Every year, during Pro Bono month, the Greater Richmond Bar Foundation celebrates those making an
impact on pro bono service in Central Virginia. The nominees for this year’s awards impressed the committee with their volunteer efforts, as well as their tangible efforts to increase access to legal services and strengthen pro bono participation.
We’re pleased to announce that the recipient of this year’s George H. Hettrick Pro Bono Leadership Award is Chief Justice S. Bernard Goodwyn of the Virginia Supreme Court, for his efforts to encourage pro bono service and to increase the accessibility of the Virginia court system to low income litigants.
Furthermore, Ms. Burr serves on the board of Drive to Work, a nonprofit helping to restore driving privileges to low-income or previously incarcerated persons. Sharon continuously recruits lawyers within Dominion to participate in pro bono initiatives. Nominators Noopur Garg and David Depippo stated that “despite working with an in-house legal department that offers a smaller pool of available attorneys, Sharon has been successful in recruiting participants and instrumental in the establishment of two different important pro bono service opportunities.” Chief Justice Goodwyn’s impact on pro bono efforts is clearly proven through his dedicated service over the years.
Our recipient for the Benjamin R. Lacy, IV Volunteer of the Year (and this was a close one) is Mike Goldman of Hunton Andrews Kurth.
Please join us on Tuesday, October 18 to honor our award winners and join the celebration.
Beginning at 3 p.m., we will provide a variety of FREE CLE training, including No Fault Divorce and Domestic Violence Protective Orders, Eviction Diversion Program, Eviction Defenses and Expungements, and Transactional Legal Support for Nonprofits. At 5 p.m. we will honor our award winners and hear from Chief Justice Goodwyn for our keynote, then wrap up our celebration with a reception.
