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Pro Bono News – Social Impact Report 2017-18

Diversity News

Marshall Yaap, Associate Leah Hauser, Associate

13.8% 36.6%

“Dynamic Duo” overall are all lawyers
Recognized with diverse attorneys are women

2017 Miles &

Stockbridge
Pro Bono

Advocate Award By the

Numbers
n December 2017, it was domestic violence for survivors
announced that the year’s referred through the House of
I Miles & Stockbridge Pro Bono Ruth, the Women’s Law Center of
Advocate Award would be shared Maryland, and numerous other
by Leah Hauser and former D.C. local, national and international
colleague Marshall Yaap. The organizations. Working through
award, which annually goes to the 1980 Hague Child Abduction
one or more individuals whose Convention, they have helped
pro bono work exemplifies the families find and obtain the 52.8% 5.8%
firm’s strong tradition of public return of children who have
service, recognizes the pair’s been wrongfully taken, usually all associates all lawyers
work on behalf of domestic by another family member, are women are veterans
violence survivors and returning out of their home country.
missing and abducted children Together, they have provided
to the United States and other nearly 1,000 hours of pro bono
countries. Marshall and Leah services this year to families
have obtained protection from in need. ■

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