Nixon Peabody’s Commitment to Pro Bono

Nixon Peabody attorneys and staff have a rich history of supporting the communities in which we live beginning from our founding days, when William Rodman Peabody advised all young lawyers to give one third of their time to public service. From representing refugees fleeing persecution in their home countries to helping low income micro-entrepreneurs get their struggling businesses off the ground, our contributions are many and diverse.

Some of the steps the firm has taken in recent years to enhance our pro bono efforts include:

  • In September 2005, the firm appointed a firmwide Pro Bono Partner to oversee the firm’s expanding pro bono initiative.
  • The firm also created a Pro Bono Committee, including partners and associates, which has established guidelines providing for, among other things, full billable hour credit for pro bono work, and also publishes a quarterly newsletter, Time Well Spent.
  • As a signatory to the Pro Bono Institute’s Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge©, Nixon Peabody uses its best efforts to “annually contribute, at a minimum, an amount of time equal to 3 percent of the firm’s total billable hours or 60 hours per attorney to pro bono work.”
  • All lawyers are evaluated on their pro bono commitment, and pro bono activities are included in all office and practice group business plans.
  • Attorneys who complete over 100 hours of pro bono work are awarded with a Peabody Award.
  • We offer a Pro Bono program for all our summer associates.
  • We have partnered with several of our clients, most recently Pfizer and Computer Associates, to carry out joint pro bono efforts.
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