Bond has appointed John H. Callahan as pro bono leader of this committee. He is a long-time member of the Syracuse–based firm, former chair of its litigation department, and a current member of its management committee. The firm’s new pro bono policy encourages lawyers to work up to 50 hours per year on pro bono […]
Bond has appointed John H. Callahan as pro bono leader of this committee. He is a long-time member of the Syracuse–based firm, former chair of its litigation department, and a current member of its management committee.
The firm’s new pro bono policy encourages lawyers to work up to 50 hours per year on pro bono matters — sometimes more than that for significant matters such as a trial — and receive credit for this work toward their annual billable-hour goal, the firm said in a news release. “Such credit allows attorneys, especially younger ones, to take on pro bono matters while gaining valuable experience,” Bond stated.
“We have always believed in providing legal services to the underserved in our communities. In fact, we have seen a continual and growing need for pro bono work that our attorneys are responding to …,” Kevin M. Bernstein, chair of Bond’s management committee, said in the release. “As a litigator, John has a solid understanding of the court system and how many of our communities’ poor fall through the cracks. We are empowering the committee to identify those in need, including many of our charitable, religious, civic and educational institutions, and manage the pro bono efforts of the firm.”
The pro bono committee will include a representative from each Bond office to assist the pro bono leader in identifying “meaningful opportunities” in each of the communities in which the law firm operates.
