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