Final Reminder: CPBO Partner Award

There’s only a few days left, so make sure to submit your nomination for the 2014 CPBO Pro Bono Partner Award soon. Nomination forms are due on May 9 and can be submitted via e-mail or mail.

The award, to be presented at the 2014 PBI Annual Dinner, recognizes innovative team approaches to pro bono work involving in-house legal departments, law firms, and public interest groups. Recipients of the award must include at least one legal department and one or more law firms and/or public interest group partners.

Last year’s award was presented to the Hewlett-Packard Company**, in partnership with Morgan, Lewis & Bockius*†, and National Veterans Legal Services Program. Their innovative partnership served the legal needs of veterans with post traumatic stress disorder. A full list of previous awardees can be found here.

Have questions about the award? If so, contact CPBO Director Eve Runyon at (202) 729-6699.

† denotes a Member of the Law Firm Pro Bono Project
* denotes a Signatory to the Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge^®
** denotes a Signatory to the Corporate Pro Bono Challenge^®