Pro Bono Spotlights

Pro Bono Spotlight: Akosua Agyepong

Attorney Akosua Agyepong is a cornerstone in the Worcester County legal community. A family law attorney at Turco Legal, Attorney…

Pro Bono Spotlight: Haley Hills

“I am determined to practice law in a way that makes access to legal counsel easier and more accessible to…

Pro Bono Spotlight: Christopher Sharry

Amanda’s Story Amanda (client pseudonym), a UMass Memorial patient, was hit by a car as a pedestrian in early 2022…

Pro Bono Spotlight: Nicoletti & Brown, LLP

Springfield-based Attorneys Patrick Nicoletti and James T. Brown of Nicoletti & Brown, LLP. represent clients in all aspects of civil…

Pro Bono Spotlight: Attorney Susan M. Williams

Attorney Susan M. Williams is a solo practitioner concentrating her practice in debtor representation with consumer bankruptcy law and real estate.…

Pro Bono Spotlight: Pavel Bespalko

Attorney Pavel Bespalko joined Community Legal Aid’s (CLA) Pro Bono panel during the height of the pandemic in 2020.  Based…

Pro Bono Spotlight: Philip O’Connell

Admitted to the Massachusetts bar in 1972, Attorney O’Connell founded his firm, O’Connell & O’Connell, P.C., in 1981, and partnered…

Pro Bono Spotlight: Attorney Kathryn Crouss

Kathryn Crouss, Of Counsel at Doherty, Wallace, Pillsbury, and Murphy, P.C., concentrates her practice on both employment and family law…

Pro Bono Spotlight: Attorney Jonathan Molleur

Through the Medical-Legal Partnership (MLP) between Community Legal Aid (CLA) and UMass Memorial Health Care, Attorney Jonathan Molleur assisted a…

Pro Bono Spotlight: Attorney Kathleen A. O’Malley

Attorney Kathleen A. O’Malley currently focuses her practice of law at Raipher, P.C. on general civil litigation, concentrating in the…

Pro Bono Spotlight: Attorney Ashlyn Dowd

Attorney Ashlyn Dowd is an Associate of Mirick O’Connell in the Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits and Education Law groups.…

Pro Bono Spotlight: Attorney Sheila Mulholland

Attorney Sheila Mulholland of Springfield, Massachusetts has been a loyal volunteer for Community Legal Aid and its predecessor organization, the…

Pro Bono Spotlight: Attorney Marie Jablonski

Attorney Marie Jablonski has been a long-standing and consistent volunteer for legal services in Western Massachusetts for almost 20 years.…

Pro Bono Spotlight: Attorney Helena S. Friedman

Attorney Helena S. Friedman of Springfield, Massachusetts  has been volunteering for legal services since 1986.  A consistent volunteer for the…

Pro Bono Spotlight: Attorney Mary Samberg

Attorney Mary A. Samberg of West Springfield, Massachusetts is one of CLA’s longest serving volunteers. A 2021 recipient of Community…

Pro Bono Spotlight: Attorney Lillian Chukwurah

Attorney Lillian Chukwurah founded her own successful law practice while simultaneously supporting multiple Community Legal Aid Pro Bono programs. Since…

Pro Bono Spotlight: Attorney Carolyn E. Scott-Howe

Attorney Carolyn E. Scott-Howe is one of Community Legal Aid’s most long-standing and dedicated volunteer attorneys. Throughout her career, Attorney…

Pro Bono Spotlight: Attorney Kathleen Jackson

Attorney Kathleen Jackson, a graduate of McGill University Law School, has been practicing law in Massachusetts since 2002. After serving…

Pro Bono Spotlight: Attorney Rhonda Bachrach

Attorney Rhonda L. Bachrach is a 2019 recipient of the prestigious Adams Pro Bono and Publico Award and a 2021…

Pro Bono Spotlight: Attorney Laurel Bretta

After falling into massive debt due to an extensive health issue, “F.D.” contacted Community Legal Aid’s (CLA) Pro Bono Programs…

Pro Bono Spotlight: Attorney James F. Gregory

In his 40 years of private practice, Attorney James F. Gregory has consistently and generously dedicated his time and talent…

Pro Bono Spotlight: Attorney Justin Raphaelson

A volunteer with Community Legal Aid (CLA) since 2017, Attorney Justin Raphaelson has enthusiastically brought passion and dedication to his…

Pro Bono spotlight: Attorney Abra C. Allexenberg

Attorney Abra C. Allexenberg, solo practitioner and owner of Allexenberg Law, helped a UMass Memorial patient obtain necessary and appropriate…

Pro Bono Spotlight: Attorney Leah Kofos

Attorney Leah Kofos, an associate at Mirick O’Connell,  accepted a case through Community Legal Aid’s Medical-Legal Partnership and helped an…

Pro Bono Spotlight: Murphy & Rudolf, LLP

Community Legal Aid (CLA) Pro Bono is proud to announce an exciting partnership with the Worcester-based law firm of Murphy &…

Pro Bono Spotlight: Attorney Reid Wakefield

Attorney Reid Wakefield, an associate at Mirick O’Connell, recently accepted a pro bono case referred through Community Legal Aid’s Medical-Legal…

Pro Bono Spotlight: Attorney Christopher Collins

Attorney Collins, a experienced litigator at the law firm of Mirick O'Connell, immersed himself in the case and spent countless hours meeting with the client, reviewing the facts and performing legal research.

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