Awards - 2009
The Alliance for Children's Rights recognized McDermott for participating in its Summer Adoption Day.
The American Bar Association's 2009 Pro Bono Publico Award for our role as a coordinating and a participating law firm in the Holocaust Survivors Justice Network.
The American Bar Association Section of Business Law’s 2009 National Public Service Award.
The Chicago Legal Clinic’s 2009 Pro Bono Award.
The Children’s Law Center in Washington, D.C. ranked McDermott first on its “Top 10 Pro Bono Firms in 2008” List.
The Door’s 2009 Pro Bono Champion Award.
Equip for Equality recognized McDermott for its commitment to children’s rights.
Human Rights First’s 2009 Marvin E. Frankel Award.
Immigration Equality’s 2009 Safe Haven Award.
The Jewish Alliance for Law & Social Action’s 2009 Distinguished Community Leadership Award.
The Massachusetts Bar Association’s 2009 Access to Justice Pro Bono Award for Law Firms.
The New York State Bar Association’s 2009 Empire State Counsel Award.
The Put Something Back Pro Bono Project, a joint project of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit and the Dade County Bar Association, honored McDermott for its participation in the Holocaust Survivors Justice Network in South Florida.
The Redwood City School Board honored McDermott for its “dedicated and generous service” as Citizen Schools’ Teachers for McKinley Institute of Technology.
The Sikh Coalition’s first ever Legal Justice Award.
Melissa Nott Davis in the Boston office was appointed to the Advisory Committee for the American Bar Association Center for Pro Bono’s newest project, the Medical-Legal Partnership Pro Bono Support Project.
Latonia Haney Keith, Pro Bono Counsel, was appointed by the American Bar Association Section of Business Law to the Executive Committee of the Section’s Committee on Pro Bono.
The Chicago Bar Foundation (CBF) issued a grant to fund a special named internship in honor of Jeffrey E. Stone’s leadership in making the CBF’s 2009 Investing in Justice Campaign a success.
The Lawyers Alliance for New York honored Jason T. Polevoy with its 2009 Cornerstone Award for his representation of the East Williamsburg Valley Industrial Development Corporation, a nonprofit focused on attracting and retaining businesses in Brooklyn’s East Williamsburg Park neighborhood, in a complex acquisition of industrial property.
Legal Services NYC recognized Madeline M. Chiampou for her dedication to meeting the legal needs of low-income New Yorkers.
The New York State Bar Association named Susan Stevens Casero, Lisa Gerson, Kathryn C. Goyer, Lauren Handel, Gary Ravert, Meishin Riccardulli and Robert Weiner as 2009 Empire State Counsel Honorees.
The Northern Capital Innocence Project recognized Jennifer L. Klem in the Los Angeles office for successfully obtaining parole from a life sentence for a 48-year-old Native American who served 17 years for second degree murder, a crime supporters believe he did not commit.
The Pro Bono Civil Rights Panel of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California recognized Christopher D. Bright, Daniel R. Foster and David M. Stein in the Orange County office for their dedication to the civil rights of prisoners.
The Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) honored Elizabeth P. Lewis in the Chicago office with its 2009 Distinguished Alumni Award, which honors former PILI fellows who have remained dedicated to public interest work.
To view additional awards and recognition received by McDermott, click 2008, 2007 and 2006.