Ballard Spahr Honored for Pro Bono Work

PHILADELPHIA (October 24, 2012) – The First Judicial District of Pennsylvania has named 52 Ballard Spahr attorneys, including firm Chair Mark S. Stewart, to its Pro Bono Roll of Honor.



The Roll of Honor is a way for judges in the First Judicial District to recognize attorneys who have worked on pro bono matters in the Philadelphia courts in the past year. To be considered, attorneys must have either provided legal services to a client who is unable to compensate another attorney for the services or have organized an initiative to expand pro bono legal services in the courts. The honors are part of the 2012 Pro Bono Publico Awards Ceremony, held at Philadelphia City Hall and hosted by the First Judicial District judges.  



“Ballard Spahr’s commitment to pro bono service comes from the top,” said firm Pro Bono Counsel Mary Gay Scanlon, noting that firm Chair Mark S. Stewart regularly supervises pro bono matters for the Support Center for Child Advocates and currently is handling an asylum application for a refugee from Darfur. “Ballard attorneys share a strong commitment to service. As a firm, we support that dedication in every way we can. We encourage our lawyers to devote meaningful time to pro bono matters, offer billable hour credit for pro bono work, and recognize our lawyers’ pro bono achievements.”



The Ballard Spahr attorneys named to the First Judicial District Roll of Honor are:



Jessica M. Anthony



Alexandra Bak-Boychuk



Barbara R. Beckman



Josh Bobrin



Lorene L. Boudreau



Lucretia C. Clemons



Jennifer E. Drust



Shannon D. Farmer



David S. Fryman



Farrah I. Gold



Jeffrey B. Goldberg



Leslie M. Gomez



Terence M. Grugan



Robert E. Haimes



Henry E. Hockeimer, Jr.



Atarah J. Hornezes



William B. Igoe



Keith B. Joseph



Katayun I. Jaffari



Rachel M. Keene



Paul J. Koob



Evan W. Krick



Troy E. Larson



Jason A. Leckerman



Aldie Jennings Loubier



Kimberly D. Magrini



Tina R. Makoulian



Maura E. McKenna



Tejal K. Mehta



Mary Theresa Metzler



Jeffrey Meyers



Joy C. O'Brien



Christine R. O'Neil



Margaret Osborne Padilla



Kaitlin E. Picco



Raymond A. Quaglia



Eileen B. Quigley



Carl G. Roberts



Jonathan S. Satinsky



Mary Gay Scanlon



Gina Maisto Smith



Mark S. Stewart



Lisa B. Swaminathan



Joel E. Tasca



Ruth S. Uselton



Ronald M. Varnum



Matthew A. White



Kia Holifield Wimmer



Sandra M. Wintner



Philip N. Yannella



About Ballard Spahr



Ballard Spahr LLP, a national firm with more than 500 attorneys in 13 offices in the United States, provides a range of services in litigation, business and finance, real estate, intellectual property, and public finance. The firm is committed to providing legal assistance to those who cannot afford it and each year undertakes a diverse range of pro bono work, including death penalty, voting rights, asylum and immigration, and child advocacy cases. The firm also provides tax, corporate, real estate, and labor law assistance to a wide variety of nonprofit organizations. For more information, please visit www.ballardspahr.com.