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2012
Date Title
09-Feb-12

McDermott to Receive 2012 Business Leadership Award From Equality Illinois
06-Feb-12

McDermott Will & Emery Announces Annual Diverse Law Student Scholarship Recipients

2011
Date Title
08-Dec-11

McDermott Earns Seventh Consecutive Perfect Score on the Annual Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index
09-Nov-11

McDermott Attorneys Selected to Help Guide Several Public Interest Agencies and Service Organizations
02-Nov-11

Up and Coming McDermott Lawyers Win Prestigious National Honors
10-Oct-11

Randall Ortman Named to Board of Directors of the Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago
29-Aug-11

McDermott Helps Protect Women’s Property and Inheritance Rights in Kenya
26-Aug-11

McDermott Partner Leads ABA Project to Assist Haitian Attorneys
08-Jun-11

McDermott Recognized by the National Association of Pro Bono Professionals for Outstanding Pro Bono Work in 2011
26-May-11

McDermott Scores Major Win in Landmark Transgender Rights Case
23-May-11

McDermott to Receive Achievement Award from Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs
19-May-11

McDermott Partner Amanda Jester Receives “Pro Bono Attorney” Award from Lawyers for Children America
02-May-11

McDermott Wins Ethiopian Political Prisoner Asylum Case
14-Apr-11

McDermott Will & Emery Announces 2011 Minority Scholarship Recipients
11-Apr-11

McDermott Obtains Reparations from the German Government for Holocaust Survivor 65 Years Later
14-Feb-11

McDermott Teams with Equality Illinois to Educate Citizens of Illinois on New Civil Liberties

2010
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15-Dec-10

Governor Deval Patrick Nominates McDermott Partner Edward Leibensperger as Associate Justice of the Superior Court
29-Sep-10

McDermott Awarded the 2010 Adams Pro Bono Publico Award
02-Sep-10

Major Victory in Fight for Equality and Religious Liberty in U.S. Armed Forces Achieved by McDermott and the Sikh Coalition
08-Jul-10

Partner Todd Solomon Recipient of 2010 Maurice Weigle Exceptional Young Lawyer Award
08-Jul-10

McDermott Will & Emery Grant Bolsters MLP | Boston's Ability to Serve Low-Income Clients
17-Jun-10

Partner Guy Collier Elected to D.C. Bar Board of Governors
17-May-10

Nancy Ross Elected to the Board of Directors of the Chicago Bar Foundation
03-May-10

Melissa Nott Davis Named An Up & Coming Lawyer by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
09-Apr-10

McDermott Receives United Way 2009 Great Beginnings Award
15-Mar-10

McDermott Will & Emery Participates in Extraordinary Success of Urban Prep Academy in Chicago
12-Mar-10

Chicago Lawyers Named Illinois Super Lawyers and Illinois Rising Stars 2010
10-Mar-10

McDermott Partner Lisa A. Linsky To Receive Empire State Pride Agenda Foundation 2010 “Equality @ Work” Award
24-Feb-10

McDermott Lawyer Peter L. Resnik Receives 2010 Pro Bono and Community Service Award
11-Feb-10

The Surfrider Foundation Honors McDermott Lawyers With the 2009 Wavemaker Award
08-Feb-10

McDermott Lawyers to Receive inMotion's 2010 Commitment to Justice Award
05-Feb-10

McDermott Pro Bono Team Wins Permanent Injunction In Class Action Against Term Paper Websites

2009
Date Title
28-Oct-09

McDermott Will & Emery and Harvey Freishtat Receive JALSA’s Distinguished Community Leadership Award
23-Oct-09

McDermott Secures Major Victory in Fight for Equality and Liberty for Sikh Recruit in U.S. Army
19-Oct-09

Pro Bono Adoption Success Story Featured on NBC 4
16-Oct-09

Jason T. Polevoy Recipient of Lawyers Alliance for New York’s 2009 Cornerstone Award
05-Oct-09

McDermott and Surfrider Foundation Voice Beach Access Arguments to the United States Supreme Court
05-Oct-09

McDermott Plays Instrumental Role in Juvenile Sentencing Report
09-Sep-09

Todd Solomon Appointed to the Board of Directors of AIDS Legal Council of Chicago
18-Aug-09

McDermott Will & Emery Volunteers Support United Way Projects
10-Aug-09

McDermott Partners Named in Best Lawyers in America 2010
07-Aug-09

McDermott Awarded with Sikh Coalition’s First Legal Justice Award
14-Jul-09

McDermott Pro Bono Team Wins Asylum for Zimbabwean Man
06-Jul-09

McDermott Honored in Connection with the Holocaust Survivors Justice Network Receiving the 2009 ABA Pro Bono Publico Award
18-Jun-09

Partner Stephen Ryan Named Operation Hope's “Board Member of The Year 2009”
01-Jun-09

McDermott Sponsors a “Day of Caring” to Support the United Way of Metropolitan Chicago
27-May-09

McDermott Receives Immigration Equality "Safe Haven Award" for Pro Bono Representation of LGBT and HIV-Positive Asylum-Seekers
08-May-09

McDermott Receives Prestigious Award From Chicago Legal Clinic in Recognition of More Than 15 Years of Pro Bono Legal Services
01-May-09

McDermott Selected to Receive Massachusetts Bar Association's Access to Justice Award For Exemplary Pro Bono Legal Service
24-Mar-09

McDermott Announces Participants in Public Interest Fellowship Program
17-Feb-09

Jeffrey Stone to Chair 3rd Annual Investing in Justice Campaign
03-Feb-09

Chicago Lawyers Named 2009 Illinois Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

