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May 24, 2021 - MoFo Pro Bono
Kudos to Bonnie Lau and the MoFo Pro Bono Team Seeking Justice Against Human Rights Abuses in Haiti
Hurricanes. Earthquakes. Civil unrest. Government corruption. Global pandemic. These are just some of the challenges MoFo’s pro bono team, led by partner Bonnie Lau , have had to face in our quest for justice for our Haitian clients, who have been violently persecuted for
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March 16, 2021 - MoFo Diversity, MoFo Pro Bono
NAACP LDF Assistant Counsel Cara McClellan on Racially Disproportionate Discipline in Our Schools
MoFo’s Diversity Strategy Committee recently hosted a special panel presentation to round out our celebration of Black History Month, featuring NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund (LDF) Assistant Counsel Cara McClellan. Prior to joining LDF, Cara’s career path included teaching middle school with Teach
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February 17, 2021 - MoFo Pro Bono
MoFo Represents Disability Rights Connecticut in Lawsuit Alleging Cruel and Unusual Punishment of Prisoners with Mental Illness
Earlier this month, a Morrison & Foerster pro bono team led by New York IP Litigation partner Kyle Mooney and New York IP Litigation associates Eric Lin and Neal Burstyn, filed a federal lawsuit against the Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) for the alleged
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February 03, 2021 - MoFo Pro Bono
The Gender Divide: When Legal Standards Are Not “Standard”
The inequality of men and women under the Constitution has been a hot-button issue for decades, and doesn’t appear to be going away fast enough. Shifting legal standards have made defining, reporting, and prosecuting gender discrimination or sexual misconduct even more problematic. This gender
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January 22, 2021 - MoFo Pro Bono
In a Year Like No Other, MoFo Made a Difference
In what was a generally disheartening year for the world at large, Morrison & Foerster nevertheless managed to change many lives for the better through pro bono legal services. Here are some highlights. MAJOR COURTROOM WINS Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States,
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December 10, 2020 - MoFo Pro Bono
Thurgood Marshall Pro Bono Award Presented to Rising Star Chanwoo Park
MoFo is pleased to congratulate litigation associate Chanwoo Park on receiving the prestigious Thurgood Marshall Award for Exceptional Pro Bono Service in the Rising Star category from the Federal Bar Council , recognizing his tremendous dedication to achieving justice for his pro bono clients.
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December 01, 2020 - MoFo Life, MoFo Diversity, MoFo Pro Bono
MoFo Vets Affinity Group Panel Discussion: Working at MoFo While Serving Our Country
The MoFo Veterans Affinity Group and Diversity Strategy Committee recently co-hosted its first quarterly discussion with partner Stacey Sprenkel , associate Matt Blum , and National Security Analyst Reema Shocair Ali, moderated by litigation law clerk Dave Allman. Washington, D.C. partner and chair of
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November 24, 2020 - MoFo Pro Bono
MoFo Partners with Promise of Justice Initiative to Advocate for Louisianans Still Imprisoned by Jim Crow Juries
Earlier this year, in Ramos v. Louisiana , the U.S. Supreme Court made the landmark decision to declare non-unanimous jury convictions unconstitutional in state criminal trials. The decision represented a significant victory in the lengthy struggle to put an end to Jim Crow juries,
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October 27, 2020 - MoFo Women, MoFo Pro Bono
Kudos to Linda Arnsbarger for Winning the ABA Business Law Section’s 2020 National Public Service Awar
The tireless benefactor of 3,300 hours of pro bono legal work to Morrison & Foerster’s nonprofit and social enterprise clients, Washington, D.C.-based Linda Arnsbarger is the winner of the ABA Business Law Section’s 2020 National Public Service Award. The Honorable Elizabeth Stong, Co-Chair of
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October 22, 2020 - MoFo Pro Bono
Bringing Hope to Individuals Serving Harsh Sentences for Non-Violent Crimes
Should every person convicted of three felonies get the maximum possible sentence without possibility of parole even if his or her offenses were nonviolent? That’s the law in Mississippi, where, under the state’s “ Three Strikes Law ,” a person convicted of a third
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Topic Archives: MoFo Pro Bono

Kudos to Bonnie Lau and the MoFo Pro Bono Team Seeking Justice Against Human Rights Abuses in Haiti

NAACP LDF Assistant Counsel Cara McClellan on Racially Disproportionate Discipline in Our Schools

MoFo Represents Disability Rights Connecticut in Lawsuit Alleging Cruel and Unusual Punishment of Prisoners with Mental Illness

The Gender Divide: When Legal Standards Are Not “Standard”

In a Year Like No Other, MoFo Made a Difference

Thurgood Marshall Pro Bono Award Presented to Rising Star Chanwoo Park

MoFo Vets Affinity Group Panel Discussion: Working at MoFo While Serving Our Country

MoFo Partners with Promise of Justice Initiative to Advocate for Louisianans Still Imprisoned by Jim Crow Juries

Kudos to Linda Arnsbarger for Winning the ABA Business Law Section’s 2020 National Public Service Awar

Bringing Hope to Individuals Serving Harsh Sentences for Non-Violent Crimes