2024 ABA Free Legal Answers Pro Bono Leaders

The ABA Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service annually recognizes individual attorneys, law firms, and other legal groups that have provided extraordinary pro bono services through ABAFreeLegalAnswers.org —a virtual legal clinic through which income-eligible clients can post civil legal services questions to be answered by pro bono attorneys from their state.  

Individual Attorneys

The following attorneys have been recognized for answering 50 or more civil legal questions through the program in 2024.

Alaska

Stephanie Rhoades, Private Practice

Arizona

Paul D. Nordini, Paul D. Nordini, Esq.
Robert J. Murillo, Pivotal Legal Ltd.

Arkansas

Allison E. Raley, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
Mary E. Green, Mary E. Green PA
Christopher T. Brown, Matthews, Campbell, Rhoads, McClure & Thompson, P.A.
Christine Dillard, Southwest Power Pool

California

Payton W. Wilson, Legal Access
Philip R. Cosgrove, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough

Connecticut

Richard M. Lucas, Charter Communications
Ronald D. Japha, Private Practice

Federal

Dahlia M. French, French Legal, PLLC

Florida

Jonathan Benjamin, Benjamin Law Practice, PLLC
Craig R. Dearr, Dearr Perdigon Attorneys at Law
Kevin C. Gleason, Florida Bankruptcy Group LLC
Jaime K. Council, Law Offices of Curtis & Associates, P.A.
Kelly B. Puckett, Private Practice
Barbara B. Stage, Stage Law Firm, P.A.
Luis E. Basagoitia, The Law Office of Luis Basagoitia, P.A.

Georgia

Kathryn B. Hecker, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
Paul R. Krebs, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
Shane M. Duer, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough

Illinois

Reuben A. Bernick, Birnbaum Gelfman Sharma & Arnoux LLC
Billie J. Constant, Constant, Wawrzynek & Grove LLC
Danny L. Grossberg, Mayer Brown LLP
Anthony Frank, MCC
Harold B. Hilborn, Much Shelist, P.C.
Barbara J. O'Brien, Pro Bono Network
Maria R. Rossi, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Akwei O. Acquaye, State Farm Insurance Company
Karen L. Kapela, State Farm Insurance Company

Illinois and Iowa

Jennifer L. Kincaid, Pepping, Balk, Kincaid & Olson, Ltd.

Indiana

Michael B. Gastineau, Cook Medical
Cara N. Ralston, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Jonathan Kroot, Ice Miller LLP
Andrea Cross, Private Practice
Maxwell Happe, Pro Bono Indiana
Michael A. Huerta, Retired Attorney
Daniel C. Reuter, Reuter Law Office
Robert Scott Wylie, Volunteer Lawyer Program of Southwestern Indiana

Indiana and Florida

Eric Buetens, Solo Practitioner

Kansas

Marilyn M. Harp, Retired Attorney

Kansas and Oklahoma

Zac R. Hargis, Riggs, Abney, Neal, Turpen, Orbison and Lewis

Louisiana

Cornelia Ullmann, Law Office of Cornelia S. Ullmann LLC
Brian R. Johnson, Liskow & Lewis, APLC
Peter S. Thriffiley, Peter S. Thriffiley, APLC
Gregory L. Landry, Private Practice

Maine

Michael Asen, MillerAsen, P.A.
Maryellen Sullivan, Port City Legal, LLC

Massachusetts

Keith G. Langer, Keith G. Langer Attorney at Law
Kristen M. Whittle, Liberty Mutual
Maureen L. Pachucki, Liberty Mutual
Meg M. Rehrauer, Liberty Mutual
Anthony M. Czar, Private Practice
Douglas W. McCormac, Retired Attorney

Mississippi

Seth Shannon, Private Practice

Missouri

Ronald J. Eisenberg, Eisenberg Law LLC
Christopher P. Cox, Law Office of Christopher P. Cox, L.L.C.
Robert S. Moss, Law Office Of Robert S. Moss
Robert G. Pennell, The Law Offices of Robert Grant Pennell, LLC
Barbara A. Urick, Private Practice
Margaret A. Kwawer, Private Practice

Nebraska

Carol A. Cleaver, National Indemnity Company
Stephen Talipski, Private Practice

New Hampshire

Martha L. Davidson, Braucher & Associates, PLLC
L. Phillips Runyon III, Runyon Law Office, PLLC

New Mexico

Damon J. Hudson, Hudson Injury Law
Paul G. Fyfe, Private Practice

New York

David J. Solimeno, Barclay Damon LLP
Adam S. Proujansky, Blank Rome LLP
Jon M. Probstein, Law Offices of Jon Michael Probstein
David Mills, Mayer Brown LLP
Arthur A. Katz, Of Counsel, Otterbourg PC

