Pro Bono

The firm's attorneys, paralegals and staff dedicate hundreds of hours per year toward pro bono legal representation and volunteer activities coordinated by a committee of partners and associates. Attorneys and paralegals receive credit against firm billable requirements for up to fifty hours of pro bono legal representation.

Many of LGN's attorneys are members of the Volunteer Lawyers' Network and have taken cases through the federal judges' pro se referral program. Others have helped disadvantaged businesses and non-profit organizations with corporate formation and other legal matters. Still others have worked on guardian ad litem cases, veterans' benefits appeals, environmental matters and, in cooperation with Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights, have secured legal residency for asylum seekers who feared harm or persecution in their home countries of China, Rwanda and Tibet.