Hunton & Williams LLP’s Charlotte Office Honored for Pro Bono Work
Posted: 04-28-2009 : CHARLOTTE, N.C.

Charlotte, N.C. — Hunton & Williams LLP announces that the Charlotte office has been selected to receive the 2009 Mecklenburg County Bar “Large Firm Pro Bono Award.” The award recognizes the efforts of Mecklenburg County lawyers working in a large firm who made a significant commitment towards pro bono work.

In 2008, the Charlotte office of Hunton & Williams dedicated 3,194 hours to pro bono service, an average of 60 hours per attorney. This represents more than four percent of the office’s billable work dedicated to pro bono efforts, surpassing the goal of three percent set by the Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge. For the firm’s fiscal year ending March 31, 2009, 100 percent of the attorneys practicing full-time in Charlotte participated in pro bono work.

“We are honored to receive this award from the Mecklenburg County Bar,” said T. Thomas Cottingham III, managing partner of the Charlotte office. “Hunton & Williams is committed to pro bono service and is proud of the lawyers who dedicated their time and efforts to this important firm initiative.”

Organizations that received pro bono assistance from the Charlotte office include: The Urban Ministry Center, Public Defender of the 26th Prosecutorial District, North Carolina Legal Aid Volunteer Lawyers Program, Legal Services of Southern Piedmont, Council for Children’s Rights, North Carolina Lawyers for Entrepreneurs Assistance Project (NC Leap), Mecklenburg County Teen Court, McDowell Street Center for Family Law and Hammocks Beach Corporation. The award will be presented at the Mecklenburg County Bar Annual Meeting on Thursday, May 21.

The Charlotte office of Hunton & Williams was established in 1995 and is home to 45 attorneys serving the regional and global needs of its clients. The firm’s practice in Charlotte emphasizes general corporate counsel, litigation, white collar criminal defense and special investigations, labor and employment law, corporate finance and capital market transactions for domestic and international clients.

About Hunton & Williams LLP
Hunton & Williams LLP provides legal services to corporations, financial institutions, govern­ments and individuals, as well as to a broad array of other entities. Since our establishment more than a century ago, Hunton & Williams has grown to more than 1,000 attorneys serving clients in 100 countries from 19 offices around the world. While our practice has a strong industry focus on energy, financial services and life sciences, the depth and breadth of our experience extends to more than 100 separate practice areas, including bankruptcy and creditors rights, commercial litigation, corporate transactions and securities law, intellectual property, international and gov­ernment relations, regulatory law, products liability, and privacy and information manage­ment. For additional information, visit our website at www.hunton.com.