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Announcing the 2026 A Lawyer Helps Pro Bono Honor Roll!

The State Bar of Michigan is proud to unveil the 2026 A Lawyer Helps Pro Bono Honor Roll, recognizing the attorneys, law firms, and corporations that are expanding access to justice across Michigan through their commitment to pro bono legal service.

This year’s Honor Roll celebrates those who dedicated their time and talents in 2025 to provide pro bono legal services to low-income individuals and families. It includes:

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

Together, more than 1,000 Michigan licensed attorneys reported 36,416 hours of pro bono legal service in 2025, a significant increase in both participation and reported hours compared with the previous year. While many of these attorneys chose to be publicly recognized, others reported their hours without seeking acknowledgment on the 2026 Honor Roll.

The 2027 Pro Bono Reporting Survey and Honor Roll application will be available in early January 2027. We encourage every Michigan attorney who provides any amount of qualifying pro bono legal service during the 2026 calendar year to report their hours, even if they do not qualify for Honor Roll recognition or prefer not to be publicly recognized. Every reported hour helps the State Bar of Michigan better measure and demonstrate the tremendous impact of pro bono service across the state and more accurately reflects the legal profession's commitment to expanding access to justice.

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

Russell Abrutyn
Bryce C Akins
Matthew P Allen
Elysia R Avila-Reyes
Lauren E Babbage
Sabrina Balgamwalla
Donald Baranski
Barbara Bowman
Celeste Brecht
Bill Burdett
Charles E Burpee
James A Buster
Christopher Capoccia
Richard O Cherry
Christopher Chorzepa
Mark D Chutkow
Kevin Cowan
Thomas W Cranmer
James M Curcio
Michelle LG Dallaire
Erik R Daly
Daljit Doogal
Arthur P Dudley II
Shannon C Duggan
Leza Elias
Adriane Elinski
Parker J Feldman
Patricia Felix
Darren Findling
Jennifer J France
Gaetan E Gerville-Reache
Robert F Gillett
Leo P Goddeyne
Joshua Goodrich
Emma N Green
Ron Griffith
Robert M Harding
Min Huang
Liz Jacob
James E Johnson
Mackenzie H Kraus
S Matthew Krsacok
Nicole M Kryzhan
Harley LaCross
Eun Sung Lim
Tyler Loveall
Matthew J Lund
Giuliano D Mancini
Trevor A Mason
Michael J McFerran
Jessica A McLemore
Jennifer K Meer-Biglin
Charlotte A Morse
Amy E Murphy
Gregory S Narsh
Julie Nichols
Eric Nicholson
Lawrence Nolan
Robert W O'Brien
Adam N Ostrander
Rick Pacynski
Ellen Paynter
Leslie Pinney
Anjali Prasad
Matthew N Preston II
Amanda Rice
Wendolyn W Richards
Kelly Riegel-Green
Shelbie M Rose
Kenneth Sachs
Sarah Sallen
David Santacroce
John Sier
Robert Silman
Jeffrey Simon
Kathaleen M Smith
Khalilah V Spencer
Kory M Steen
Lara Stojanov
David K Suska
Emily Tait
Michael Tibbits
Andrew T Vanegmond
Stephen J van Stempvoort
David Walters
Hunter R Wiand
Maria Zografi

 

50–99 Hours of Service

Reem Aburukba
Abimbola M Adekoya
John D Arendshorst
Gerald Bagazinski
Mackenzie Bailey
Matthew J Bailey
Benjamin E Bayram
Lorena Bejan
Caroline Bermudez-Jomaa
David Kyle Bierlein
Jeffrey M Black
Nicole Blanchard
Stephanie Blumenau
Katherine G Boothroyd
Miranda M Boulahanis
Rebecca Burtless-Creps
Cynthia Burton
Valerie Canter
Mackenzie Clark
Raechel T Conyers
William R Cowdry
Natalie N Crane
Mariah E DeHoop
Christopher M Dutot
Reebehl G El-Hage
Emily Elmer
Jailah D Emerson
Caleb Erbert
Jalen Farmer
Yasmeen Farran
Louis Gabel
Sarah Gabis
Lynn Gandhi
Cynthia Geller
Claire Glenn
Aaron Graves
Saul A Green
Brian R Hamilton
Fadwa A Hammoud
Jacob A Hankin
Nazneen S Hasan
John P Hayes
Hannah R Humes
William Jermyn
Michael Jespersen
Kenneth Johnson
Blair Johnson
Irina Kashcheyeva
Shajini Khan
Samuel R Kilberg
Ki Lee Kilgore
Susan Kornfield
Stephanie Latos
Rochelle E Lento
Thomas W Linn
Mark J Magyar
Jack K Mahon
Douglas E Mains
Shelby J Martinie
Jeffrey May
Michelle L Mayfield
Marisa K McConnell
John T McFarland
Raymond McVeigh
John Mooney
Gary J Mouw
Nicholas Nahat
Melissa Neckers
Robert Nederhood
Felicia O'Connor
Jennifer Oertel
Jeff J Osment
Reginald A Pacis
Essence C Patterson
Nashara Peart
Robert C Pollock
Shaniya Raheja
Amanda L Rauh-Bieri
Peyton H Rayburn
Sarah C Reasoner
Sinéad Redmond
Estella Riahi
Steven A Roach
Cody D Rockey
Corinne S Rockoff
Sydney G Rohlicek
Peter B Ruddell
Erica Sarver
Sarah Schairbaum
J Grant Semonin
Erika S Shadowens
Paul Sher
Gergana S Sivrieva
Ronald A Spinner
Nicholas J Stasevich
Chanel T Taylor
Veronica Thronson
Carrie Trimpe
Jeff A Turner
Benjamin J VanderWerp
Michael E Wooley
Neil E Youngdahl
Robert M Zak Jr
Glen Zatz

