Day: July 5, 2011

CPBO ChallengeSM Signatory Verizon Communications Inc. officially launched its pro bono program in late 2009.  Already, the department has exceptionally high pro bono participation rates with attorneys and staff participating in offices across the United States.  So far in 2011, nearly half of Verizon’s attorneys are participating. Under the program, the company’s more than 700 attorneys and staff are encouraged to volunteer a minimum of 25 hours per year.  The department is fortunate to be under the leadership of a true pro bono devotee, Executive Vice President and General Counsel Randal Milch.  The program is chaired by John Frantz, Verizon’s vice