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Join our Associates Honor Roll
This new initiative will allow us to continue our work representing asylum-seekers and immigration detainees in these difficult times. We ask associates who have worked on PAIR cases, or who want to support PAIR, to make a monetary donation equivalent to either one billable hour or $250. While many of you have already made a lasting difference in your clients’ lives through the generous donation of your time and legal talent, this financial contribution will greatly help PAIR continue to screen clients, mentor attorneys and run a high quality program so that future pro bono attorneys and clients will have this same meaningful opportunity. To join, please donate online or send a check, payable to PAIR Project, to 254 Friend Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02114 (Attn: Sarah Ignatius). Associates will be recognized online and at PAIR's Annual Gala.


ASSOCIATES HONOR ROLL
PAIR is grateful to the following law firm associates who have donated the equivalent of one billable hour or $250. Their financial support helps PAIR continue to run a high quality program for pro bono attorneys and clients.

Claire B. Abely, Foley & Lardner LLP
David Kluft, Foley Hoag LLP
William Abley, Ropes & Gray LLP
Dan Lev, Ropes & Gray LLP
Stacy Anderson, Foley Hoag LLP
Kasey Lindsey
Neil Austin, Foley Hoag LLP
Colin Mackay
Thomas R. Ayres, Foley Hoag LLP
Bonnie S. McGuire, Ropes & Gray LLP
Charlotte Bednar, Eckert Seamans
David McHaffey, Barker Epstein & Loscocco
Hannah Bornstein, Ropes & Gray LLP
Julia Monack, Ropes & Gray LLP
John Brooks, Ropes & Gray LLP
Joshua Nevas, Ropes & Gray LLP
Gerald Cahill, Jr., Foley Hoag LLP
Curtis Nyquist
Laurie Carafone, Dwyer & Collora LLP
Christy Rodriguez, Ropes & Gray LLP
Thomas Ehrich, Ropes & Gray LLP
Amy Senier, Foley Hoag LLP
Brieanne Elpert, Ropes & Gray LLP
Shirley Sperling Paley, Goodwin Procter LLP
Gina Gebhart, Ropes & Gray LLP
Lara Phimister, WilmerHale
Kathleen Gillespie
Marianne Staniunas, Ross Silverman LLP
Jane Harper,Skadden Arps Emily Twiss, Choate Hall & Stewart LLP
Richard Heppner Jr., Ropes & Gray LLP Mark Walsh, LeBoeuf, Lamb
Marisa Howe, Mintz Levin Frank White, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP
William Hutchinson, Foley Hoag LLP
Dorothy Wu, Choate Hall & Stewart LLP
Amanda Kellar, Ropes & Gray LLP
Noel Young, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP

 

Volunteer
PAIR relies on volunteers with diverse backgrounds, including attorneys to represent our clients and to advise immigration detainees, as well as assistance from outside the legal field. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Sarah Ignatius. We are always looking for:

  • Attorneys interested in representing asylum-seekers pro bono.
  • AILA members interested in participating in our program with the Immigration Court.
  • Law students interested in unpaid legal internships.
  • Interpreters, especially for Spanish, French, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, Mandarin, Swahili, and numerous other languages.
  • Human rights experts, doctors, and psychiatrists for critical help in serving our clients’ legal needs.
  • Database programmers with experience in FileMaker 9; web designers; and public relations and marketing consultants.

 

Become a Partner Law Firm
Over the years, we have received millions in pro bono contributions that have been crucial to PAIR’s success. We ask firms to commit an annual financial contribution in order for PAIR to maintain the high level of quality mentoring and training we provide to pro bono attorneys. Firm support pays for our program costs and ensures PAIR's continued success in representing indigent asylum-seekers and immigrants unjustly detained. Contact Sarah Ignatius for more information.

 

Make a Donation
To contribute to PAIR online, please visit our Donations page. We also invite you to check our website regularly for updates about PAIR's Annual Gala Dinner & Auction in honor of our clients and members of the community who have worked on behalf of human rights and immigrant advocacy.