Recognition

Our pro bono work and philanthropy have garnered numerous awards and honors, including the following more recent recognitions:

2008

• The Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs recognized WilmerHale with two Outstanding Achievement awards for pro bono work on behalf of the Committee in Mazloum v. District of Columbia and Spray v. S Corp.
• At the D.C. Circuit Judicial Conference, the firm received the Daniel M. Gribbon Pro Bono Advocacy Award for work on behalf of our pro bono client, Timothy Naegele.

• WilmerHale was presented with the 2008 National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA) Beacon of Justice Award in recognition of our significant and exemplary commitment to providing pro bono representation to people on death row.

2007

• WilmerHale ranked among the top firms in The American Lawyer "A-List" recognizing the top 20 US law firms based on results in four categories: revenue per lawyer, pro bono, associate satisfaction and diversity. WilmerHale placed 7th in the nation for pro bono with an average of 126.9 pro bono hours worked per lawyer and 63.5% of lawyers with more than 20 hours of pro bono work. The firm has consistently placed in the top ten since The American Lawyer pro bono survey was instituted.
  
  
• In recognition of the firm's work on behalf of Guantanamo detainees, the firm received the Beacon of Justice award by the National Legal Aid & Defender Association.
  
  
• WilmerHale was honored by the D.C. Circuit Judicial Conference for meeting the Conference's pro bono goal of at least 40% of all associates, counsel and partners meeting 50 pro bono hours per year. WilmerHale has met this goal every year since 2003.
   
  
• Partner Stephen Oleskey received the ABA’s Pro Bono Publico Award for enhancing the human dignity of others by delivering volunteer legal services to our nation's underprivileged. Click here to view Mr. Oleskey's award video clip.
  

• The Boston Bar Association named WilmerHale as the recipient of the highly prestigious Thurgood Marshall Award for extraordinary work in representing low-income clients on a pro bono or reduced fee basis.
  
  
• WilmerHale received the Massachusetts Bar Association’s Law Firm Pro Bono Award in recognition of our work on Rosie D. v. Romney.
  
  
• WilmerHale ranked near the top of Vault’s List of Most Prestigious Law Firms for Pro Bono work.
  
  
• WilmerHale ranked in the top 15 in the "Quality of Life" ranking for pro bono work in the Vault Guide to the Top 100 Law Firms.