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2022 Pro Bono Year in Review
Blank Rome provided more than 31,000 pro bono hours in 2022 with an average of 48.5 hours per attorney . In addition , nearly 120 attorneys and paralegals met our aspirational goal of completing 75 hours or more of pro bono service .
Our firm achieved impressive results on a wide range of pro bono projects . Highlights include :
• Continuing to assist Afghan refugees seeking Humanitarian Parole in the United States , in addition to helping with expedited Afghan asylum cases
• Partnering with the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights to organize and staff a nonpartisan election protection hotline for voters in the 2022 mid-term elections
• Helping low-income senior citizens to draft and execute their life planning documents
• Working to assist transgender clients with legal name and gender marker changes
• Working with veterans seeking to upgrade their military discharge status
• Assisting small businesses , micro-entrepreneurs , and nonprofit organizations with corporate , employment , leasing and other real estate issues , tax , intellectual property , and more
PRO BONO REPORT & COMMUNITY IMPACT REPORT • 9