THE CLOROX COMPANY BEST PRACTICES IN PRO BONO December 2011 Pro Bono Contact: Adam Brink, Trademark Counsel Program Background It was with the 2005 arrival of Laura Stein as senior vice president, general counsel & corporate secretary of The Clorox Company (Clorox) that the idea for an official department pro bono program began. As an […]

BEST BUY CO., INC. BEST PRACTICES IN PRO BONO December 2011 Pro Bono Contact: Jill Barnett, Corporate Counsel Program Background When the Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA) spearheaded a “Call to Honor” in October 2003, asking the legal community to increase its pro bono involvement, Joseph M. Joyce, senior vice president, general counsel and assistant […]

AT&T INC. BEST PRACTICES IN PRO BONO December 2011 Pro Bono Contacts: Pamela St. John and Susan McGahan, General Attorneys and Co-Chairs of Pro Bono Executive Committee Program Background and Infrastructure In 2009, AT&T Inc. (AT&T) revamped its pro bono program, affording regional offices more autonomy in selecting pro bono matters and in managing those matters. […]

AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC. BEST PRACTICES IN PRO BONO December 2011 Pro Bono Contact: Angel P. Nguyen and Ruth L. Stark, Co-Chairs, Pro Bono Committee Program Background and Infrastructure In 2002, at the behest of a team of General Counsel’s Office (GCO) attorneys and with the endorsement of Louise Parent, executive vice […]