We regularly highlight the efforts of those who work to make our justice system more accessible and equitable for all. This Partner Profile features Donald Dunner, Co-Chair of DCBF’s Call to Action and Chair of the Foundation’s Advisory Committee.
Name Donald Dunner
Job/Position Partner
Organization Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garret & Dunner, LLP
Years on the Job 38
Where did you grow up? Brooklyn, NY
What brought you to DC? Law school; job as examiner at Patent Office
What was your first job in DC, and what did you learn? Examiner in Patent Office; learned patent law basics
INTERESTING FACTS
Daily Habit Reading the morning newspaper
Favorite app Stock market
Favorite Movie My Cousin Vinny
Favorite Restaurant La Chaumiere
Favorite Vacation Spot Martha’s Vineyard
Hobbies Tennis, skiing
Hero Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt
Your News Source Washington Post; TV news programs
One thing (other than your phone) you never leave the house without is… Hearing aid batteries
CAREER PATH
Most rewarding element of your work Appellate advocacy
A challenge you faced early in your career Trying my first lawsuit
If I hadn’t become a lawyer, I would be a… Doctor
If I weren’t working at Finnegan, I would be… An arbitrator/mediator
LEGAL AID
Legal aid is important to me because . . . A need/desire to pay society back
My dream for the legal system is… To satisfy legal needs for those unable to afford it
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