CHILDREN’S LAW CENTER PRO BONO WHERE BEING A MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE

Each year, Children’s Law Center pro bono attorneys assist hundreds of low-income children and families to resolve critical problems affecting a child’s family, health and education. Our pro bono achieve real results for children and families in need and extend CLC’s impact in our community.

Although Children’s Law Center is the largest civil legal services provider in DC, many more children come to us than our staff attorneys can represent. We are honored to partner with more than 500 pro bono attorneys every year. Pro bono lawyers find success with our cases regardless of experience because of our comprehensive intakes and our commitment to high-quality training and mentoring. Taking a CLC pro bono case gives attorneys the opportunity to engage in hands-on lawyering that develops their skills and touches their hearts—because our cases are life-changing.

CASE REFERRALS CASE TYPES

Judges Pediatricians Custody Guardian ad Litem Caregiver

Parents and Teachers and Caregivers Social Workers Special Education Housing Conditions

PRO BONO ATTORNEYS SUPPORTING PRO BONO ATTORNEYS

Screening Training and Mentoring CLC thoroughly Resources Experienced CLC • Litigators and non-litigators screens clients CLC offers in-person attorneys mentor our pro bono lawyers. Mentors • Associates and partners when assessing and online training cases for pro bono and an abundance provide initial case • Private practice attorneys placement to of resources on our recommendations, discuss • In-house counsel ensure the case is website, including model strategy and legal issues, and • Government attorneys a good fit for a pro pleadings, training remain available throughout • Solo practitioners bono attorney. materials and videos. the duration of the case.

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Children’s Law Center’s partnership with pro bono attorneys is essential—we cannot make a broad community impact without it. We are tremendously grateful for their tenacious advocacy on behalf of DC’s children and families. With pro bono partners at our side, we will continue to help more of our neighbors in need and make a difference for children in our city.

Accenture LLP Gilbert LLP Richards Kibbe & Orbe LLP Aetna Greenberg Traurig, LLP Rising Tides Strategies Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Laura Griffen Ropes & Gray LLP Allen & Overy LLP Groom Law Group, Chartered Shearman & Sterling Altria The Harvey Law Group, PLLC Sidley Austin LLP American Association for Justice Haynes and Boone, LLP Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP The American Cleaning Institute Hogan Lovells US LLP Smith Pachter McWhorter PLC Lawrence Anderson Hollingsworth LLP Steptoe & Johnson LLP Arce Stark Law LLC Gary Hudiburgh Strain PLLC Arent Fox LLP Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP Hyman, Phelps & McNamara PC The Law Office of Henry A. Thompson, II The Law Office of Nigel M. Atwell Ifrah Law PLLC The University of the District of Columbia, Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider LLP Lucrecia Johnson David A. Clarke School of Law Noah Baer Jones Day Van Ness Feldman LLP Baker Hostetler LLP K&L Gates LLP Venable LLP Ballard Spahr LLP Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Wiley Rein LLP Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Williams & Connolly LLP Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC Evans & Figel PLLC WilmerHale Buckley Sandler LLP King & Spalding LLP Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Carlton Fields Jorden Burt, P.A. Kirkland & Ellis LLP Winston & Strawn LLP Chris Cejas Krauthamer & Stahl, Chartered Sumeera Younis US LLP Ferrial Lanton Conn Maciel Carey LLP Latham & Watkins LLP Cooley LLP Linklaters LLP Covington & Burling LLP The Law Offices of David L Littleton Cozen O’Connor Locke Lord LLP Crowell & Moring LLP The Law Office of James Loots Children’s Law Center is Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Lowenstein Sandler LLP the go-to nonprofit for DC DC Affordable Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Hamilton Martin kids,“ and we’re honored Dechert LLP Robert Mathis to partner with them. IBM Mayer Brown LLP Deloitte shares Children’s Law Department of Housing and McDermott Will & Emery LLP Urban Development McGuireWoods LLP Center’s commitment to Department of Justice Medler Ferro Woodhouse & Mills PLLC ensuring that today’s youth Department of Labor Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP DLA Piper Miller & Chevalier Chartered have a quality education Cecilia Duran Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP and the skills they need to Law Offices of Edward J. Elder Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP Ernst & Young LLP O’Melveny & Myers LLP succeed in their futures. Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP Optum Federal Government Pro Bono Program Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Arthur Kentros Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Paul Hastings LLP Vice President, Garrett & Dunner LLP Pepper Hamilton LLP IBM Legal Department Fish & Richardson P.C. Pierce Atwood LLP Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Georgetown University Law Center Prakash Law LLC Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Reed Smith LLP

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