Our Pro Bono Services

It is estimated that at least 80 percent of low-income Americans go without desperately needed civil legal assistance and that more than one billion people around the world survive on less than $1 per day.

McDermott Will & Emery's pro bono program seeks to bridge the gap for low-income individuals by providing critical legal services in the areas of family law, housing, benefits, special education, school discipline, adoption and guardianship, elder abuse, and asylum and immigration. McDermott also seeks to alleviate poverty, protect human rights and effect legal and social change around the world. Through its program, it also provides much-needed legal assistance to nonprofits and small businesses whose focus is to develop and revitalize low-income communities, and to environmental organizations to help ensure a clean, safe and healthy environment for all.

McDermott is proud that in 2010 its lawyers donated more than 44,000 hours to pro bono matters, and more than 72 percent of its lawyers provided pro bono legal services to serve low-income communities. McDermott hopes to grow and expand its pro bono program and to continue to positively affect the lives of low-income individuals and families throughout the world.