MANDATE: The Distinguished Pro Bono Fellows Committee significantly advances in many ways a fundamental core mission of the College; namely, to ensure meaningful access to justice for all citizens throughout the United States and Canada. The Committee also identifies and recommends to the Board of Regents for approval as Distinguished Pro Bono Fellows those Fellows in the College, who are providing at least 250 hours of pro bono access to justice related service on an annual basis through their partnerships with nonprofit organizations, courts, and other public service entities.
Committee Members
Mark C. Surprenant
Chair
Adams and Reese LLP
New Orleans, LA
Michael D. Jones
Vice Chair
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Washington, DC
Judy Y. Barrasso
Member
Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, L.L.C.
New Orleans, LA
David A. Barry
Member
Howard R. Cabot
Member
Perkins Coie LLP
Phoenix, AZ
Marie Deschamps
Member
Supreme Court of Canada
Bryan Finlay, K.C.
Member
WeirFoulds LLP
Toronto, ON
John P. Gilligan
Member
Ice Miller LLP
Columbus, OH
Christy D. Jones
Member
Butler Snow LLP
Ridgeland, MS
Dinyar Marzban, K.C.
Member
Jenkins Marzban Logan
Vancouver, BC
Terri L. Mascherin
Member
Jenner & Block LLP
Chicago, IL
Douglas Mitchell
Member
IMK LLP
Westmount, QC
Guy J. Pratte
Member
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Toronto, ON
Herschel E. Richard, Jr.
Member
Cook, Yancey, King & Galloway, P.L.C.
Shreveport, LA
Joseph J. Roper
Member
Watters Wolf Bub Hansmann
Kansas City, MO
Ronald S. Safer
Member
Riley Safer Homes & Cancila LLP
Chicago, IL
Samuel W. Silver
Member
Welsh & Recker, P.C.
Philadelphia, PA
Joseph A. Tate
Member
Dechert LLP
Philadelphia, PA
Sylvia H. Walbolt
Member
Carlton Fields, P.A.
Tallahassee, FL
Charles A. Weiss
Member
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
Saint Louis, MO
Douglas R. Young
Member
Farella Braun + Martel LLP
San Francisco, CA
Kimball R. Anderson
Immediate Past Chair
Winston & Strawn LLP
Chicago, IL
Cheryl A. Bush
Regent
Troy, MI