Pro bono legal services and community service are key components of the culture at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck. Our firm was built on a foundation of giving back, and we expect every attorney who joins our firm to support that commitment.

Through our pro bono work, Brownstein attorneys have touched the lives of myriad individuals and organizations who could not otherwise afford superior, quality legal representation. We participate in monthly low-income legal clinics. Our attorneys provide advice and counsel to more than 70 nonprofit partners in our communities. We advocate for abused and neglected children who are stuck in the morass of the foster care system, and children dealing with immigration issues. We represent victims of domestic violence to obtain personal protection orders. We fight to keep low-income children in schools by providing counsel at expulsion hearings. And we participate in large public interest and civil rights litigation matters with the potential to impact thousands.

Our lawyers and staff devoted more than 10,000 hours to pro bono work in 2013, 2014 and 2015. We are a signatory to the Pro Bono Institute’s Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge. Our Denver office has pledged to commit an average of 50 pro bono hours per lawyer, per year to the Colorado Supreme Court. Brownstein's pro bono practice moves up every year on The American Lawyer’s Top 200 pro bono rankings, surpassing many larger firms.

We are committed to sharing our resources and talent to improve our communities and the lives of others.

Featured

Brownstein Named Colorado Lawyers Committee 2016 Law Firm Of The Year

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck is honored to accept the Colorado Lawyers Committee (CLC) 2016 Law Firm of the Year Award. This award recognizes the firm’s extensive pro bono efforts in the Colorado community and recognizes the firm for its significant contributions to the Colorado Lawyers Committee in the past year. More

Restoring property to Holocaust victims and their families

Brownstein attorneys are providing pro bono support for the European Shoah Legacy Institute (ESLI), an international NGO dedicated to restoring property stolen during the Holocaust. More

Brownstein’s Pro Bono Program Featured by Pro Bono Institute

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck shareholder Lauren Schmidt discussed the firm’s pro bono program as a guest on the Pro Bono Institute’s Pro Bono Happy Hour podcast. More

Brownstein Moves Up On The American Lawyer’s National Pro Bono Rankings

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck’s pro bono program was recognized again in July 2015 through The American Lawyer’s National Pro Bono Rankings, ranked 80 among the top 200 law firms in the nation for 2014 performance. Brownstein’s American Lawyer pro bono ranking jumped 21 spots from 2014. More

Increased Funding for Colorado Legal Services

Legislative efforts by Brownstein’s Government Relations attorneys helped to secure increased funding for Colorado legal aid. More

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Our Commitment

All Brownstein attorneys, including partners and associates, are expected to do pro bono work. The firm does not have a specific pro bono hours requirement but encourages all attorneys to complete at least 50 pro bono hours per year. Our associates automatically receive credit toward their billable hours for up to 100 pro bono hours per year.

Pro bono service at Brownstein starts with our summer associates, who work on at least one pro bono project during their time at the firm. New associates are offered formal training sessions through pro bono providers and in-house training sessions on specific pro bono initiatives. Our first-year associates perform 200 pro bono hours as a component of our apprentice program. All training time on pro bono matters counts toward an associate’s pro bono hours.

Pro bono opportunities are carefully aligned with both the firm’s areas of focus and our employees’ desire to make a significant positive impact on the communities where they live and work.

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