Pro Bono Partnership

 

 

 

 


Honors and Awards

The Pro Bono Partnership is viewed as a national model for successfully engaging in-house and transactional counsel in providing pro bono business legal services. We're proud that our efforts, and those of our volunteers, have been recognized:

National Awards

  • 2010 ABA Business Law Section National Public Service Award given to IBM (more)

  • 2009 New Jersey State Bar Association Pro Bono Award given to Wyeth; award accepted by New Jersey Partnership volunteer attorney on behalf of Wyeth (more)  

  • 2005 ABA Pro Bono Award given to Johnson & Johnson; award accepted by New Jersey Partnership volunteer attorney on behalf of J&J  (more)

  • American Bar Association Business Law Section's Outstanding Nonprofit Attorney - Outstanding Young Attorney Award to Partnership volunteer attorney Toni Nichels, Corporate Counsel for Xerox Corporation (2003) (more)

  • Lexis-Nexis/Corporate Legal Times Distinguished Legal Services Award (2001) (more)

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  • American Bar Association ABA Senior Lawyers Division Pro Bono Award to Partnership volunteer Leonard Andrew,retired Associate General Counsel, IBM (2001)

  •  American Corporate Counsel Association Corporate Pro Bono Award for outstanding commitment to the provision of pro bono service (2000)

  •  American Bar Association Section of Business Law National Public Service Award to the General Electric Company for its role in creating and supporting the Pro Bono Partnership (2000) (more)

  • American Bar Association/West Group Public Service Award as the most outstanding bar association program in the country providing direct service to the public (1999) (more)

 Regional Awards 

  • Community Planning Council of Yonkers 2010 Community Service Award

  • New Jersey Coalition for Battered Women Special Recognition Award (2010) (more)
  • Thirteen/WNET New York and WLIW21 Community Hall of Fame (2007) (more)

  • General Electric Gerald L. Phillippe Award to Partnership volunteer Sandra Gail Emerling, State Tax  Counsel, GE Capital, for exceptional volunteer commitment, creativity and achievement (award posthumously) (2006) (more)

  •  Family & Children's Agency Family Strengthening Award (2006) (more)

  • YWCA of Greenwich, CT, Brava Award for Women' Leadership to Partnership volunteer Clare Kretzman, Shipman & Goodwin (2006)

  • Volunteer Center of the United Way Community Service Award (2005)

  •  Westchester Interfaith Housing Corporation Achievement Award for Excellence (2005)

  •  United Way of Eastern Fairfield County’s Spirit of Caring Award in honor of outstanding volunteer legal services to the greater Bridgeport community (2004) (more)

  • Garden State Coalition of Youth and Family Concerns Community Partners Award (2004)

  • Guidance Center of New Rochelle Award for outstanding service and commitment to strengthening Westchester nonprofit agencies that promote the well being of families and children (2004)

  • Women's Mentoring Network "Celebration of Achievement" Award to Executive and Deputy Directors Richard Hobish and Maurice Segall for efforts in community education for the Connecticut nonprofit Community (2003)

  • Visiting Health Services of Union County Volunteer of the Year Award to Partnership volunteer attorney Lee Braem, Corporate Counsel for Quest Diagnostics (2003) (more)

  • North West New Jersey Citizen Action Program Award for pro bono service (2002)

  • New Jersey Alliance for the Homeless Award for pro bono service (2002)

  • Council of Churches and Synagogues Connecticut Collaborative Community Organization of the Year (2001)
 

 

 

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