Pro Bono

Mintz Member and Chair of the firm’s Pro Bono Committee Susan Finegan was featured in an article published by Law360 on how some attorneys have left BigLaw for public interest work. In the article, Ms. Finegan discussed her own move to public interest work, serving as Legal Director of nonprofit the Victim Rights Law Center, before returning to Mintz as its first full-time pro bono partner.

Mintz Member and Chair of the firm’s Pro Bono Committee Susan Finegan, and Lynne Parker, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation, co-authored an op-ed published by Commonwealth Magazine on the need for greater funding for civil legal aid in Massachusetts as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

On an NBC Boston news segment, Mintz Member Drew DeVoogd discussed the implications of the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 15 decision in the consolidated cases captioned Bostock v. Clayton County, which ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers from discriminating against workers based on their sexual orientation or gender identity.

Pro bono litigation team recognized for work to achieve groundbreaking victory for immigrants’ rights and mentorship provided to the legal community.

An article published by Law360 highlighted law firms, including Mintz, providing pro bono legal assistance to individuals, small businesses, and nonprofits impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

An article published by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly featured Mintz Member and Chair of the firm’s Government Law Practice Elissa Flynn-Poppey for her pro bono work to advise Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and First Lady Lauren Baker, One8 Foundation, Eastern Bank, and other organizations on the launch of the Massachusetts COVID-19 Relief Fund, which will help support those across the state most impacted by the COVID-19 public health crisis.

Firm provides pro bono legal counsel to global health nonprofit on groundbreaking initiative to slow the spread of COVID-19 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Mintz Member and Chair of the firm’s Pro Bono Committee Susan M. Finegan has been selected to Law360’s 2020 Access to Justice Editorial Advisory Board. As a member of the editorial advisory board, Ms. Finegan will provide feedback on Law360’s public coverage of access to justice in civil and criminal court systems, as well as expert insight on how best to shape future coverage.