Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has sponsored eight law
school graduates in the 2024 class of Equal Justice Works (EJW)
Fellows.
NEW
YORK, May 22, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Global
law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has sponsored eight law school
graduates in the 2024 class of Equal Justice Works (EJW) Fellows. The firm, through
its Holly Skolnick Fellowship Foundation, has now sponsored 209 EJW
fellows since 1999 -- more than any other organization.
Over the 25 years of Greenberg Traurig's participation in the
EJW fellowship program, the firm has made the largest contributions
to the program with more than $15.5
million. This investment has been made in support of the
fellows who have advocated on issues including LGTBQ+ rights,
domestic violence, immigration, homelessness, disability rights,
and more.
This year's class follows the significant milestone achieved by
Greenberg Traurig in 2023, when it became the first organization to
have sponsored more than 200 fellows.
EJW fellowships allow law students to design their own project
to address an issue area and community they have a passion for
serving. Each fellow works with a host organization for the
duration of the program, and their sponsors provide funding and
other support for their work during the fellowship.
"We are incredibly proud of all our 2024 fellows and are excited
to see the work they will do in the communities they've chosen,"
Greenberg Traurig Co-President Ernest
LaMont Greer said. "I want to extend my thanks to our
clients and friends who have helped Greenberg Traurig pave the way
for 209 fellows over the last 25 years to make a direct impact in
the lives of the underprivileged and underrepresented, and in many
cases go on to long and fruitful careers serving the public
interest."
Greenberg Traurig's fellows have provided more than 680,000
attorney hours on behalf of underrepresented populations around
the United States, and more than
80% of Greenberg Traurig's fellows continue to work in public
interest law today.
"Greenberg Traurig's EJW fellows are an integral part of the
firm's commitment to expanding its pro bono platform and maximizing
its impact in every facet of what we do," said Caroline J. Heller, chair of the firm's Global
Pro Bono Program and a shareholder in the Litigation Practice. "We
are excited to collaborate with the 2024 fellows on pro bono
projects to improve the lives of those in need in our
communities."
Greenberg Traurig's 2024 fellows are:
Fellow, Host Organization, Issue Area
Luna Floyd, Harvard Law School, Lambda Legal Defense and
Education Fund, New York City,
LGBTQ+ Rights; Children/Youth
Mary Rose Maloney, Stetson University College of Law, Bay Area Legal
Services, Inc., Tampa, Fla.,
Children/Youth; Human Trafficking
Jessica Niewohner, UC-Berkley
School of Law, Co-sponsored with Medtronic, The Campaign for the
Fair Sentencing of Youth, Minnesota, Criminal Legal Reform
Brenda Rosas, UC-Irvine School of
Law, ACLU of Southern California,
Inland Empire, Calif., Education;
Racial Justice
Alizeh Sheikh, Harvard Law School, Co-sponsored with UPS,
Southern Poverty Law Center, Atlanta, Immigration; Civil Rights/Civil
Liberties
Jessica Wang, Georgetown University Law Center, MacArthur Justice
Center, Chicago, Criminal Justice
Reform; Civil Rights/ Civil Liberties
Rose Wehrman, Columbia Law
School, Education Law Center-PA, Philadelphia, Education; Children/Youth
*The eighth fellow is working on a project related to cyber
sexual abuse and requested not to be identified.
About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than
2750 attorneys in 47 locations in the
United States, Europe and
the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. The firm is a 2022 BTI "Highly
Recommended Law Firm" for superior client service and is
consistently among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100 and NLJ
500. Greenberg Traurig is Mansfield Rule 6.0 Certified Plus by The
Diversity Lab. The firm is recognized for powering its U.S. offices
with 100% renewable energy as certified by the Center for Resource
Solutions Green-e® Energy program and is a member of the U.S. EPA's
Green Power Partnership Program. The firm is known for its
philanthropic giving, innovation, diversity, and pro bono. Web:
http://www.gtlaw.com.
Media Contact
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Traurig, LLP, +1 202.533.2373, fischlerj@gtlaw.com,
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