a project of the Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI)

This team examines the various possibilities for recognition of the outstanding pro bono efforts of individual attorneys, law firms, corporations and legal aid agencies throughout Illinois by nominating them for existing awards and/or establishing new awards to be conferred by PILI/PBI.  This Team is made up of a cross-section of PBI Participants from law firms, corporations, law schools, the organized bar and legal aid organizations.   

Team Members:

Mark Melickian, Drinker, Biddle & Reath

Allegra Rich, Seyfarth Shaw

Barry Taylor, Equip for Equality

Meg Scholand-Watson, United Airlines

Maureen Stratton, Northwestern University School of Law