Dorsey Salt Lake City Office Named Pro Bono Publico Law Firm of the Year

SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–International law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP is pleased to announce that
the Firm’s Salt Lake City office has been named the Utah Bar’s 2019 Pro
Bono Publico Law Firm of the Year.

Dorsey’s Salt Lake City office was recognized for the pro bono work it
provides through the Utah Bar’s Landlord/Tenant Pro Se Representation
Program and for hours of service provided in asylum cases. Dorsey
lawyers currently dedicate one day each month to advise and represent
individuals who are being evicted. The firm’s Salt Lake attorneys were
also participants in a pilot Asylum Pro Bono Program where they
represented selected individuals from Latin American countries seeking
asylum in the United States, taking three cases to trial in the Spring
and Summer of 2018.

Since becoming a charter signatory to the Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge in
1993, Dorsey has met the Challenge each year and contributed at least
three percent of billable hours to pro bono work. In 2018, Dorsey’s U.S.
offices logged more than 35,000 challenge pro bono hours.

“Community is a Dorsey core value, and pro bono work is one of the most
important ways we give back to the community,” said Bill Stoeri,
Managing Partner of Dorsey & Whitney. “Our Salt Lake City attorneys
exemplify that core value through their commitment and passion to help
the disadvantaged in our communities obtain access to legal services. We
are extremely proud of this recognition.”

The Pro Bono Publico awards were presented on May 1 at the Utah Bar
annual Law Day Luncheon. The awards were given to four individuals and
one law firm that contributed to the advancement of justice by their
volunteer efforts.

About Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Clients have relied on Dorsey
since 1912 as a valued business partner. With locations across the
United States and in Canada, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, Dorsey
provides an integrated, proactive approach to its clients’ legal and
business needs. Dorsey represents a number of the world’s most
successful companies from a wide range of industries, including leaders
in banking & financial institutions, development & infrastructure,
energy & natural resources, food, beverage & agribusiness, healthcare
and technology, as well as major non-profit and government entities.

Contacts

Jeri Longtin-Kloss
612.492.5315
longtin.kloss.jeri@dorsey.com