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News March 16, 2022

Covington Secures Order From World Court Requiring Russia to Suspend Its Unlawful Invasion of Ukraine

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News January 12, 2023

CJEU Recognizes Rights of Self-Employed LGBTIQ+ Persons in Landmark Judgment

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Pro Bono June 18, 2022

Covington Ranks First in Average Pro Bono Hours in American Lawyer Survey

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Pro Bono November 11, 2022

The Veterans Consortium Recognizes Covington as Law Firm of the Year

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  • Pro Bono

Pro Bono

Since its founding, Covington has demonstrated a strong commitment to public service.

The firm is frequently recognized for pro bono service, including 11 times being ranked the number one pro bono practice in the U.S. by The American Lawyer. Much of our pro bono work is anchored in meeting local needs, serving economically disadvantaged individuals and families in our surrounding communities, but the firm also has a long history of serving vulnerable clients and important causes throughout the U.S. and the world.

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Accolades

    • The American Lawyer magazine has ranked Covington's pro bono practice among the nation’s top ten for 30 of the past 33 years, including eleven years at number one.
    • Since 2003, the D.C. Circuit Judicial Conference has recognized those firms where at least 40% of the attorneys perform 50 or more pro bono hours during the previous year. Covington has achieved this so-called “40 at 50” benchmark each year. In 2022, the firm also received the D.C. Circuit Judicial Conference's Daniel M. Gribbon Pro Bono Advocacy Award for our extraordinary pro bono service in Vote Forward v. DeJoy, a voting rights suit that challenged the implementation of U.S. Postal Service policies that resulted in widespread mail delivery delays leading up to the 2020 general election.
    • Law360 has honored Covington as a Pro Bono Firm of the Year for our work on a range of issues, including securing the release of Guantanamo Bay detainees, defending civil rights and combatting racial profiling, reforming the criminal justice system, and representing prisoners on death row.
    • National Law Journal - Covington was named to NLJ's Pro Bono Hot List in 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021. Three Covington lawyers have been honored as "Champions" for upholding the profession's core values through public service, pro bono efforts, and advocacy for civil liberties - Robert Long (2012); S. William Livingston (2011); Anthony Herman (2010).

Key Contacts

Meet the Team
Kelly D. Voss

Pro Bono Counsel

Mary E. R. Burner

Deputy Pro Bono Counsel

Jill Garcia

Pro Bono Attorney

Danielle Moise

Pro Bono Attorney

Dia Omasonte

Pro Bono Attorney

Staś Kuźmierkiewicz

Pro Bono Lawyer