Pro Bono, Criminal Convictions

[Event] A Clean Slate: Pursuing Justice in Cannabis - February 9th - 10th, Los Angeles, CA

International Cannabis Bar Association... on 12/12/2023

INCBA is excited to expand opportunities for justice in the cannabis industry in a two-day event. On Friday, February 9, 2024, we will hear from attorneys and a justice involved cannabis professional in a fireside chat...more

Proving the Good Moral Character of VAWA Self-Petitioners with Convictions Connected to their Status as Domestic Violence...

Proskauer - Proskauer For Good on 4/25/2022

The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) allows immigrant survivors of domestic violence to self-petition for legal status in the United States without relying on their abusive U.S. citizen spouses to sponsor their adjustment of...more

Have Mercy: Public Support Tips Scales Toward Justice

McDermott Will & Emery on 4/7/2022

THE SITUATION: As a young man, William Allen made a decision that cost him the next 28 years of his life. He followed a friend into the apartment of a suspected drug dealer with the intention of robbing him—but while...more

[Virtual Event] State of Litigation – Part 2 - June 16th, 12:00 pm - 2:15 pm CT

Lathrop GPM on 6/8/2021

Please join Lathrop GPM for our annual State of Litigation event, being held virtually for the second year. This free, three-part webinar series will explore the latest trends in litigation, risks facing companies today, and...more

A Promise to My Father: Helping One Veteran at a Time

Proskauer - Proskauer For Good on 12/13/2019

My father, Colonel John J. Cassidy is a highly decorated Vietnam veteran. Last Wednesday, I celebrated his birthday and honored his service by volunteering at the Los Angeles County Bar Association’s Veterans Legal Services...more

Criminal Justice Reform in America: Shifting Attitudes on Incarceration

Proskauer - Proskauer For Good on 12/4/2019

Last month, the U.S. state with the highest rate of incarceration (in the country with the largest prison population) took steps to reduce its incarceration of non-violent offenders. Oklahoma’s Governor Kevin Stitt...more

Criminal Justice Reform in America: Rethinking the Role of the Prosecutor

Proskauer - Proskauer For Good on 11/1/2019

Until recently, conventional wisdom among prosecutors dictated that long prison terms were vital to public safety. They took seriously the direction “to charge and pursue the most serious, readily provable offenses,” and...more

Charlotte Triage Pro Bono Partnership - What is Charlotte Triage?

Moore & Van Allen PLLC on 9/19/2019

WHAT IS CHARLOTTE TRIAGE? In September of 2018, the Charlotte legal community came together, to initiate a pro bono program we called Charlotte Triage. Charlotte Triage brings pro bono volunteers together to assist Legal...more

Proskauer Pro Bono Client Judith Clark Granted Parole

Proskauer - Proskauer For Good on 5/3/2019

A Proskauer team recently succeeded in obtaining parole on behalf of 69-year-old pro bono client Judith Clark, who has been in prison for nearly 38 years. This case may play an important role in effecting much needed parole...more

New York Law on Sealing Convictions Helps Some Begin a New Life

Proskauer - Proskauer For Good on 11/26/2018

With over two million Americans behind bars, this country has the highest incarceration rate in the world. Our society pays a big price for that distinction, not only in the staggering cost of incarceration itself but in the...more

Proskauer and A&E Assist Los Angeles Area Vets

Proskauer - Proskauer For Good on 5/16/2018

My 16-year-old daughter, Helena, recently expressed an interest in helping veterans for a high school service project. I immediately took out my phone and emailed my partner Colleen Hart, a veteran of the U.S. Navy, who is...more

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