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Announcing the 2025 A Lawyer Helps Pro Bono Honor Roll!

The State Bar of Michigan is proud to unveil the 2025 A Lawyer Helps Pro Bono Honor Roll—a celebration of the attorneys, law firms, and corporations going above and beyond to expand access to justice across Michigan.

This year’s Honor Roll shines a spotlight on those who dedicated their time and talents in 2024 to provide pro bono legal services to low-income individuals and families. It includes:

  • Law firms and corporations that averaged 30, 50, or 100+ pro bono hours per attorney, or contributed at least 100 total hours.
  • Individual attorneys who personally delivered 30, 50, or 100+ hours of qualifying pro bono legal services.

Together, more than 800 Michigan-licensed attorneys reported over 34,500 hours of pro bono legal service in 2024—an inspiring testament to the power of the legal community to make a difference. While many of these attorneys chose to be publicly recognized, others reported their hours without seeking acknowledgment.

Applications for the 2026 Honor Roll, which will recognize pro bono hours provided during the 2025 calendar year, will open in January 2026.

To learn more about the Honor Roll and discover pro bono opportunities near you, visit www.alawyerhelps.org.

 

Individual Attorneys & Solo Practitioners

100+ Hours of Service

Ian C Ajluni
Matthew P Allen
Daniel Baum
Barbara Bowman
Adam J Brody
Charles E Burpee
Megan E Callahan-Krol
Christopher Capoccia
Ashley Chalut
Richard O Cherry
Christopher S Chorzepa
Mark D Chutkow
Andrew J Clopton
Renee Coulter
Thomas W Cranmer
Andrea M Dalimonte
Erik R Daly
Leza Elias
Monique S Eubanks
Parker J Feldman
Patricia Felix
Darren Findling
Cynthia Geller
Gaetan Gerville-Reache
Robert F Gillett
Breanne N Gilliam
Caroline B Giordano
Leo P Goddeyne
Lena Gonzalez
Debani Gordon Lehman
Katherine K Gorman
Saul A Green
Mike W Griswold
Jeffrey Hart
Roy Hébert
Ann Hollenbeck
Min Huang
Sandra Jasinski
Kurt A Johnson
Nicole M Kryzhan
Julianna Lee
Krista L Lenart
Mark Lezotte
Thomas W Linn
Elyse K Lisznyai
Tyler Loveall
Michael J McFerran
Patti L McKenney
John Mooney
Heidi A Naasko
Melissa Neckers
Julie Nichols
Eric Nicholson
Lynn Osborne
Stephen J Ott
Tyler J Owen
Rick Pacynski
Robert C Pollock
Amanda L Rauh-Bieri
Sarah C Reasoner
Amanda Rice
Wendolyn W Richards
Kelly Riegel
Sydney G Rohlicek
Zainab H Sabbagh
David Santacroce
Matthew J Schneider
Kimberly L Scott
John Sier
Robert Silman
Khalilah V Spencer
Stanley J Stek
Emily Tait
Andrew T Vanegmond
Stephen J van Stempvoort
David Walters
Mahja D Zeon

 

50–99 Hours of Service

Abimbola M Adekoya
Justin A Allen
Rosanna Ameriguian
Matt Andres
Kyle M Asher
Gerald Bagazinski
Emily J Barr
Megan R I Baxter-Labut
Caroline Bermudez-Jomaa
Kent Bieberich
Kristiana Boutell
Bill Burdett
James A Buster
Michael S Callahan
Elizabeth Campbell
Valerie Canter
MacKenzie Clark
Jason P Colvin
Peter Conway
Shon A Cook
Whirlpool Corp
Sandra J Densham 
Christopher M Dutot
Jacob G Eccleston
Jailah D Emerson
Jalen R Farmer
Yasmeen Farran
Matthew Fleming
Laura Frantz
Anthony J Frasca
Brett M Gelbord
Leonard Gorz
Jennifer Goulah
Erin Haney
Nazneen S Hasan
Marcus C Hoekstra
George Ryan Holton
Aimee J Jachym
James E Johnson
Paulina Kennedy
Carina Kraatz
Rochelle E Lento
Gregory A Lewis
Kelly Lockman
Dustin M Lorenzo
Dennis W Loughlin
Jack K Mahon
Giuliano D Mancini
Anita C Marinelli
Jeffrey May
Michelle L Mayfield
Audra McClure
John C Muhs
Robert W O'Brien
Jennifer Oertel
David R Padalino
Alexandra S Page
Essence C Patterson
Andrew M Pauwels
Nashara Peart
Sinéad Redmond
James R Rinck
Erika S Shadowens
Sarah Sallen
Grant E Schertzing
Emily Kwolek
Gage M Selvius
Laura H Selzer
James Sherer
Annette Skinner
Kathaleen M Smith
Alexis Smith-Scott
Ronald A Spinner
Timothy Stoepker 
Lara Stojanov
Brett A Swearingen
Veronica Thronson
Maynard Timm
Matthew R Warmbir
Sarah Weberman
Thomas Worsfold
Kimberly Young
Hannah Zaskiewicz
Glen Zatz

