After practicing labor and employment law at Seyfarth for over a decade, I accepted the firm's offer to assume the role that is dedicated to overseeing all the different ways that Seyfarth gives back to the community. In this position, I lead a multifaceted program that includes pro bono legal services, charitable giving, community service, and sustainability.I believe that attorneys have an ethical and moral obligation to use their special skills to help those who otherwise would not be able to afford legal help. I identify opportunities for the firm's attorneys to volunteer their services, I work with legal aid organizations to address legal needs of low-income individuals and community groups, and I create meaningful partnerships with corporate clients on joint pro bono projects.Seyfarth's pro bono program includes serving low-income individuals in areas such as housing, immigration, family law, domestic violence, government benefits, and life planning, as well as serving community groups with both advice and litigation in a range of subject areas, including employment, real estate, corporate, employee benefits, and intellectual property. I help match volunteer attorneys with opportunities and I also help legal aid organizations place matters with the firm. In addition, I oversee the firm's community service activities and I manage the Seyfarth Shaw Charitable Foundation, through which attorneys and staff can request donations to qualified organizations on behalf of the firm. I work closely with the firm's attorneys and staff to identify local, national, and global community service and charitable giving opportunities in order to provide the greatest possible benefit to the communities in which Seyfarth does business and the greatest possible support of the volunteer efforts of the firm's attorneys and staff.I also help lead the firm's sustainability efforts, which include developing best practices with help from the Law Firm Sustainability Network, recognizing and promoting attorneys and staff in their conservation efforts, and committing to doing pro bono work through Lawyers for a Sustainable Economy.I am a member of the Illinois, District of Columbia and Maryland bars. I am also admitted to practice in the United States District Courts for the Districts of Northern Illinois, Northern Indiana, Western Wisconsin, Western Tennessee, Western Michigan, and Maryland.