Pro Bono Perspectives
Introducing the first of a new series navigating community and legal industry issues.
RYAN WALSH
Jones Day
rkwalsh @jonesday.com
The Atlanta Bar Association presented Pro
Bono Perspectives: How Lawyers Can Have
an Outsized Impact Addressing Needs in
the Atlanta Immigrant Community at the
Georgia State University College of Law on
February 5, 2020. The event focused on the
needs of the local immigrant community and
ways that the legal community can help meet
those needs with support from local non-
profits. Moderated by Charles T. Lester, Jr.
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(Eversheds Sutherland, retired), the panel of
experienced leaders included Dr. Christina
Marshall Brown (Fish & Richardson, PC),
Monica Modi Khant (Georgia Asylum and
Immigration Network), Christopher C.
Marquardt (Alston & Bird, LLP) and Hon.
Beverly B. Martin (United States Court of
Appeals Eleventh Circuit).
Atlanta Bar President Ryan K. Walsh (Jones
Day) stated, “It was a great honor to have
the opportunity to introduce the panel at
our recent Pro Bono Perspectives event,
which was focused on pro bono assistance
in the local immigrant community. Each of
the panelists provided wonderful insight –
whether as a judge, a private practice lawyer,
or a public interest attorney – on the great
need in that community and different ways
Atlanta Bar members can help. Thanks to the
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