 

30–49 Hours of Service

Gerald L Aben
Celeste Arduino
Jeffrey S Aronoff
Erica L Auster
Chelsea M Austin
Alan Baldridge
N. Banu Basaran
Michael Bashir
Benjamin E Bayram
Jennifer L Beidel
Laura E Biery
Brian Boehne
Jewel Haji Boelstler
Suzanne Bolton
John Boyko, Jr
David Brake
Allyson T Bremer
John T Brown
Charlotte G Carne
Michael Carolan
Nathan M Caverly
Mary Cebula
Jennifer Charnizon
Fatmeh Cheaib
Ahmad Chehab
Hannah A Cone
Raechel T X Conyers
Emily Cross
Kevin M Cunningham
Joseph W Cunningham
Nardeen Dalli
Mike Davis
Haley D DelVecchio
Ashlee Duplessis
Mira Edmonds
Amanda Empey
Theodore Eppel
Scott Farida
Yafeez S Fatabhoy
Olivia Flower
Louis Gabel
Sarah Gabis
Brian T Gallagher
Antonia R Giles
Erika L Giroux
Joshua Goodrich
Emma N Green
Clay A Guise
Nickolas Guttman
Nicole Haelterman
R Hanson
Erika Hart
Jennifer Hetu
Joseph H Hickey
Hannah R Humes
Andrew P Hussey
Paul J Kako
Kelly Kane
Samuel R Kilberg
Amber L Kipfmiller
Eric Klein
James Kole
Kyle P Konwinski
Melissa Kopriva
Susan Kornfield
Brent Kratochvil
Timothy D Kroninger
Cairle M Kubis
James Lamb
Madelaine C Lane
Brian T Lang
Sheldon Larky
Courtney T Lee
Scott R Lesser
Douglas E Mains
Alexandra Markel
Shelby J Martinie
William McDonald
Patrick F McGow
Tara McKenzie
Jennifer K Meer
Erin Mendez
Sonal H Mithani
Thomas T Moga
Claire Moore
Michael E Moore
John D Moran
Jeff J Osment
James L Parchell II
Carsten A Parmenter
Eric Polan
Schuyler C Pruis
Stephen M Ragatzki
Victoria Remus
Robert M Riley
Traci Rink
Cameron Ritsema
Steven A Roach
Richard A Roane
E Carolina Rodriguez-Hatt
Sarah Schairbaum
Theodore W Seitz
Rebecca Shiemke
Katherine Smigelski
Kory M Steen
Dante Stella
Angela Alvarez Sujek
Kris Thavararajah
Robert P Tiplady
Carrie Trimpe
Emma Trivax
Drew Van de Grift
Ryan J Vanover
Nicholas A Vlachos
Wei Wang
Rebecca Ward Zarzecki
Hunter R Wiand
W Alan Wilk
Sarah K Willey
Susan Wilson Keener
Nick J Winters
Justin M Wolber
Robert M Zak Jr

Firms & Corporations

Cumulative Hours
Recognition Based on Firm's Total Hours

Tier 1

4,000+ Total Firm Hours

Bodman PLC
Jones Day
Miller Canfield

 

Tier 2

2,000–3,999 Total Firm Hours

Dykema Gossett PLLC
Miller Johnson

 

Tier 3

100–1,999 Total Firm Hours

Honigman LLP
The Probate Pro
Varnum LLP
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP

 

Per-Attorney Hours
Recognition Based on Firm's Per-Attorney Average Hours

Tier 1

100+ Hours of Pro Bono Service per Attorney

Jones Day

 

Tier 2

30–49 Hours of Pro Bono Legal Services per Attorney

Bodman PLC
Miller Canfield
Miller Johnson