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Pro bono and other community service activities are an important
professional responsibility. Dewrell Sacks subscribes to the
American Bar Association Code of Professional Responsibility
core principles that "the basic responsibility for providing
legal services for those unable to pay ultimately rests upon
the individual lawyer" and that "[e]very lawyer, regardless
of professional prominence or professional workload, should
find time to participate in serving the disadvantaged." The
commitment to pro bono work and civic/community involvement
is supported by the firm's management committee and the entire
partnership.
The firm
has engaged in a number of activities reflecting that commitment.
First, the firm treats all attorney time spent working on
pro bono issues, on all reports used to evaluate and compensate
all attorneys and legal assistants, as billable time that
has been reported, billed, and collected at standard hourly
rates. Pro bono and civic/community involvement are among
the factors considered in evaluation and compensation decisions.
Second,
the managing attorneys regularly review firm policies and
practices in order to develop means of encouraging pro bono
involvement by and providing pro bono opportunities to interested
firm personnel. To facilitate these efforts, the firm adopted
a listing of many pro bono organizations seeking volunteer
assistance. The listing is available on-line to all firm personnel.
Finally, the firm supports the pro bono activities of firm
personnel to ensure that firm pro bono clients receive quality
representation.
Dewrell Sacks actively supports the arts and numerous pro bono,
civic, and charitable organizations through financial contributions
and generous donations of pro bono legal services. We strive
diligently to be great citizens as well as great lawyers.
The following
list is but a sample of the diverse organizations and programs
to which employees of the Firm are encouraged to contributed
their time and personal efforts:
American
Cancer Society, American Heart Association, American Red
Cross, Atlanta Lawyers for the Arts, Boy Scouts of America,
Boys & Girls Club, Habitat for Humanity, Legal Aid Society,
March of Dimes, Meals on Wheels, United Way, World Foundation
for AIDS Research & YMCA
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