2024
mintz // Pro bono portfolio
Unlocking Justice: Our Commitment to Pro Bono
At Mintz, we believe in the transformative power of pro bono. Our commitment to providing essential legal services to those who need them the most reflects our dedication to ensuring that justice is accessible to everyone. Through the efforts of more than 410 skilled Mintz attorneys and staff who volunteer their time and expertise, we advocate for vulnerable populations and bridge the gap between legal needs and resources.
In 2024 alone, we worked on 326 pro bono matters. By promoting fairness and equality, we not only
change individual lives but also strengthen our communities.
Exceptional client service extends through our pro bono practice, a proud tradition that addresses critical issues like reproductive rights, asylum, domestic violence, homelessness, civil rights, and more.
We view this work as both a privilege and a shared responsibility, uniting us as lawyers and individuals.
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For several years, Mintz has
worked closely with Casa Cornelia,
a not-for-profit organization specializing in immigration and asylum work. Here attorneys Jessica Vaughn and Jessica Zhang talk about one particular young woman they helped to land in San Diego.
immigration
seeking asylum amidst danger
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A Mintz team co-authored an amicus brief urging the US Supreme Court to uphold emergency abortion care protections in a critical case. Collaborating with the National Women’s Law Center and other advocates, the firm continues its commitment to reproductive rights through extensive policy research and legal guidance throughout the country.
Health
protecting pathways to reproductive health
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Through a three-decade partnership with Lawyers Clearinghouse in Boston, Mintz has represented 340 unhoused and low-income clients in a broad spectrum of complex legal matters and provided counseling and referrals to thousands of others. In a similar, but much newer, collaboration with The Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless in the District of Columbia, Mintz attorneys are helping the same types of clients access housing, shelter, and other critical services.
community outreach
Connecting the Homeless and Underserved with Critical Resources
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Toronto-based lawyer Katy Pitch landed on the board of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Toronto almost four years ago, initially providing guidance on general governance issues. However, in that time, Katy has helped the charity to navigate significant matters key to ensuring its success.
community
guiding a community charity through altering governance changes
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Several Mintz intellectual property attorneys collaborated on a multiyear effort to secure a patent that enables anonymous communications between survivors who report being abused by the same person. Their work provides a nascent nonprofit based in California with patent protection for a tool to empower survivors weighing whether to report a violation.
human rights
forging connections
for survivors of
sexual violence
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In 2023, a Mintz team began assisting Roots of Development, a nonprofit focused on community-driven development in Haiti and abroad. Through government advocacy, governance structuring, and legal advice, the multidisciplinary team helped Roots strengthen its organizational foundation, positioning the nonprofit for impactful growth in its mission to empower local communities.
international reach
driving change for a growing nonprofit
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A team led by attorney Peter Cuomo took on a complex case to help a physician targeted by the Taliban and her family secure a Special Immigrant Visa. Navigating communication barriers and coordinating international logistics, the team guided her from hiding in Afghanistan to a safe new life in Massachusetts.
immigration
securing asylum for a family in hiding
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domestic violence
New York attorney Nicholas Butto
is the recipient of Mintz's Richard Mintz Pro Bono Award for 2024 for the effort and passion that he has dedicated to assisting survivors of domestic abuse.
award-winning support for domestic abuse victims in new york
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Since November 2023, Mintz attorneys and staff have provided legal guidance and referrals to hundreds of veterans in Massachusetts and the DC metro area. Mintz helps Boston-based Veterans Legal Services organize and staff clinics at a medical center for veterans and runs virtual clinics for The Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program in Washington, DC. Several Mintz attorneys are also dedicated volunteers for organizations that aid veterans.
community outreach
providing critical services and guidance
for veterans
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