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PRO BONO BULLETIN
PROVIDING
ACCESS TO
JUSTICE
SHOWCASING DLA PIPER’S
NORTH AMERICAN PRO BONO WORK
FALL 2015
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Team Letter » 3
2014 Pro Bono Awards » 4
Marriage Equality » 5
Justice Seymour Simon Award » 6-7
Teaming With Our Corporate Clients » 8-9
Expungement Clinics » 10
Clemency Project 2014 » 11
Partner Insights » 12-13
New Perimeter » 14-17
DC Affordable Law Firm » 18
Domestic Violence » 19
The Krantz Fellowship » 20-21
Partner Profile – Gerald Francese » 22-23
Pro Bono Clinics – Access to Justice in Rural Communities » 24-25
It’s Not Just for the Litigators » 26-27
Mapping Impact » 28-29
North American Pro Bono Committee Meeting » 30
North American Pro Bono Team » 31
North American Pro Bono Committee » 32
Cover Photo © Robin Laurance • Alamy.com
Acknowledging Our
PRO BONO BULLETIN PROVIDING ACCESS TO JU
TABLE OF CONTENTS Team Letter » 3 2014 Pro Bon
Acknowledging Our Pro Bono All-Stars We are pl
Pro Bono Awards WINNERS I
DLA PIPER SUPPORTS Marriage Equality Case with Am
In 2007, DLA Piper introduced a pro bono award in
benefit. These veterans typically are recently ou
DLA Piper teams with Gap Inc., Bay Area Legal Aid
Through New Perimeter, DLA Piper collaborates wit
More than a quar ter of a billion arrests have be
CORRECTING A HISTORIC INJUSTICE DLA Piper is par
1 16 3 Did you know that we represent 16 foo
PARTNER INSIGHTS We Asked Four of Our Partners: H
NEW PERIMETER Celebrating a Decade of Global Pro
“Our goal with New Perimeter is to build capacity
“What is unique about New Perimeter is that we b
OUR MISSION
DLA PIPER HELPS CREATE A NONPROFIT LAW FIRM DLA P
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE More than one third of women an
JESSE MEDLONG – 2014 (On left) “The Fellowship
ALBERTA YAN – 2013 (On right) “Giving back to th
AN INTERVIEW WITH GERALD FRANCESE Partner Thought
in pro bono through nontraditional channels is in
PRO BONO CLINICS Tackling the Problem of Access t
PRO BONO CLINICS CREATED BY DLA PIPER (2010-201
DID YOU KNOW? DLA Piper ranked in the top
Ian Boardman (Sacramento) and Nicole Albertson (E
MAPPING IMPACT 1 ATLANTA Jeff Friedman
7 DALLAS
PRO BONO COMMITTEE MEETING The North American
NORTH AMERICAN PRO BONO TEAM Lisa Dewey Pro
NORTH ATLANTA Brian Gordon Corporate and Financ