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May 07, 2020 - MoFo Pro Bono
MoFo Partners with Nonprofit Created to Combat COVID-19
MoFo has taken an especially proactive role in the fight against COVID-19, with, for example, contributions by the Morrison & Foerster Foundation , partners, and employees exceeding $200,000 as of the day of this blog post’s publication. But Boston-based Technology Transactions Group partner Matt
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April 14, 2020 - MoFo Pro Bono
MoFo Staff Spotlight: Meyvelin Flores
A Special Connection to Immigrant Clients When MoFo Government Contracts partner Tina Reynolds first approached Meyvelin Flores 12 years ago seeking help with interpreting Spanish for a new pro bono client in the firm’s Northern Virginia (NoVa) office, Meyvelin, then a receptionist, was more
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February 27, 2020 - MoFo Pro Bono
Matters That Matter: February Pro Bono Roundup
Matters That Matter: February Pro Bono Roundup In this edition of Matters That Matter , we honor the many lawyers who have dedicated their time to important pro bono causes. This month, we highlight a variety of worthy projects, such as ensuring medical supplies
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February 24, 2020 - MoFo Pro Bono
MoFo Secures Landmark Settlement Advancing California Schoolchildren’s Right to Literacy
In the first civil rights lawsuit ever brought under any state constitution to secure students’ right to achieve literacy, Morrison & Foerster and its co-counsel, Public Counsel , on Feb. 20, 2020, reached a groundbreaking settlement on behalf of schoolchildren across the State of
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February 20, 2020 - MoFo Pro Bono
MoFo Wins Verdict Holding Conditions in Customs & Border Protection Holding Cells Unconstitutional
In a groundbreaking decision, a federal district judge in Arizona granted a permanent injunction requiring a Customs & Border Protection (CBP) facility in Tucson to provide the civil detainees who are held there for more than 48 hours with a bed, blanket, shower, potable
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January 30, 2020 - MoFo Pro Bono
Matters That Matter: January Pro Bono Roundup
In this edition of Matters That Matter , we honor the many lawyers who have dedicated their time to important pro bono causes. This month, we highlight a variety of worthy projects, such as tackling questions regarding housing rights for people living with mental
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December 26, 2019 - MoFo Pro Bono
Matters That Matter: December Pro Bono Roundup
In this edition of Matters That Matter , we honor the many lawyers who have dedicated their time to important pro bono causes. This month, we highlight a variety of worthy projects, such as protecting the freedom to express political viewpoints, advising an organization
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December 23, 2019 - MoFo Pro Bono
Morrison & Foerster Pledges Pro Bono Assistance in Response to Global Refugee Crisis
Morrison & Foerster is proud to be a participant in a joint pledge, created by PILnet, the Global Network for Public Interest Law, and announced during the Global Refugee Forum in Geneva, in which law firms, bar associations, and organizations around the globe have
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November 22, 2019 - MoFo Pro Bono
Matters That Matter: November Pro Bono Roundup
In this edition of Matters That Matter , we honor the many lawyers who have dedicated their time to important pro bono causes. This month, we highlight a variety of worthy projects, such as supporting new technologies to prevent California wildfires, aiding vulnerable and
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November 21, 2019 - MoFo Pro Bono
Veterans’ Rights Organization Swords to Plowshares Names MoFo 2019 Pro Bono Partner of the Year
On November 8, 2019, over 400 supporters of Swords to Plowshares gathered at the 23rd Annual Veterans Day Dinner to pay tribute to our veterans and celebrate the strides made towards ending veteran homelessness. Swords to Plowshares is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting
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Topic Archives: MoFo Pro Bono

MoFo Partners with Nonprofit Created to Combat COVID-19

MoFo Staff Spotlight: Meyvelin Flores

Matters That Matter: February Pro Bono Roundup

MoFo Secures Landmark Settlement Advancing California Schoolchildren’s Right to Literacy

MoFo Wins Verdict Holding Conditions in Customs & Border Protection Holding Cells Unconstitutional

Matters That Matter: January Pro Bono Roundup

Matters That Matter: December Pro Bono Roundup

Morrison & Foerster Pledges Pro Bono Assistance in Response to Global Refugee Crisis

Matters That Matter: November Pro Bono Roundup

Veterans’ Rights Organization Swords to Plowshares Names MoFo 2019 Pro Bono Partner of the Year