partner David W. DeBruin
Co-Chair, Pro Bono Committee
202 639-6015
ddebruin@jenner.com
Partner Julie M. Carpenter
Co-Chair, Pro Bono Committee
202 639-6029
jcarpenter@jenner.com
Caroline Padmanabhan
Pro Bono Coordinator
312 840-7852
cpadmanabhan@jenner.com
Pictured: Associates Carletta F. Higginson, Elizabeth Valentina and Partner Jeremy M. Creelan were part of a legal team that secured a victory in a 2006 landmark judicial reform case concerning New York State's use of “judicial conventions” to select candidates for its Supreme Court. // Partner Thomas P. Sullivan testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee at a hearing on the Military Commissions Act of 2006’s controversial provision stripping habeas corpus rights from detainees. // Partner Martina E. Vandenberg testified before a Congressional committee in 2004 tasked with investigating human rights violations such as human trafficking.
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