 

30–49 Hours of Service

Gerald L Aben
Owen O Agho
Kathryn L Ahlbrand
Mark Aiello
Ayan M Ajeen
Cole D Anderson
Celeste Arduino
Lauren Ayoub
Danielle F Bass
Jane Bassett
Megan R Baxter-Labut
Jennifer L Beidel
Heather Bendure
Cheyenne Benyi
J Michael Bernard
Laura E Biery
Brian Boehne
Jewel H Boelstler
Brett M Bonfanti
Sherri Bono
David Boutrous
Allyson T Bremer
Adam J Brody
Michael Campbell
Fatmeh Cheaib
Debra Chopp
Jason Conti
Rowan Conybeare
Kevin M Cunningham
Joseph Cunningham
Nardeen Dalli
Tara DeIannoy
Clara DeMatteis Mager
Brady M Diller
Matthew Dupree
Briaunna Durhal
Mira Edmonds
Amir El-Aswad
Morgan L Esters
Ali A Fardoun
Anthony J Frasca
Michelle Freeman
Lawrence T Garcia
Carson Garguilo
Jonathan E George
Gerald J Gleeson
Michelle A Gomes
Jake Gordon
Tatianna Gore
Christina M Grossi
Erin Haney
Alan P Hester
Marcus C Hoekstra
Ann Hollenbeck
Katheryn A Houck
Andrew P Hussey
Leah Imbrogno
Aimee J Jachym
Sandra Jasinski
Jody E Jernigan
Paul J Kako
William Kalas
Kelly E Kane
Eric Klein
Josh L Kluzak
Jeffrey Kopp
Carina Kraatz
Timothy D Kroninger
Amber J Krupp
Cairle M Kubis
Holden Kuhnert
Sara Lachman
Kimberly M Large
Thomas Lavigne
Scott R Lesser
Steven C Liedel
Dustin M Lorenzo
Thomas N Lurie
Jennifer L Lynn
Tessa Mallett
Tara McKenzie
Erin Mendez
Suzanne M Miller
Delia Miller
Vanessa Miller
Meaghan Miracle
John G Mogen
Claire Moore
Elizabeth Morales-Saucedo
Michael E Morden
Derek R Mullins
Melvin J Muskovitz
Kenneth Nelson
Megan P Norris
David R Padalino
Blake Padget
Kristen M Page
Andrew M Pauwels
Kristina D Pedersen
Jeffrey Raphelson
Victoria Remus
John F Rhoades
Robert M Riley
Meghan Riordan
Cameron Ritsema
Mark E Rizik
Ronald Roseman
James S Rosenfeld
Ashleigh K Russett
Koffend Lee Ryder
David C Sarnacki
Rebecca Seguin-Skrabucha
Mike Serra
Natasha H Shlaimon
Elizabeth Silverman
Zachary Simon
Alexis Smith-Scott
Kerry Spencer
Angela M Sujek
Matthew F Taylor
Alexander J Thibodeau
William L Thompson
Tina Toma
Christopher E Tracy
Emma Trivax
Akshita Verma
Sarah E Waidelich
Wei Wang
Christina Wease
W Alan Wilk
Timothy Winslow
Nick J Winters
Sydney E Wright
Keith Wright

Firms & Corporations

Cumulative Hours
Recognition Based on Firm's Total Hours

Tier 1

4,000+ Total Firm Hours

Bodman PLC

 

Tier 2

2,000–3,999 Total Firm Hours

Dykema Gossett PLLC
The France Firm PC
Honigman LLP
Jones Day
Miller Canfield
Miller Johnson

 

Tier 3

100–1,999 Total Firm Hours

Butzel Long
Foley & Lardner LLP
Kerr Russell and Weber PLC
Kitch Attorneys & Counselors, PC
The Probate Pro
Troutman Pepper Locke LLP
Varnum LLP
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Whirlpool Corp

 

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

Tier 1

100+ Hours of Pro Bono Service per Attorney

The France Firm PC 
Jones Day

 

Tier 2

30–49 Hours of Pro Bono Service per Attorney

Foley & Lardner LLP