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SERVING OUR COMMUNITY

We are as committed to our communities as we are to our
clients. We stand behind the belief that legal representation � Acting as court-appointed guardians to represent the
should be available to all by committing ourselves to 50 hours interests of minors; and
of pro bono service every year. Driven by our desire to serve � Providing legal advice to artists and arts organizations
those who are vulnerable in our communities, we consider
this work our professional and ethical responsibility. Pro bono Brinks partners with organizations within the communities we
service also gives our attorneys an opportunity to practice serve to help them accomplish their goals. Among them:
other areas of law that interest them.
� Cabrini Green Legal Aid;
� Center for Disability & Elder Law;
Some of the work our attorneys have accomplished include:
� Chicago Volunteer Legal Services;

� Assisting immigrant crime victims who have � Federal Circuit Bar Association;
suffered mental or physical abuse and have helped � Indianapolis Bar Association;
law enforcement in the investigation or prosecution of � Lawyers Committee for Better Housing;
criminal activity; � Lawyers for the Creative Arts;
� Representing tenants and residents who are facing � National Immigrant Justice Center;
improper evictions; � Public Interest Law Initiative

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT