Call to Action
Through DCBF’s annual Call to Action campaign, the generosity of area law firms and corporations helps provide access to justice for District residents who are in desperate need of legal representation but cannot afford it.
So far this year we have raised over $601,000 through Call to Action.
This year's donor recognition tiers are based on the gift amount divided by the number of attorneys in the firm's DC office, creating a more equitable recognition system for firms of all sizes. We are excited to announce the following new tiers for Call to Action:
Change-Makers (Firms who give $100 or more per DC office attorney)
Visionaries (Firms who give $75 - $99 per DC Office attorney)
Network Builders (Firms who give $50 - $74 per DC Office attorney)
Ambassadors (Firms who give $25 - $49 per DC Office attorney)
Friends (Firms who give up to $25 per DC Office Attorney)
We hope our adjusted tier recognition system will allow DC-area law firms to expand their generosity to reflect their footprints within the District's legal community more accurately. Though our ask amounts vary by firm, we invite all firms to support the District's civil legal aid network with a donation of at least $50 per DC office attorney.
For more information, please contact Daryl Byler, Director of Development, at byler@dcbarfoundation.org or 202-853-9025. Donations can easily be made online or by mail using our printable donation form.
To see a list of organizations that generously contributed to last year's campaign,
The list below reflects gifts and pledges to the 2024 Call to Action campaign.
CHANGE MAKERS ($100 or more per attorney)
Beveridge & Diamond PC
Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP
Charles Schwab
Crimsonbridge Foundation
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Eversheds Sutherland US LLP
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
Ivins Phillips & Barker
Lathrop GPM
Law Offices of Andrew Marks PLLC
McKinney Figini
Rothwell Figg Ernst & Manbeck PC
Sidley Austin LLP
Skadden
Stein Mitchell Beato & Missner LLP
Sullivan & Worcester LLP
Thompson Coburn LLP
Zuckerman Spaeder LLP
VISIONARIES ($75 - $99 per attorney)
A&O Shearman
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
ArentFox Schiff
Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Cuneo Gilbert & LaDucaPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner LLP
Wilkinson Stekloff
WilmerHale
NETWORK BUILDERS ($50 - $74 per attorney)
Ain & Bank PC
Banner & Witcoff Ltd
Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC
Crowell & Moring LLP
Dentons US LLP
Foster Garvey PC
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Greenberg Traurig
Holland & Hart LLP
Hyman Phelps & McNamara PC
Katz Banks Kumin
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
Latham & Watkins LLP
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
McGuireWoods
Mooney Green Saindon Murphy & Welch PC
Morrison & Foerster Foundation
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP
Steptoe
Sterne Kessler
Winston & Strawn LLP
AMBASSADORS ($25 - $49 per attorney)
Arnold & Porter
Blank Rome LLP
Brown Rudnick LLP
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP
Hollingsworth LLP
Jenner & Block LLP
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP
McCarter & English LLP
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Perkins Coie LLP
Reed Smith LLP
Ropes & Gray LLP
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Venable Foundation
FRIENDS (Up to $25 per attorney)
Baker Botts LLP
Baker Donelson
Baker Hughes Foundation
Ballard Spahr LLP
Covington & Burling LLP
DLA Piper
Faegre Drinker
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Goodwin Procter LLP
Hogan Lovells US LLP
Jones Day
K&L Gates LLP
Keller & Heckman LLP
Sheppard Mullin
White & Case LLP
Wiley Rein
Williams & Connolly LLP
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Foundation
*Participates in the DC Access to Justice Commission’s Raising the Bar in DC Campaign.
The DC Bar Foundation appreciates your gift. We take great care to ensure the accuracy of our donor lists, but occasionally we make mistakes. Please bring any errors or omissions to our attention by emailing Daryl Byler at byler@dcbarfoundation.org.
The continued success of the Call to Action campaign would not be possible without the hard work of our Volunteer Solicitors. Their experience, counsel, and dedication to the Foundation are invaluable and greatly impact the scope of our work.
Call to Action Volunteer Solicitors
Josette Barsano | DC Affordable Law Firm
Alyssa Howard Card | Zuckerman Spaeder
Alanna G. Clair | Dentons LLP
Benjamin Dean | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLC
Ron Flagg | Legal Services Corporation
Marc L. Fleischaker | ArentFox Schiff LLP
Meredith Fuchs | Plaid
Allie Gardner | Arnold & Porter
Wayne Gibson | FTI Consulting
Lauren Birzon Harriman | DC Affordable Law Firm
Christopher A. Hatfield | Ballard Spahr LLP
Mickey Herman | Latham & Watkins LLP
Philip W. Horton | Arnold & Porter
Cheryl A. Isaac | K&L Gates
Ellen M. Jakovic | Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Kimberly LeBlanc Ross | American Red Cross
Paul S. Lee | Steptoe
Gail Makode | Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.
Rachel May | Eversheds Sutherland
Soraya Mohamed | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Krystal Montgomery | Children's Law Center
Christian Nestor | Gordon & Partners, P.A.
Margarita O'Donnell | Zuckerman Spaeder
David W. Ogden | Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
Jehan Patterson | Covington & Burling
Adam Pollet | Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
Kenyattah Robinson | Mount Vernon Triangle Community Improvement District
Michael Rogan | Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP
Tiana Russell | Crowell & Moring LLP
James Sandman | University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
Jaya Saxena | Spencer Stuart
Danielle Scheer | McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Paul M. Smith | Georgetown University Law Center
Mayra Suarez | Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP
Lori Waichman | Mooney Green Saindon Murphy & Welch PC
Melissa Weberman | Arnold & Porter
Ben Wilson | Beveridge & Diamond
DCBF Staff Support:
Kirra Jarratt, CEO
Daryl Byler, Director of Development and Communications
Greer Richey, Development and Communications Specialist