Seventeen attorneys in Cozen O’Connor’s Philadelphia office have been named to the 2007 Pro Bono Roll of Honor of the First Judicial District (FJD) of Pennsylvania. Each year, the pro bono committee of the FJD recognizes attorneys who have provided pro bono services to litigants in the Philadelphia Courts. To be named to the Roll of Honor, an attorney must practice in Philadelphia County, must have provided services to a client in a case before the FJD, must not be employed by an organization whose primary purpose is the provision of free legal services to the underprivileged, and must have provided legal services with no expectation of receiving a fee. The following Cozen O’Connor attorneys were recognized at the FJD’s annual pro bono award ceremony:

Evan B. Caplan
Sarah E. Davies
H. Robert Fiebach
Suzanne R. Fisher
Douglas B. Fox
Melanie K. Martin
James C. O'Connor
Joseph H. Riches
James E. Robinson
Carrie B. Rosen
Abby L. Sacunas
Mark C. Schultz
Matthew J. Siegel
MaryTeresa B. Soltis
Jonathan M. Stemerman
George A. Voegele, Jr.
Thomas G. Wilkinson, Jr.

Cozen O’Connor is a signatory to the Pro Bono Institute’s Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge, and encourages all of its attorneys to devote at least 60 hours of pro bono work annually. Each attorney’s time value in handling pro bono matters is treated as full production credit for up to 50 hours annually. Firm attorneys volunteer their time and expertise in diverse matters, including working as advocates for children, the elderly, the indigent, and the disadvantaged, as well as serving as legal advisors for non-profit corporations, staffing legal aid clinics and acting as counsel for marginalized groups.