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Fish & Richardson named Pro Bono Firm of the Year

By Richard Binder

Fish & Richardson has been named the 2010 Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year by the San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program, Inc. (SDVLP), a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide free legal services in civil matters to indigent individuals, families and groups.

In addition to Fish & Richardson, SDVLP is honoring Scott Carr of Javelin Web & Media, with the Community Service Award and Richard Hicks, retired/emeritus attorney, with the Pro Bono Attorney of the Year Award. The awards will be presented on Thursday, September 16 at an awards dinner at the Westin Gaslamp Quarter in downtown San Diego.

Fish attorneys have worked with SDVLP in providing pro bono services for 12 years. In 2009 the firm handled a lengthy federal civil rights case to which several San Diego-based staff members devoted significant time, including Denning and firm associate Olga May and paralegals Donna Rousseau and Angela Castagnola. Other Fish attorneys have also volunteered with SDVLP over the years, including Justin Barnes, Desa Burton, Nicholas Martini, Joseph Reid and Nancy Stagg.

Todd Miller, a principal with Fish, serves on the SDVLP board of directors and as the firm?s Southern California pro bono and training director. Each of Fish?s ten U.S. offices have a principal-level attorney responsible for seeking out and staffing local pro bono opportunities.

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Full post as published by Legal Pad | LA on August 31, 2010 (boomark / email).