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Pro Bono News – Social Impact Report 2020

Pro Bono News

Susan DuMont, Associate Taylor McAuliffe, Associate
FreeState

Justice Honors

Miles &

Stockbridge

as Pro Bono Miles &

Law Firm of the Stockbridge

Year for Work Honors Susan

with LGBTQ DuMont and

Community Taylor McAuliffe

iles & Stockbridge has Miles & Stockbridge lawyers have with Pro Bono
been named Pro Bono helped more than 20 FSJ clients. Advocate Award
M Law Firm of the Year by
FreeState Justice (FSJ), a statewide “A relatively small commitment
advocacy non-profit that seeks to of time—5 to 10 hours on average n the beginning of 2020, also helped three veterans through pro bono work was a natural
improve the lives of lesbian, gay, per case—can lead to a life-changing Susan DuMont and Taylor a Wills for Heroes clinic and is next step in her community
bisexual, transgender and queer result for a FreeState Justice I McAuliffe, lawyers in the firm’s working with TriEqual, a nonprofit outreach. Since joining Miles
(LGBTQ) Marylanders. The firm client,” said Jeff Renner, who co- Products Liability & Mass Torts working toward achieving gender & Stockbridge in September

received the honor during the leads the firm’s FSJ team with Practice Group, were awarded equality in the annual Ironman 2018, Taylor has handled 14
nonprofit’s annual Jazz Brunch, held fellow principal Holly Drumheller 2019 Miles & Stockbridge Pro World Championship triathlon in expungement cases on a pro bono
virtually this year on September 12. Butler. “And, through our team Bono Advocate Award. Hawaii. This past summer, Susan basis through Maryland Volunteer
structure, we create an opportunity was also selected to participate in
Miles & Stockbridge for our lawyers to collaborate in a In 2019, Susan continued her work the Maryland Pro Bono Resource Lawyers Service and our firm’s
established an FSJ team in 2018 meaningful way in the community with our FreeState Justice Team, Center’s Professional Skills Expungement Team. Taylor also
to perform name changes and across practice groups, offices which works with the nonprofit to Academy Fellowship program. handled a name change case for
legal gender identity changes for and generations, bringing together perform name changes and legal an LGBTQ client last year through
low-income LGBTQ clients on a pro those who may not ordinarily work gender identity changes for LGBTQ Taylor has always enjoyed FreeState Justice and our
bono basis. Since that time, 15 together.” ■ clients on a pro bono basis. She volunteering for nonprofits, so firm’s team. ■

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