Pro Bono and Public Service

The obligation to the community we feel our lawyers have is broader than just the legal work we do. Segal McCambridge attorneys have a professional responsibility to contribute their time, skill and resources to provide legal services to those who do not have access to attorneys or otherwise cannot afford legal representation. Segal McCambridge's Pro Bono & Public Service Committee's (PBPSC) mission is to encourage, support, facilitate and recognize our attorneys in their endeavors to serve their communities through pro bono legal work.

In furtherance of this mission, the PBPSC provides training and practice support, information about pro bono opportunities, and other relevant information and resources to encourage our attorneys to provide pro bono services to those less fortunate. The PBPSC also endeavors to foster longstanding relationships with pro bono and public service agencies in the communities surrounding each office to benefit the public, the firm and the organization. The PBPSC also encourages attorneys to contribute time to community service projects that might not fit the definition of legal pro bono work, but are nonetheless important to our society.

The Pro Bono and Public Service Committee is charged with promoting the firm's pro bono efforts and increasing our commitment to pro bono and community service. The PBPSC meets monthly and establishes community service policies on a firm-wide basis. The PBPSC is composed of members from several of our offices, including the following:

• Chair: Catherine Goldhaber
• Mentor: Don Segal
• Austin Representative: Peter Strelitz 
• Baltimore Representative: Ben Whetzel
• Chicago Representatives: John Kohnke, Jason Eckerly, Jill Felkins, Ashley Felton, Kimberly Kayiwa, and Emily Zapotocny
• Detroit Representative: Eric Conn
• New York Representative: Theodore Eder
• Philadelphia Representatives: Theodore Flowers, Patricia Baxter
  

Pro Bono Representations

Our firm commits to a variety of causes to meet the communities in which we practice. Segal McCambridge regularly supports, sponsors, and contributes to the charitable efforts of dozens of organizations at the local and national level, including the following:

• Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
• H.E.L.P. Program (Learn more)
• Chicago Lawyers for the Creative Arts
• Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
• VIP Philadelphia
• Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Services
• Political Asylum Project of Austin
• Divine Canines
• Keep Austin Beautiful
• Austin Bar's Volunteer Legal Services
• Sanctuary for Families (Learn more)
• Dress for Success
• Judges and Lawyers Breast Cancer Awareness
• American Brain Tumor Association
• Multiple Sclerosis Foundation
• Chicago Bar Foundation
• Project HOME