Volunteer of the Month – April 2024 Robert L. Villaseñor is the General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Administrative Officer of MoneyGram International How did you first get involved in pro bono? I became involved in pro bono early in my career with DVAP and have continued to handle pro bono cases throughout my career. Describe your most compelling pro bono case. Each case has … [Read more...]
Robert L. Villaseñor
Eugene Temchenko
Volunteer of the Month – March 2024 Eugene Temchenko is a senior associate in the Complex Commercial Litigation group at Vinson & Elkins LLP. How did you first get involved in pro bono? Having arrived to the United States on a humanitarian parole, my family and I were no strangers to dealing with poverty and a litany of legal twists and turns. And while I quickly gravitated to large commercial disputes … [Read more...]
Kate Eberhardt
Volunteer of the Month – December 2023 Kate Eberhardt is a senior associate at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP. How did you first get involved with pro bono? I had exposure to pro bono in law school, but my substantive involvement began when I joined Hunton Andrews Kurth in 2019. The firm’s commitment to pro bono is outstanding, and soon after joining the firm I took a case pro bono with the Genesis Women’s … [Read more...]
Camie McKee
Volunteer of the Month – November 2023 Camie McKee is an associate at Haynes and Boone, LLP. How did you first get involved with pro bono? My first pro bono experiences were at UT Law. I worked with the INCLUDE Project, where we counseled special education students and their caregivers/supporters in Austin and Laredo about guardianship, probate and Supported Decision Making agreements. My first pro bono … [Read more...]
Laura Hunt
Volunteer of the Month – October 2023 Laura Hunt is an associate at Alston & Bird LLP. How did you first get involved with pro bono? I was staffed on a pro bono matter almost immediately upon starting at Alston & Bird. I attended a firm meeting about a project with the Promise of Justice Initiative and reached out to the firm team to be assigned to a case. What types of cases have you … [Read more...]
Sushil Iyer
Volunteer of the Month – April 2023 Sushil Iyer is a Principal at Fish & Richardson, P.C. How did you first get involved with pro bono? I came across my very first (unofficial) pro bono case on Facebook. The town in which I live has a Facebook page. Another resident had posted that she and her husband had been separated for over a decade, and wanted to get a divorce. She could not afford an attorney. She … [Read more...]
Yubin Ding
Volunteer of the Month – March 2023 Yubin Ding is a sole practitioner. How did you first get involved with pro bono? I got involved in pro bono cases when I was in school. I once took a clinic class which was held in a community lawyering center, and the supervising attorney assigned each student a few pro bono cases. What types of cases have you accepted? I have accepted pro bono cases … [Read more...]