CHICAGO, October 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Katten announced today that a dozen attorneys were honored at the Katten Pro Bono Service Awards ceremonies held at the firm’s offices The United States and in the London affiliated office during this month’s National Celebration of Pro Bono, in recognition of her outstanding pro bono services and her consistent commitment to using her legal skills on behalf of those in need.
“We thank our award winners for their tireless dedication and hard work to help those in need of a legal champion. We are proud of the transformative impact these advocates have had on the lives of the less fortunate,” he said Jonathan K BaumKatten’s director of pro bono services.
“Katten’s award-winning pro bono program is one that encourages giving back to our communities and connects individual attorneys with opportunities that serve their interests, whether it’s helping asylum seekers make a fresh start, advocating for clients, whose rights have been violated, or by providing guidance to nonprofit organizations committed to helping others,” Baum said.
This year’s Pro Bono Service Awards recipients, each a $1,000 Fee for a donation to a charity that has provided a range of services, some of which include:
- Ava R. AlimEmployees, Real Estate, Charlotte, the Afghan refugees helped find immigration assistance and campaigned for undocumented children to be given special youth status as immigrants.
- Britt R. DeVaneyemployees, litigation, Chicago, who worked on a series of asylum cases, argued before the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, and secured asylum for a refugee mother and daughter Honduras.
- Trevor T Garmeyemployees, litigation, los Angeles, who has represented numerous clients on United States citizenship and immigration petitions, from O1-A petitions and asylum claims to assisting a client in overturning a decision the client was inadmissible The United States.
- Johnjerica Hodge, Partner, Litigation, Washington, D.C, who…
