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 pubic, 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.

Pro Bono and Public Service Committee

The Pro Bono & 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:

 

Pro Bono Representations

Our firm commits to a variety of cases 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

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03.05.10

Segal McCambridge in Chicago Kicks Off CBF’s Investing in Justice Campaign and Aims for 90% Participation in Pro Bono

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02.03.10

Segal McCambridge To Receive Chicago Legal Clinic’s Charles J. O’Laughlin Memorial Award for Pro Bono Service

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01.28.10

Segal McCambridge Attorney Patricia Baxter Receives First Judicial District Pro Bono Publico Award for Civil Litigation

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11.21.09

The American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA) Holds 5th Annual Brain Games; Segal McCambridge a Sponsor

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10.23.09

Segal McCambridge Shareholder Paul Wojcicki To Go "Behind Bars" for MDA

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10.19.09

Segal McCambridge Shareholder Catherine Goldhaber Contributes Testimonial to CBA/CBF Pro Bono Week

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06.05.09

Segal McCambridge Shareholder Catherine Goldhaber Named Member Chicago Bar Foundation Board of Directors

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06.05.09

Segal McCambridge Attorney Scott Appointed Chair of Chicago Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Section

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12.03.08

Segal McCambridge Attorney Scott Henry Wins Political Asylum Case for Congo Refugee

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06.19.08

Congratulations to Associates Scott Henry and Natacha von Will who will join Shareholder Catherine Goldhaber on the Chicago Bar Foundation’s Young Professionals Board for 2008-2009! www.chicagobarfoundation.org

05.03.08

Segal McCambridge recruited volunteers, runners, walkers and raised funds for the American Brain Tumor Association’s annual 5k run/walk.

04.01.08

Sara Woods, Executive Director of VIP Philadelphia, a non-profit pro bono organization that places pro bono cases with local law firms, made a presentation to our Philadelphia attorneys. VIP is the oldest pro bono organization in Philadelphia. The presentation focused on the types of pro bono services it offers and the cases it receives. Following the presentation, Philadelphia attorneys completed VIP Volunteer Registration forms. VIP circulates a monthly case list, on which Philadelphia attorneys will now be included, and from which attorneys can pick pro bono cases to handle. Philadelphia attorneys are being encouraged to review this case list and pick at least one case a year to handle.

02.13.08

Catherine Goldhaber invited Chicago Volunteer Legal Services ("CVLS") to the firm to train attorneys on how to handle minor and adult guardianship cases. Several associates have since assisted CVLS and are currently serving as a Guardian Ad Litem.