Category: Corporate Pro Bono

Good corporate citizenship is a top priority at Ford Motor Company.  It’s with that in mind that Ford encourages its employees to spend up to 16 hours of regularly scheduled work time each year participating in volunteer activities.  Within the legal department, the Ford Pro Bono Committee, with the support of Group Vice President and General Counsel David Leitch, ensures that Ford attorneys and other legal department staff have access to a variety of pro bono opportunities.  These engagements include time-limited clinics as well as longer term projects.  Ford volunteers participate in the following pro bono clinics:

When the legal department at AT&T formed its pro bono program in 2009, it sought to provide opportunities for its attorneys throughout the United States.  In 2010, the department restructured its program and developed regional pro bono committees to better support its attorneys in different areas around the nation. To ensure a unified program, the department also formed an executive committee to oversee the regional programs efforts.  With support from Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel Wayne Watts, the program has undertaken many pro bono projects across the country. In 2010, nearly 100 AT&T lawyers were involved in more

In 2002, Qwest Communications International Inc. launched its “Spirit of Service” campaign to emphasize its dedication to customer satisfaction. That same year brought the leadership of Rich Baer as Executive Vice President and General Counsel to Qwest’s legal department. Embracing the new motto, Baer encouraged the department to develop a pro bono program that would allow it to serve the needs of those in the communities in which Qwest employees live and work. In 2003, under Baer’s direction, an enthusiastic group of attorneys formed a Pro Bono Committee led by Associate General Counsel Christie Searls. As first steps, the Committee

A Charter Signatory to the Corporate Pro Bono Challenge℠, Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) has provided its lawyers and paralegals a range of opportunities to assist underserved communities, including veterans, low-income seniors and individuals with permanent resident status. CSC General Counsel William L. Deckelman Jr. has overseen the company’s legal department since 2008 and has consistently supported CSC’s involvement with various pro bono projects. Sharing the recent work of the CSC pro bono program, Deckelman commented that these stories are just a few reminders of “the incredible good that can result from pro bono efforts.” In 2010, a significant number of