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Parker Poe Pro Bono Awards & Report

The Pro Bono Committee is please to present our inaugural Pro Bono Awards and report on the previous year’s pro bono activities. We hope this information both recognizes attorneys who demonstrated a strong record of pro bono service and encourages all attorneys to get more involved in pro bono work moving forward.  Don’t forget to record all of your pro bono hours to one of our pro bono matter numbers so that we can get an accurate tally of the firm’s pro bono contributions.  Enjoy the retreat, and please congratulate each of our award recipients!

For these awards, the Committee sought nominations from all attorneys, considered all submissions, and chose winners from the pool of nominees.

Pro Bono Leadership Award

Tiffany Burba | Associate, Raleigh

The Pro Bono Leadership Award is given to an attorney who has led, organized, or managed a significant pro bono project or group of related pro bono cases.  Tiffany has been recognized for her consistent commitment to identifying, organizing, and leading pro bono projects at the firm, including our recent Afghan Asylum Project. 

Pro Bono Legacy Award

Bob Stubbs | Special Counsel, Atlanta

The Pro Bono Legacy Award is given to an attorney who has demonstrated a long-standing and consistent commitment to pro bono service over the duration of that person’s career.  Bob has been recognized for his robust history of pro bono service, including a particularly complicated project involving the title and sale of nearly 100 acres of property to the City of Decatur.

Pro Bono Rising Star Award

Ashlynn Hutton | Associate, Atlanta

The Pro Bono Rising Star Award is given to a non-partner attorney who has become involved in pro bono matters early in that person’s career at Parker Poe and who demonstrates potential to continue involvement in pro bono matters in the future.  Ashlynn has been recognized for her service on the Pro Bono Committee and efforts to raise awareness of upcoming pro bono opportunities for the Atlanta office.

Pro Bono Project Award

Robert Osborne III | Associate, Charleston

The Pro Bono Project Award is given to an attorney who has worked on a particularly interesting or impactful pro bono matter.  This year, we had a tie, so we’ve decided to award two Pro Bono Project Awards.  Robert has been recognized for obtaining a favorable outcome in a defamation case in partnership with the First Amendment Clinic at Duke University.

Pro Bono Project Award

Elizabeth Trenary | Associate, Charlotte

The Pro Bono Project Award is given to an attorney who has worked on a particularly interesting or impactful pro bono matter.  This year, we had a tie, so we’ve decided to award two Pro Bono Project Awards.  Elizabeth has been recognized for providing extensive pro bono services to Step Up Durham and the City of Durham in order to create the “Excel” program.  This program provides formerly incarcerated individuals with a guaranteed income check of $500-600 for a period of time following re-entry.

Community Service Award

Sarah Hutchins | Partner, Charlotte

The Community Service Award is given to an attorney who has contributed meaningful community service/volunteer time (not pro bono legal services) to local causes.  Sarah has been recognized for her service on multiple non-profit boards and for her recent service as Chair of the  Humane Society of Charlotte.

  

2021 Pro Bono Report & Statistics

For all 2021 statistics, we have included information only for attorneys who recorded time to one of the firm’s pro bono matter numbers.  Although other attorneys likely did complete pro bono service during 2021, we were only able to analyze recorded time entries.  Please be sure to record your time moving forward! 

At a glance

• # of attorneys who recorded pro bono time in 2021:  104
• # of pro bono hours completed by attorneys in 2021:  3,427.5
• # of pro bono hours completed by all timekeepers in 2021:  3,627.7

Per Office

1. Atlanta
   1. # of attorneys recording pro bono time:  9
   2. # of attorney-recorded pro bono hours:   244.5
2. Charleston
   1. # of attorneys recording pro bono time:  8
   2. # of attorney-recorded pro bono hours:   67.1
3. Charlotte
   1. # of attorneys recording pro bono time:   44
   2. # of attorney-recorded pro bono hours:    1988.8
4. Columbia
   1. # of attorneys recording pro bono time:  8
   2. # of attorney-recorded pro bono hours:   148.9
5. Greenville
   1. # of attorneys recording pro bono time:  6
   2. # of attorney-recorded pro bono hours:   47
6. Raleigh
   1. # of attorneys recording pro bono time:  29
   2. # of attorney-recorded pro bono hours:   931.2

*other offices did not have time recorded in 2021

Top 20 Attorneys Recording Pro Bono Time in 2021

1. Kim Parker – 683.5 hours
2. Steven Wilson – 170 hours
3. Catharine Arrowood – 166 hours
4. Elizabeth Trenary – 122.5 hours
5. Richard Glaser – 102.3 hours
6. Coker Holmes – 99.7 hours
7. Tom Griffin – 99.5 hours
8. Sarah Hutchins – 83.8 hours
9. Will Esser – 83.4 hours
10. Dewitt McCarley – 79.3 hours
11. Carlos Manzano – 77.4 hours
12. Bob Stubbs – 72.2 hours
13. Kyle Musgrove – 70.9 hours
14. Nicholas Lee – 68.2 hours
15. Faye Flowers – 67.8 hours
16. Ashlynn Hutton – 66.5 hours
17. Eimile Whelan – 61.1 hours
18. Tiffany Burba – 54.9 hours
19. Mark Frederick – 51.3 hours
20. Tied between Collier Field and Merrick Parrott – 50.4 hours

Pro Bono Committee

This information has been brought to you by Parker Poe’s Pro Bono Committee.  Michael Crook currently serves as Chair of the committee.  Additional committee members include:  John Amiable, Jason Benton, Tiffany Burba, Ashley Edwards, Will Esser, Ashlynn Hutton, Ashley Johnson, Nicholas Lee, Katherine Ross, Fabian Walters, Dan Ward, and Amanda Williams.