SECTION UPDATE
Atlanta Associates Double Fundraising
for Local Pro Bono Organizations
By: Fredric J. Bold Jr.
Bondurant, Mixson
& Elmore LLP
By: Jonathan E. Smith
Scoggins & Goodman PC
T
he Atlanta Council of Younger Lawyers closed the
books on its 2012 Associates’ Campaign in November,
one of its most successful campaigns in recent history.
This grass-roots effort comprised of associates at Atlantaarea law firms is the ACYL’s signature annual event and
aims to raise both awareness of the critical need for pro bono
legal services in our community and much-needed funds for
those organizations. Given the funding challenges faced
by charitable organizations of all stripes during the recent
years of economic downturn, all lawyers should take pride in
how the youngest members of our profession stepped up to
answer this substantial need with overwhelming generosity.
Thanks to Atlanta-area associates and the select law firms
that matched their associates’ donations, the Associates’
Campaign raised $35,344 this year—doubling the total from
2011! This total came from over 320 associates and law
firms. Donors directed these funds to the following local
pro-bono organizations that provide legal services to the
poor: Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers
Foundation, First Presbyterian Coming Home Project,
Georgia Appleseed Student Tribunal Project, Georgia Asylum
& Immigration Network, Georgia Innocence Project, Georgia
Justice Project, Georgia Law Center for the Homeless,
Georgia Legal Services Program, Georgia State Low-Income
Taxpayer Clinic, GreenLaw, Latin American Association
Immigrant Services Department, ProBono Partnership of
Atlanta, Southern Center for Human Rights, and the Truancy
Intervention Project.
The top overall three firms were:
1. Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, LLP ($9,010)
2. King & Spalding, LLP ($6,720)
3. Arnall Golden Gregory, LLP ($2,250)
The top three small firms (1-25 associates) were:
1. Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, LLP ($9,010)
2. Hunton & Williams ($2,050)
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3. Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Aughtry ($1,030)
The top three medium sized firms (25-50 associates) were:
1. Arnall Golden Gregory ($2,250)
2. Paul Hastings ($2,175)
3. Nelson Mullins ($1,131.55)
The top three large firms (50+ associates) were:
1. King & Spalding ($6,720)
2. Kilpatrick Townsend ($2,225)
3. Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan ($1,387.50)
The following firms had 100% associate participation:
Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore; Fellows Labriola; Hunton &
Williams; Nelson Mullins; and Scoggins & Goodman.
This year’s success was also made possible by the generous
support of several firms who matched all or a portion of their
associates’ donations: Arnall Golden Gregory; Bondurant,
Mixson & Elmore; Chamberlain Hrdlicka; Duane Morris;
Fellows LaBriola; Hunton & Williams; Jones Day; King &
Spalding; Paul Hastings; and Rogers & Hardin.
The Associates’ Campaign relied on a dedicated group of
associates who volunteered many hours to communicate
the campaign’s message. These associates who served
as their law firm’s firm coordinators are:
Tyler Arnold
Arnall Golden Gregory
Jessica Casey
Jones Day
Elizabeth Jordan
Alston & Bird
Katie Sullivan
Kilpatrick Townsend
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