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Mintz announces that Associate Courtney Herndon has received the firm’s 2025 Richard Mintz Pro Bono Award. Presented annually by the firm’s Pro Bono Committee, the award honors one attorney whose exceptional commitment to pro bono service reflects Mintz’s dedication to advancing access to justice.
Good Deeds, Great Honor
March 13, 2025
Associate Gabriella Flick was featured in a Northeastern University School of Law Magazine article about her career and commitment to pro bono work.
Impacting Lives – Many Times, Many Ways
February 3, 2025
Pro Bono Committee Chair Susan Finegan was featured in the Boston College Law School Magazine for her dedication to helping others through pro bono service.
Mintz Serves as Expert Contributor to University of Oxford Report on Climate Regulations
November 13, 2024
Mintz is one of two US law firms invited by Oxford University to serve as an expert pro bono contributor to its Climate Policy Monitor, an annual report on global climate regulations which launched today. Including a granular survey of 30 major countries’ net zero implementation (G20+), the research gives the most detailed view yet of how economic rules align—or not—to climate goals.
‘A Pro Bono Pioneer’
October 11, 2024
Pro Bono Committee Chair Susan Finegan was profiled by BC Law Magazine ahead of receiving the BBA Thurgood Marshall Award at the Annual BBA meeting in November. The magazine discusses Sue’s long and dedicated history of pro bono service.
Mintz Secures Asylum for Pro Bono Client
October 08, 2024
Mintz secured asylum for a pro bono client who suffered severe violence for several years at the hands of her partner and a gang in Honduras.
Mintz Pro Bono Committee Chair Susan Finegan to Receive Boston Bar Association’s Thurgood Marshall Award
October 03, 2024
Mintz Pro Bono Committee Chair and litigation member Susan Finegan will receive the Boston Bar Association’s (BBA) Thurgood Marshall Award at its annual meeting on November 14. The award “honors Boston attorneys in the private bar whose extraordinary work has enhanced the human dignity of others.”
Mintz Named to Los Angeles Business Journal’s “Most Admired Law Firms To Work For” List
September 18, 2024
Mintz announced that it has been named to Los Angeles Business Journal’s (LABJ) 2024 “Most Admired Law Firms To Work For” list. LABJ selects firms that are “consciously working towards creating diverse, positive, and supportive environments to help drive the success of their attorneys,” according to the publication.
Nick Butto Receives 2024 Richard Mintz Pro Bono Award
July 22, 2024
Safeguarding Reproductive Rights
February 23, 2024 | Article
Lawyers for Good Government, in partnership with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, initiated a vital project known as The Policy Resource Hub in 2022.
Pro Bono Portfolio 2023
January 17, 2024 | Article
Pro Bono remains intrinsic to our values and identity here at Mintz. In 2023, Mintz attorneys worked on more than 300 pro bono cases, addressing a wide range of societal issues including asylum, domestic violence, small business support, guardianship, civil and human rights, substance use, nonprofit governance, and other significant areas. Learn more about our work and the incredible people and organizations that we support in our 2023 Pro Bono Portfolio. Read More.
Unlocking Canada’s Legal Sector For the Next Generation of Lawyers
December 28, 2023 | Article
Hear how Mitch Frazer helped build a network of general counsel dedicated to advancing diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) in their own organizations and the wider legal sector while also unlocking opportunities for youth from underrepresented backgrounds.
Unlocking Canada's Legal Sector for the Next Generation of Laywers
December 28, 2023 | Article
In 2021, Mitch Frazer helped form the National GC Network, Canada’s largest organization of General Counsels from diverse backgrounds committed to advancing DEI in the legal market.
Doing Well to Do Good
December 21, 2023 | Article
Casa Nueva Vida faced financial distress and potential collapse, as well as the potential loss of its four emergency shelter properties in Boston and Lawrence, MA. Heading Home, the largest provider of emergency housing in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, was asked to consider taking over stewardship of three active transitional housing and emergency shelters that were home to approximately 125 residents. Mintz, under the leadership of attorney Rebecca Lee, was asked to help Heading Home. Read more about how Rebecca A. Lee provided crucial help to this organization.
Doing Well to Do Good
December 21, 2023 | Article
Mintz was asked to help Heading Home acquire three occupied properties and an additional vacant property in a highly complicated transaction that included a nonprofit organization slated to dissolve, the oversight of the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office, and related real estate and corporate complexities.
Providing Sanctuary for Survivors
December 13, 2023 | Article
Sanctuary for Families is the leading provider and advocate for survivors of domestic abuse, sex trafficking, and related forms of gender violence. Last year alone, the organization provided vital support to over 7,200 adults and children facing adversity. Read more about Mintz's pro bono work with Sanctuary for Families.
Providing Sanctuary for Survivors
December 13, 2023 | Article
Sanctuary for Families is the leading NYC provider and advocate for survivors of domestic abuse, sex trafficking, and related forms of gender violence. In partnership with Mintz and other pro bono attorneys, the organization provided vital support to more than 7,200 adults and children in the past year.
Nationwide Impact: Bridging Justice Gaps in San Diego
December 6, 2023 | Article
Grecia Rivas and Jennifer Kim embarked on a mission to correct injustices faced by a pro bono client in a case regarding misleading information of consumer products. Find out how their unrelenting advocacy concluded in a successful outcome for their client.
Bridging Justice Gaps in San Diego
December 6, 2023 | Article
Mintz has partnered with nonprofit organizations on behalf of lower-income San Diego residents and is committed to advancing justice through effective, efficient, and vigorous legal advocacy.