Lawyers for Good Government mobilized more than 1600 legal volunteers from more than 100 law firms and corporate legal departments last year.
Lawyers for Good Government (L4GG) is proud to announce the results of its 2022 pro bono audit detailing donated legal services from law firms, corporate legal departments, and other volunteers to support its various programs.
More than 100 law firms and corporate legal departments donated more than 23,700 hours of pro bono legal services to support L4GG’s civil and human rights initiatives in 2022, including Lawyers for Racial Justice, Climate Change and Environmental Justice Program, Project Corazon, Reproductive Health Legal Assistance Project, and more. Collectively, these Pro Bono Partners donated more than $20 million in pro bono legal services to efforts spearheaded by L4GG last year.
Together, volunteers from top AmLaw ranked firms and Fortune 500 companies helped accomplish the following with L4GG in 2022:
Mobilizing 511 volunteers from more than 50 law firms and corporate legal departments to provide clear, up-to-date legal guidance to healthcare providers in 56 states and territories across the country;
Securing entry into the U.S. for 1347 asylum seekers, defending their human rights at the southern border;
Providing temporary security for over 200 Ukrainian nationals and their families living in the U.S. in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine war; and
Training more than 700 communities from more than 25 states on how to secure federal climate funding in support of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing climate resiliency.
Of special note, the following law firms donated sponsorships or pro bono legal services in excess of $250,000 to L4GG in 2022:
Kirkland & Ellis
Goodwin
Orrick
Wilson Sonsini
White & Case
Linklaters
Mayer Brown
Nelson Mullins
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Dechert LLP
Proskauer Rose
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel
Sidley Austin
“Kirkland & Ellis is proud to partner with Lawyers for Good Government on many of their important social justice initiatives. We are grateful for the opportunity for our firm to efficiently and effectively direct our resources and our lawyers’ skills to some of the most vulnerable populations among us,” said Jacqueline Haberfeld, Global Director and Pro Bono Counsel for Kirkland & Ellis.
“We are privileged to partner with L4GG on projects that positively impact climate change, help transform the lives of immigrants, and otherwise have broad social impact,” said Rene Kathawala, Pro Bono Counsel, Orrick. “The relationship with L4GG is enhanced by the skilled and dedicated lawyers that we work with at L4GG who provide such tremendous support to us.”
“We are thankful for L4GG’s dynamic partnership in recent years on so many initiatives to serve those in need. L4GG is consistently responsive, enthusiastic, and so knowledgeable in assisting us—they are a joy to work with,” said Luke Liss, Pro Bono Partner, Wilson Sonsini.
“We are proud to partner with L4GG in addressing the most important issues impacting our communities. Their ability to quickly mobilize law firms on large scale projects with a high level of skill and organization amplifies our efforts to secure human rights and equal justice for all,” said Andrew Compton, Partner, Linklaters.
“L4GG represents the very best of what our pro bono community can accomplish as a collective. Nelson Mullins is a proud supporter of this very special partner that stands out on the national stage in its ability to respond to of-the-moment community challenges and offer finely-tuned expertise, training modules and user platforms which have effectively mobilized the legal community on a national scale,” said Elisa Kodish, Pro Bono Partner, Nelson Mullins
“This past year, I signed a petition committing to take action to protect women’s rights,” said Brit Dufilho, partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth. “Plenty of groups made it easy to give money, but L4GG offered an organized avenue to use my skills as a lawyer to provide meaningful help. They put us face to face with stakeholders who told us why they needed our research and how it would make a difference. I’m grateful to be part of the significant work L4GG is doing to coordinate lawyers who are interested in making a difference.”
“We are so grateful that as one new humanitarian crisis quickly follows another, Lawyers for Good Government timely provides our attorneys with responsive opportunities and supports them in their work,” said Jonathan Baum, Director of Pro Bono Services, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP.
“The projects we have with L4GG enable our lawyers to look beyond the individual case in order to make a difference on a larger scale. This is not only beneficial but essential given the key role the private sector plays in securing equal access to justice,” said Bill Silverman, Partner, Proskauer.
“Kramer Levin is proud to partner with Lawyers for Good Government to support its critical work to fight for human rights,” said Aaron Frankel, Partner and Co-Chair of Pro Bono Committee, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel.
“Sidley is so grateful to be able to partner with Lawyers For Good Government and work together to secure the rights of women, immigrants, small businesses, and others, to ensure equal justice under the law,” said Sara L. Mandelbaum, Pro Bono Counsel, Sidley Austin.