Strategic Assessment Task Force

The Strategic Assessment Task Force, led by Chair Jim Sandman, was critical in guiding the process as the Pro Bono Center collected and evaluated its current services, surveyed its key stakeholders, and developed strategic priorities and objectives that will guide its work over the next five years.

Chair

James Sandman
President
Legal Services Corporation

Members

Bukola Landis-Aina
Counsel, IP Litigation
Verizon

Eric Angel
Executive Director
Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia

Susan Bennett
Professor
American University Law School

Amy Bess
Shareholder
Vedder Price

Lisa Dewey
US Pro Bono Partner
DLA Piper LLP

Erica Dominitz
Partner                                          
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton

Honorable Hiram Puig-Lugo
Presiding Judge
Family Court, D.C. Superior  Court

George Jones
Executive Director
Bread for the City

Laura Klein
Pro Bono Program Manager
U.S. Department of Justice

Zenobia Lai
Executive Director
Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center

Esther Lardent
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pro Bono Institute

Richard Marks
Partner
DLA Piper LLP
D.C. Bar Board of Governors

Steve Pollak
Partner
Goodwin Proctor

Jessica Rosenbaum
Executive Director
D.C. Access to Justice Commission

Josh Toll
Pro Bono Counsel
King and Spalding

Elina Yi-Lin Hum
Principal
Hum Law Firm

Brigida Benitez
Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Ex-Officio

Timothy K. Webster
Sidley Austin
Ex-Officio

The Strategic Assessment Task Force were helped by Pro Bono Center staff, including:

Monika Kalra Varma, Executive Director
Lise Adams, Assistant Director
Regina Hopkins, Assistant Director
Christine Holmes, Project Coordinator