Venable ranked #84 on the American Lawyer's Pro Bono list, which aims to assess law firms commitment to pro bono. Firms are ranked on a metric based on the average number of pro bono hours worked by each of their lawyers and on the percentage of lawyers at the firm who spent at least 20 hours on pro bono matters in 2016. Calculations are based on lawyer counts as of Dec. 31, 2016.