WHITE PLAINS, NY (July 5, 2012) – Jackson Lewis LLP, one of the country’s largest and fastest-growing workplace law firms, is pleased to announce the firm has raised over $11,000 in support of Wounded Warrior Project (WWP), an organization providing programs and services to injured service members as they transition to civilian life.
On Friday, May 25, in honor of Memorial Day, attorneys and staff from each of the firm’s 49 locations participated in a firm-wide “Casual Friday/Jeans Day” to raise money for WWP. Together the firm raised over $11,000 to assist WWP in its efforts to provide programs and services to meet the needs of these brave men and women.
“We are honored to participate in such a rewarding opportunity and help a worthy cause,” said New York City Partner Matthew Steinberg, who originated the firm’s pro bono relationship with WWP. “Over the past two years, WWP has become an organization near and dear to Jackson Lewis. As a national law firm with resources throughout the country, we believe we are in a great position to enhance the service members’ access to the legal process they regularly fight to defend. We will continue to do whatever we can to help them in their efforts to assist injured service men and women during and after recovery.”
Jackson Lewis has been involved with WWP since 2010, when attorneys around the country began providing pro bono legal services to Wounded Warriors and their caregivers. The firm created a dedicated e-mail helpline through which wounded service members and their families are able to contact Jackson Lewis attorneys to obtain pro bono legal representation. Since creating this helpline, attorneys in over twenty of Jackson Lewis’ regional offices have performed warrior-related pro bono work on a wide array of legal matters.
"The support WWP receives from Jackson Lewis is outstanding, and we continue to be grateful for our relationship with the firm," said Amber Allred, general counsel and executive vice president for WWP. “The Jeans Day initiative is another wonderful example of how the firm's attorneys and staff are helping WWP foster the most successful, well-adjusted generation of Wounded Warriors in our nation's history."
“We believe that, in a profession dedicated to achieving justice, it is our duty to help ensure all individuals have equal access to legal representation. By providing these services for injured service members, we are striving to be the type of corporate citizen of which all of our attorneys, employees and families can be proud,” added Steinberg.
Jackson Lewis is committed to providing pro bono representation to individuals and organizations in the various communities in which the firm practices. For additional information regarding Jackson Lewis’ pro bono activities, please contact Pro Bono National Coordinators Stephanie Lewis (864) 672-8048 or Douglas Smith (412) 232-0118.
About Wounded Warrior Project(TM)
The mission of Wounded Warrior Project(TM) is to honor and empower Wounded Warriors. WWP's purpose is to raise awareness and to enlist the public's aid for the needs of injured service members, to help injured servicemen and women aid and assist each other, and to provide unique, direct programs and service to meet their needs. WWP is a national, nonpartisan organization headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. To get involved and learn more, visit woundedwarriorproject.org.
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About Jackson Lewis
Founded in 1958, Jackson Lewis, dedicated to representing management exclusively in workplace law, is one of the fastest growing workplace law firms in the U.S., with over 700 attorneys practicing in 49 locations nationwide. We have a wide-range of specialized practice areas, including: Affirmative Action and OFCCP Planning and Counseling; Disability, Leave and Health Management; Employee Benefits, including Complex ERISA Litigation and Executive Compensation; Global Immigration; Labor, including Preventive Practices; Litigation, including Class Actions, Complex Litigation and e-Discovery; Non-Competes and Protection Against Unfair Competition; Wage and Hour Compliance; Workplace Safety Compliance and Corporate Diversity Counseling. In addition, Jackson Lewis provides advice nationally in other workplace law areas, including: Reductions in Force, WARN Act; Corporate Governance and Internal Investigations; Drug Testing and Substance Abuse Management; International Employment Issues; Management Education, including e-Based Training; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Public Sector Issues; Government Relations; Collegiate and Professional Sports; and Privacy, Social Media and Information Management.
For the 11th consecutive year, Jackson Lewis has been recognized for delivering client service excellence to the world’s largest corporations, once again earning a spot on the BTI Client Service A-Team. Jackson Lewis has also been recognized by in-house counsel of Fortune 1000 companies after a comprehensive survey, as “the single highest-ranked firm clients want by their side in employment battles.” In addition, Jackson Lewis is ranked in the First Tier nationally in the category of Labor and Employment Litigation, as well as in both Employment Law and Labor Law on behalf of Management in the U.S. News – Best Lawyers ® “Best Law Firms,” and is recognized by Chambers and Legal 500. As an “AmLaw 100” firm, Jackson Lewis has one of the most active employment litigation practices in the United States, with a current caseload of over 5000 litigations and approximately 300 class actions. And finally, Jackson Lewis is a charter member of L & E Global Employers’ Counsel Worldwide, an alliance currently of 14 workplace law firms in 14 countries.
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For more information, please contact:
Lara Hamm
T: (703) 483-8373
Email: hamml@jacksonlewis.com