The Association of Pro Bono Counsel (APBCo) Elects 2015 Officers and Board

On January 8, 2015, the Association of Pro Bono Counsel elected Harlene Katzman, Pro Bono Counsel, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, to serve as President.   Additionally, the following APBCo members were elected to leadership positions:

  • President-Elect: Ben Weinberg, Pro Bono Partner, Dentons
  • Vice President: Kevin Curnin, Partner/Director of the Public Service Project, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan
  • Secretary: Allegra Nethery, Pro Bono & Philanthropy Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
  • Treasurer: Katie Niejadlik, Pro Bono Manager, Fish & Richardson P.C.
  • Immediate Past President: Steve Schulman, Pro Bono Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

 

Elected to the APBCo Board of Directors were:

  • Dorothy Fernandez, Pro Bono Counsel, Morrison & Foerster LLP
  • Heidi Naasko, Pro Bono and Diversity Counsel, Dykema Gossett PLLC
  • Katie Niejadlik, Pro Bono Manager, Fish & Richardson P.C.

 

Additional board members, with continuing terms, are:

  • Maureen P. Alger, Pro Bono Partner, Cooley LLP
  • Jennifer L. Colyer, Special Counsel, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
  • Brenna K. DeVaney, Pro Bono Counsel, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
  • Susan Hoffman, Public Service Partner, Crowell & Moring
  • Ellyn Haikin Josef, Pro Bono Counsel, Vinson & Elkins LLP
  • David Lash, Managing Counsel for Pro Bono and Public Interest Services, O’Melveny & Myers LLP
  • Joe Sullivan, Special Counsel and Director of Pro Bono Programs, Pepper Hamilton LLP
  • Al Wallis, Executive Director, Brown Rudnick Center for the Public Interest, Brown Rudnick LLP