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On December 9^th, Womble Carlyle partnered with the Association of Corporate Counsel-Georgia to host The Nonprofit Legal Check-up for nonprofit organizations in Atlanta. The half-day event, which was organized by the Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta, matched lawyers from Womble Carlyle and in-house counsel from ACC-GA to meet with local nonprofits and help them identify legal issues facing their organizations.

 

Prior to the meetings with nonprofits, attorneys participated in a CLE presentation on “Identifying Legal Issues Facing Tax-Exempt Organizations” led by Michael Cicero, Jennifer Collins and Lou Barbieri of Womble Carlyle and Robyn Miller, Staff Attorney with Pro Bono Partnership. 

 

Kent Webb, Advisory Board member with Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta, led Womble Carlyle’s involvement in this event. Lori Shapiro, in-house counsel at Graphic Packaging International, led ACC-GA’s involvement. Additional Womble Carlyle attorneys who participated in the program included David Adams, Leandre Anthony, Guinevere Christmann, Andy Claerbout, Guanming Fang, Lou Isaf, Robin Ralls, and Russell Williams.

 

Womble Carlyle has an active commitment to both community service and pro bono legal service and a longstanding relationship with the Pro Bono Partnership under the leadership of  Tripp Greason, Womble Carlyle’s Pro Bono Director.