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Celebrating our IMPACT: Pro Bono and Community Engagement
Pro Bono
At Alston & Bird we passionately embrace the communities in which we live and work. Whether it’s through our diverse slate of pro bono legal commitments or our varied community service efforts, serving those in need occupies a central position in our culture, our business plan and our hearts.
Our volunteers focus their work on issues such as advocating for voiceless children, supporting asylum seekers, representing victims of domestic violence, and generally giving access to justice to those who might otherwise be overlooked. We work for systemic change in our legal system and for meaningful change in the lives of individuals. Alston & Bird attorneys have both a local and global impact through the grants we award, the boards we serve on and the clients to whom we donate our time and expertise.
Highlights
UPlift ProBono Newsletter
A quarterly collection of all of the good works and community recognition firmwide.
Four Alston & Bird Attorneys Honored by Sanctuary for Families with “Above & Beyond Pro Bono Achievement Award”
Elizabeth Buckel, Chris Williams, Morgan Meyer, and Ashton Andrews received a 2024 Above & Beyond Pro Bono Achievement Award from Sanctuary for Families.
Alston & Bird Again Recognized Among People Magazine’s Top “Companies That Care”
For the fifth time in a row, Alston & Bird has been recognized by People magazine as a top U.S. company for its commitment to supporting employees and the communities where they work.
Alston & Bird Ranks Among Top Firms on The American Lawyer’s 2024 Pro Bono Scorecard
Alston & Bird ranked among the top 30 national law firms recognized in The American Lawyer’s 2024 Pro Bono Scorecard.
Alston & Bird’s Racial Justice Fund Sponsors 2024 Equal Justice Works Fellow
Alston & Bird will sponsor 2024 Equal Justice Works Fellow Rachel Fox, a Juris Doctor candidate at LMU Loyola Law School. During her two-year fellowship, Rachel will work with the Shriver Self-Help Center at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in Downtown Los Angeles, which often sees over 50 default judgments in a week.
Alston & Bird Secures Pro Bono Asylum Victory
Alston & Bird represented a client on appeal after the immigration judge incorrectly applied evidentiary standards in her case. While the appeal was pending in the Fifth Circuit, the client was removed to Bolivia. The team’s relentless work resulted in the case being remanded to the immigration court, and asylum was granted. Following the grant of asylum, the team worked for two years with multiple government agencies and were finally successful in getting our client back to the United States in March.
Alston & Bird Represents Former NFL Player in Pro Bono Compassionate Release Case
Alston & Bird attorneys successfully represented a former Texas A&M star running back and NFL player in a request for compassionate release under the First Step Act following a terminal diagnosis of metastatic throat cancer.