2008
Date Title
01-Dec-08

McDermott Participates in Equality for Kids Campaign
10-Oct-08

McDermott Announces 2008 Equal Justice Works Fellow
09-Oct-08

McDermott Partners Named in Best Lawyers in America 2009
29-Sep-08

Boston Partner Named to Carroll Center for the Blind's Board of Directors
04-Sep-08

McDermott Chosen as the CAIR Coalition's Law Firm of the Year
19-Aug-08

McDermott Pro Bono Team Files Final Brief Before Upcoming Hearing in Civil Rights Case
13-Aug-08

Chicago Pro Bono Team Completes Comprehensive Legal Assesment for the AIDS Legal Council of Chicago
28-Jul-08

Chicago Pro Bono Team Successfully Cuts Client's Sentence in Half
17-Jul-08

McDermott Partner Named to the Board of Directors of the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
14-Jul-08

Children's Rights and McDermott Obtain Historic Settlement in Michigan Child Welfare Reform Lawsuit
01-Jul-08

Miami Partner Elected as President of the Board of the Daily Bread Food Bank
30-Jun-08

Guy Collier Appointed to the Board of Directors of The Children's Law Center
02-Jun-08

McDermott Honored with the 2008 Robert B. Fraser Award for Pro Bono Excellence
29-May-08

Silicon Valley Office Hosts Citizen Schools' Mock Trial For Fourth Year
14-May-08

McDermott Named Sponsor of the Year by North Cambridge Catholic High School
08-May-08

McDermott Wins Pro Bono Victory in Ninth Circuit
11-Feb-08

Building on 2007 Pro Bono Success, McDermott Hires Pro Bono Counsel

2007
Date Title
03-Dec-07

McDermott Partners Named in Best Lawyers in America 2008
26-Nov-07

McDermott Lawyer Receives 2007 Angel Awards
09-Nov-07

McDermott Receives LAFLA 2007 Pro Bono Services Award
01-Oct-07

McDermott Welcomes 2007 Equal Justice Works Fellow Lia Monahon
21-Sep-07

Greater Boston Legal Services Awards Boston Health Lawyer
20-Sep-07

McDermott Pro Bono Team Obtains Reversal in Seventh Circuit Criminal Conviction
10-Sep-07

Los Angeles Attorneys Named in the Best Lawyers in America 2008
10-May-07

Silicon Valley Office Hosts Citizen Schools' Mock Trial for Third Year
01-May-07

Andrea S. Kramer to Receive Founders Award from The Women's Treatment Center
14-Mar-07

Douglas E. Whitney Named President of CASA of Cook County
07-Mar-07

San Diego Office to Sponsor ACCA-San Diego Benefit

2006
Date Title
12-Oct-06

Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Three Term Paper Websites in Pro Bono Representation
31-Aug-06

Silicon Valley Office to Receive President's Pro Bono Service Award
06-Jun-06

Chicago Office is "Putting its Foot Down"
11-May-06

Students Learn About Law & Order
03-Apr-06

Pro Bono Work Earns Distinguished Service Award
23-Mar-06

Silicon Valley Office to Receive Guardian of Justice Award
12-Jan-06

McDermott Announces Resolution of Term Paper Case

2005
Date Title
05-Oct-05

U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Argument on Special Education
31-Aug-05

Pro Bono Case Addresses Unauthorized Use of Student's Manuscript
27-Jul-05

American Red Cross Presents McDermott with Circle of Humanitarians Award
18-Jul-05

New York Jazz Great's Memorabilia Saved from Un-Luckey Fate by McDermott Pro Bono Team
30-Jun-05

McDermott Lawyer Takes Supreme Court Decision on Domestic Violence to the Blogosphere
27-Jun-05

U.S. Supreme Court: States Responsible in Fight for Domestic Violence Protections
17-May-05

Silicon Valley Office to Host Citizen Schools' Mock Trial
09-May-05

Washington Office to Receive Two Pro Bono Awards
09-Mar-05

U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Domestic Violence Case

2004
Date Title
15-Dec-04

$100,000 Donation to Support Pro Bono Legal Services
29-Nov-04

Legal Aid Selects McDermott for November/December 2004 Pro Bono Award
16-Nov-04

Recognizing Outstanding Contributions in Pro Bono Service
01-Nov-04

McDermott and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Provide Support to Boston Bar Foundation
21-Oct-04

Making A Difference in the Lives of Children
13-Sep-04

Disability Benefits Awarded to Mother of Two
30-Aug-04

Pro Bono Efforts of Washington, D.C. Office Recognized
21-Jun-04

Partner Honored by Legal Assistance Foundation
04-Mar-04

Partner Receives Unsung Heroine Award
23-Feb-04

Pro Bono Supreme Court Appearance

2003
Date Title
01-Dec-03

Helping in the Time of Need
29-May-03

Chicago Pro Bono Foundation Names President
29-May-03

Pro Bono Efforts Recognized

2002
Date Title
26-Dec-02

McDermott, Will & Emery Puts "Kids First"
03-Sep-02

President of Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago Named
10-Jun-02

Success of Tutoring Program Confirmed with Reading Scores
01-Apr-02

Miami Office Launches Pro Bono Tutoring Program

2001
Date Title
05-Dec-01

Pro Bono Representation Leads to the Removal of Cook County Judge
16-Jul-01

Pro Bono Team Wins New Trial in Brooklyn Murder Case
10-May-01

McDermott, Will & Emery Hosts Reception to Promote Pro Bono Projects in Chicago

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