Venable Honors Five with the Benjamin R. Civiletti Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year Award

Washington, DC (June 11, 2025) – Venable LLP has announced this year’s Benjamin R. Civiletti Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year Awards. The award was presented to five individuals who demonstrated an outstanding commitment to pro bono service last year. Each winner will be honored with a $1,000 donation to a charity of their choice.

Additionally, a cross-practice team of six was highlighted for their unwavering dedication to a public interest project aiding underserved communities in Maryland. The firm also recognized attorneys and firm personnel who provided 100 hours or more or 50 hours or more of pro bono service.

Warren Hamel, pro bono chair and chair of the firm’s Investigations and White Collar Defense Practice shared a quote from Martin Luther King Jr: in his closing remarks: "True peace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice." He added, "I'd like to think our pro bono efforts bring the presence of justice to our communities,

The following personnel are this year’s individual Pro Bono of the Year Awardees:

• Léa Mano, Associate, Washington, DC
• Julianna Coppage, Associate, Baltimore
• Taskeen Aman, Associate, New York
• Zoe Gallagher, Associate, San Francisco
• Laura Grant, Associate, Baltimore

The following personnel were highlighted for their contributions as a cross-practice team:

• Anne-Thérèse Béchamps, Partner, Baltimore
• David Karceski, Partner, Towson
• Adam Rosenblatt, Counsel, Towson
• James Moxley, Associate, Baltimore
• John Goodridge, Associate, Baltimore
• Matthew Rutkowski, Associate, Baltimore

The following personnel donated 50 or more pro bono hours in 2024:

The following personnel donated 100 or more pro bono hours in 2024: 

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