T.W. Bruno To Be Honored As Volunteer Attorney of
the Year
Greater Richmond
Bar Foundation To Commemorate National Pro Bono Week At Special Reception and
Award Presentation at Virginia War Memorial
(Richmond)Attorney Thomas W. Bruno will
be honored as the 2012 Volunteer of the Year by the Greater Richmond Bar
Foundation (GRBF) at a special reception Tuesday, October 23 from 6 – 8 p.m. at
the Virginia War Memorial.
Bruno,
an associate with the McGuireWoods law firm, is being honored for providing pro
bono legal services to Family Healing Place for Veterans, a nonprofit that
provides overnight accommodations and recreational activities for wounded and
disabled veterans and their families. He is a volunteer with the GRBF’s Pro
Bono Clearinghouse which links attorneys to provide pro bono legal assistance
to area nonprofit organizations.
“The
theme of our reception is to honor those who give good advice to those doing
good,” said Leslie Haley, president of the Greater Richmond Bar Foundation’s
board of directors.
“Providing
free legal assistance to nonprofits is the purpose of the Pro Bono Clearinghouse. Our attorneys want to give back to their
communities, and we want to encourage all nonprofits to learn more about and
take advantage of the services the Clearinghouse and our volunteer attorneys
offer. This year, our volunteer attorneys gave back over 540 pro bono hours
valued at over $175,000 to nonprofits in Central Virginia.”
“This
year, we are pleased to name our annual recognition the Benjamin Rice Lacy IV Pro Bono Clearinghouse Volunteer of the Year
Award in honor of the late Mr. Lacy, an attorney with the Sands Anderson
firm, who was the first recipient of the award in 2008,” Haley noted.
“The
Volunteer of the Year Reception is the highlight of the GRBF’s celebration of
the American Bar Association’s National Pro Bono Week, October 22-26,” Haley
added. “We especially wish to thank our corporate sponsors, Haley Buick GMC and
Dominion for their support in making this event possible.”
About the GBRF
The
Greater Richmond Bar Foundation expands public access to the justice system in
central Virginia by facilitating the delivery of pro bono legal services and
service projects. In addition to the Pro
Bono Clearinghouse, GRBF has focused on improving service delivery to low
income individuals through its work on the JusticeServer™
project, an on-line case management and skills-based pro bono volunteer
matching system. By leveraging
technology, JusticeServer will
increase the capacity of legal service providers and connect the attorney
volunteers to the most critical legal needs in our community.
