Pro Bono Partnership celebrates volunteers who have gone above and beyond to help the Partnership move its mission forward each year at Volunteers of the Year events. Please join us in acknowledging the Volunteers of the Year.
To learn more about past Volunteers of the Year events, click the 2019 videos below Past Honorees.
Volunteers of the Year
- Marvin Campbell, Esq., Synchrony Financial
- Day Pitney LLP
- Terri Freeman, Esq., BASF
- Michael McNamee, Esq., Bank of America
- Michele Vaillant, Esq., McCarter & English, LLP
- Ann Zucker Esq., Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP
2021
Mark Benevenia, Esq. and Vance G. Camisa, Esq., Merck & Co., Inc.; Susan M. Corcoran, Esq., Jackson Lewis P.C.; George N. Nichols, Esq., The Ferguson Library (Retired)
2020
John C. Corbett, Esq., IngenioRx, Inc.; Melvina Flaherty, Esq., Pratt & Whitney (Retired); Manali Joglekar, Esq., Lowenstein Sandler LLP; Alexandra Lapes, Esq., Levy Employment Law, LLC; Tracey I. Levy, Esq., Levy Employment Law, LLC; and F. Scott Wilson, Esq., Pratt & Whitney (Retired)
Pandemic Response Awards: Lowenstein Sandler LLP; Dechert LLP; and Matthew T. Miklave, Esq., The Law Office of Matthew T. Miklave, PLLC
2019
Daniel R. Cooper, Esq., Cooper & Kurz; Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP; Robert A. Farber, Esq., Sea Box, Inc.; Gary A. Laurie, Esq., The Law Office of Gary A. Laurie, Esq., LLC; John G. Webb III, Esq., JGW INcounsel; Audible Legal; James P. Greifzu, Esq., Wiggin and Dana LLP; Elissa D. Hecker, Esq., The Law Office of Elissa D. Hecker; Joel Wolfson, Esq., Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Winston & Strawn LLP
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2018
Lisa Ulrich, Esq., IBM Corporation; Kurt Odell, Esq., Moran Towing Corporation; Dawn Rudenko, Esq., Holland & Knight LLP; Hogan Lovells US LLP; Barbara A. Casey, Esquire, Ballard Spahr LLP; Denise M. Keyser, Esq., Ballard Spahr LLP; Shannon Hennessy Pulaski, Esq., The Law Office of Shannon Hennessy Pulaski, LLC; Bristol-Myers Squibb; Stephen W. Aronson, Esq., Robinson+Cole; The Hartford Law Department; Robinson+Cole
2017
Charles Biener, Esq., PepsiCo Inc.; Glen Kutler, Esq., IBM Corporation; Michael L. Webb, Esq., Nixon Peabody LLP; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP; Carol A. Gershon, Esq., Blank Rome LLP; Laurence S. Rickles, Esq., Teva Pharmaceuticals; Verizon’s Public Policy, Law and Security Department; Jackson Lewis P.C.; Michael Soltis, Esq.; Pratt & Whitney
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2016
Stephen E. Cooper, Esq., Robinson & Cole LLP; Marc Gold, Esq., Thomson Reuters; Verity Rees, Esq., Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP; Brian Ginsburg, Esq., Sanofi US; Dun & Bradstreet Legal Department; Krystyna M. Blakeslee, Esq., Dechert LLP; Jessica Seger Bula, Esq., Dechert LLP; Samantha Gardner, Esq., Dechert LLP
2016 Honor Roll & Founding Volunteers
2015
United Technologies Corporation; Dechert LLP; Christophe Durrer, Colgate-Palmolive Company; William Malpica, RBS; Terrence J. McAllister, Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.; Chris A. Johnson, FTI Consulting; Susan L. Crane, Wyndham Worldwide Corporation; Peter A. Dagostine, Robinson + Cole LLP; Susan N. Masters, Robinson + Cole LLP; Tiffany R. Hubbard, McCarter & English, LLP
2014
IBM Corporation; Day Pitney LLP; Vanessa K. Watson, MasterCard Worldwide; Tara Daub, Nixon Peabody; Mark Benevenia, Merck & Co., Inc.; Michael J. Hughes, The Prudential Insurance Company of America; Thomas Calvocoressi; Dean F. Radke, Law Offices of Dean F. Radke; Anne Marie Segal, Segal Coaching
2013
Pratt & Whitney; Lowenstein Sandler LLP; Dale C. Fredston, Sterling Bancorp and Sterling National Bank; Joseph C. Galardi; Steven Weinberger
2012
BASF Corporation; McCarter & English, LLP; Eric I Cohen, Terex Corporation; Britt-Marie K. Cole-Johnson, Robinson & Cole; Brian DuPerre, UnitedHealthcare; Gary Ekman, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.; Patricia Melick, Wiggin and Dana LLP
2011
Merck & Co., Inc.; Jackson Lewis LLP; Patricia Bowen, UnitedHealthcare; Melanie L. Brown, BASF; Greg Conroy, Mayer Brown LLP; Sally Lake