Pro Bono
In 2011, Nixon Peabody attorneys spent an average of 56 hours on pro bono matters, or 3.7% of their billable hours. The firm as a whole contributed 37,539 hours to pro bono work.
Nixon Peabody has worked on behalf of a wide range of pro bono clients, including microfinance work veterans’ affairs, asylum and immigration cases, domestic violence matters and with various legal aid organizations on a wide range of matters, in some cases as part of a corporate partnership (the firm’s Albany office partners with General Electric’s Global Research division on community pro bono matters).
In 2009, the Manchester office launched the Nixon Peabody Domestic Protection Team, aimed at assisting victims of domestic violence. In 2012, Nixon Peabody partners co-authored the amicus brief by the New York State Bar Association in Fisher v. University of Texas, et. al. The NYSBA brief argues that the government has a compelling interest in promoting diversity in the legal profession, something that cannot happen without meaningful diversity in the undergraduate pipeline.
The firm was ranked 46 out of 200 in the 2012 American Lawyer Pro Bono Survey.
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