North Carolina

Adam W. Arthur, Arthur & Kirkman PLLC
David Goldberg, Athenian Oath Advisors
Brandon A. Robinson, Brandon A. Robinson, Attorney at Law
Isabella V. Hohler, Breeden Law Office
Manisha P. Patel, Law Office of Manisha P. Patel, PLLC
Janet E. Steddum, Retired Attorney
Ethan C. Goemann, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Meghan K. Moran, University of North Carolina School of Law

North Dakota

Catrina Smith, MinnDak Law, PLLC

Oklahoma

Timothy C. Dowd, Elias, Books, Brown & Nelson
Travis C. Smith, Oklahoma Department of Human Services

Oregon

Elizabeth Welch, Elizabeth Welch Attorney at Law
John W. Lundeen, Solo Practitioner

Pennsylvania

Fred H. Hait, Allied Attorneys of Central PA, LLC
Matthew C. Lasewicz, Brennan & Associates, P.C.
David M. Korman, Emeritus Attorney
Mary S. Timpany, Mary S. Timpany, Esq., LLC
Marjorie Bagnato, NEC Corporation of America
Richard J. Freyvogel Jr., Private Practice
Amy B. Good, Private Practice

South Carolina

Tara E. Nauful, Best Law, PA
Destinee S. Wilson, Cordell Law LLP
Pamela D. Robinson, Retired Attorney

South Dakota

Marwin L. Smith, Colorado River Indian Tribes

Tennessee

Carl E. Seely, Divorce Incorporated
Ryan K. Easterbrook, Easterbrook Law
Kevin D. Balkwill, Ethics Law
Yasmin K. Stiggons, Husch Blackwell LLP
Bryan C. Hathorn, Law Office of Bryan Hathorn
Richard B. Gossett, Private Practice
Steven C. Frazier, Steven C. Frazier, Attorney at Law

Texas

Tully M. Campbell, Dorsey & Whitney
Garrett A. Heckman, Heckman Law, PC
Stuart A. Lautin, Higier Allen & Lautin, P.C.
Cheng Li, Holland & Knight LLP
Joshua P. Downer, Holland & Knight LLP
Asa T. Winsauer, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
Luke D. Sherley, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
Madison C. Amons, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
W. Michael Reed, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
Cary A. Slobin, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough
Benjamin A. Montanez, Norton Rose Fulbright
Kelsey Q. French, O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Sahil Nooruddin, O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Francine M. Bennett, Private Practice
Mike Merar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Karon L. Rowden, Texas A&M University School of Law, Family and Veterans Advocacy Clinic
Fran Brochstein

Virginia

Ara L. Tramblian, Retired Attorney
Kevin M. Allison, Retired Attorney
Maxanne Witkin, Retired Attorney

West Virginia

M. Jane Glauser, Schrader Companion Duff & Law, PLLC
Richard Goldstein, Solo Practitioner
Nigel E. Jeffries

Wisconsin

Michelle A. Behnke, Boardman & Clark LLP
Jennifer Morales, Centro Legal
Max Chester, Foley & Lardner LLP
Jill L. Johnson, J. Johnson Law Group, L.L.C.
Suzanne Edwards, Law Office of Suzanne Edwards
JJ Moore, Legal Action of Wisconsin
Stephen C. Harkess, Midwest Legal Services
Michael Tobin, Retired Attorney

Wisconsin and North Dakota

Martha C. Broadnax, Dorsey & Whitney

Wyoming

Laurie Seidenberg, Seidenberg Law Office

Law Firms/Corporation Law Departments/Legal Organizations

The following law firms, corporate law departments and legal organizations were recognized for each collectively answering 75 or more questions in 2024:

Alston & Bird LLP
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
Baker Donelson
Barclay Damon LLP
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Blank Rome LLP
Bowles Rice LLP
Chapman and Cutler LLP
Cooley LLP
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Entergy
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Foley & Lardner LLP
Holland & Knight LLP
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
Husch Blackwell
Legal Action Wisconsin
Liberty Mutual Insurance
Mayer Brown LLP
McGuireWoods LLP
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Norton Rose Fulbright
Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP
Offices of the United States Attorneys
O'Melveny & Myers
Paul Hastings LLP
Pro Bono Network
Quarles & Brady LLP
Riggs, Abney, Neal, Turpen, Orbison and Lewis
Robinson Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
State Farm Insurance Company
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
Troutman Pepper Locke
University of North Carolina School of Law

Previous Honorees

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023