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TERENCE ROSS
Intellectual Property “ Pro bono work is something we all as lawyers ought to do. Our privilege
Litigation, Partner, of appearing at the bar comes with responsibilities over and above taking
Washington, DC CLE classes and paying our bar dues. It comes with an obligation to see
that all those in need of legal representation receive it.”

CHRISTOPHER
VAZQUEZ
Litigation, Associate,
New York “ I am passionate about post-conviction criminal defense work (e.g., habeas
corpus work). Our Constitutional right to counsel only extends to criminal
defendants at trial and on direct appeal. I believe that incarcerated defendants
should have access to free legal counsel when seeking post-conviction relief.”
REBEKKA VISSER
Real Estate, Chartered “ One of my most rewarding pro bono experiences has been helping
Legal Executive, the members of a charity to achieve their goal of building a place
London for young people with special educational needs.”

——— From Grateful ———

PRO BONO PARTNERS

TO DIRECTOR OF PRO BONO SERVICES TO NEW YORK PRIVATE WEALTH
JONATHAN BAUM: COUNSEL CYNTHIA ALTCHEK FOR
ORCHESTRATING A PRESENTATION
“ Thank you again so much, and please pass along my ON IRS COMPLIANCE:
thank you to Chad (Doobay) for joining us yesterday
at our 25th anniversary pro bono lunch celebration. “ We are so grateful to be able to share this information
Katten’s partnership, which I attribute to your devotion with the arts community. I wanted to share that
and advocacy, has allowed our lawyers to take cases that the program received 100 percent glowing feedback,
I believe they otherwise would not have felt comfortable including many notes of thanks. Your work was very
handling alone. You and your team have enabled us to much appreciated by those in the room and online.”
do some of the most rewarding work of our careers, and
for that, we will forever feel incredibly indebted to you ELSA HILTNER
and your team. Thank you all so much for taking the Associate Director of Programs, Lawyers for the
time to be with us yesterday and for all you do to make Creative Arts
our pro bono program a success!”

PAULINE LEVY
Senior Counsel and Pro Bono Committee Chair,
McDonald’s Corporation

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