Holland & Hart LLP. 555 Seventeenth Street Suite 3200 Denver, CO Phone: (303)

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1 555 Seventeenth Street Suite 3200 Denver, CO Phone: (303) locations Aspen, CO Billings, MT Boise, ID Boulder, CO Carson City, NV Cheyenne, WY Colorado Springs, CO Denver, CO Greenwood Village, CO Jackson Hole, WY Las Vegas, NV Reno, NV Salt Lake City, UT Santa Fe, NM Washington, DC THE STATS. of Attorneys: 469. of Offices: 16 Chairman: Liz Sharrer Hiring Partner(s): Misae Nishikura EMPLOYMENT CONTACT Misae Nishikura Director of Recruitment and Professional Development Phone: Careers website: MAJOR DEPARTMENTS & PRACTICES Antitrust Bankruptcy/Creditors Rights Clean Technology/ Renewable Energy Corporate Energy Intellectual Property International Labor and Employment Litigation Real Estate Tax Technology 274

2 Who s Who Does the firm have one or more pro bono coordinators and/or partners? If so, how many? 1 Please provide a general description of how much of their time each of your pro bono coordinators and/or partners spends on pro bono work and/or administering the firm s pro bono program (e.g., less than half of their time, more than half of their time, all of their time). Pro Bono Coordinator/Partner 1 Less than half of his/her time Please provide the primary pro bono contact(s) s information below. David Broadbent Partner Phone: dbroadbent@hollandhart.com Does the firm have a pro bono committee? THE SCOOP Does your firm have a pro bono policy? Can associates bring pro bono matters of interest to the firm? How does the firm decide whether to take on a pro bono matter? The great majority of our pro bono matters come to individual attorneys in the firm based upon their areas of interest and community contacts. Those attorneys will submit a request to the Firm s pro bono coordinator, who will assess the qualification of the proposed client as an appropriate pro bono client, and the availability to provide services to that client. Has the firm signed on to the Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge? What are some of the areas of law in which your firm has performed pro bono legal work since 2012? Bankruptcy, Civil rights, Community economic development, Consumer law and small claims court, Death penalty defense, Education, Employment, Environment, Family law, First Amendment and constitutional issues, Immigration, Indigent criminal defense, nprofit corporate law, nprofit incorporation/tax exemptions, nprofit intellectual property, Prisoners rights, Probate law, Real estate transactions, The arts and historic preservation, Veterans benefits/appeals Are there areas of law in which, as a matter of policy or practice, your firm does not perform pro bono work? ne List up to 10 of your firm s pro bono clients or partners since 2012, including legal service providers or clearinghouses. University of Colorado Medical Legal Par Legal Aid of Southern Nevada ACLU of Montana Phoenix Multi-Sport Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado Rocky Mountain Children s Law Center rthern Nevada Children s Cancer Foundation Colorado Common Cause Idaho Volunteer Lawyers Program Colorado Organization for Victim Assistance List up to three representative examples of your firm s pro bono matters since Please limit your answer to a short paragraph per matter. Holland & Hart represented a family of four seeking asylum from Guatemala due to threats made on their lives and the lives of their extended family as part of an extortion scheme. The extortionists were motivated primarily by the victims religion, and had already murdered two members of their family. Against great odds, the family was granted asylum in 2013, but was forced to leave behind their home, employment, university studies, family and friends. Holland & Hart prepared and filed a pro bono patent application in conjunction with the Colorado Bar Association s ProBoPat program, one of only a handful of programs in the country that supports pro bono patent services. Holland & Hart attorneys successfully achieved summary judgment in a case filed by a principal in a California drug cartel against his former girlfriend. The complex case involved, among other things, solicitations by the plaintiff of soon-to-be-released inmates from prison to kill her. List up to three pro bono matters that are highlights (e.g., a Supreme Court case). Please limit your answer to a short paragraph per matter. A partner in Holland & Hart s Denver office is the Co-Director of the Colorado Health Equity Project ( CHEP ), a collaboration of student, faculty, and private sector pro bono attorneys, public health advocates and physicians dedicated to addressing the unmet legal needs of underserved populations in Colorado and ensuring state and federal laws that impact Visit for company rankings, ratings and reviews to learn what it s really like to work in an industry or company and how to position yourself to land that job. 275

3 their health are implemented and enforced. CHEP s mission includes providing qualitative and quantitative research to promote the development of public policy that advances health equity, joining law school, legal aid and private sector pro bono attorneys to collaborate with healthcare provides to provide direct legal services to those accepted for legal services. Holland & Hart represented a 25-year-old woman diagnosed with PTSD and a major depressive disorder seeking asylum in the United States from Djibouti. She suffered from extensive physical and psychological trauma, including a botched female genital mutilation attempt at age nine, severe beatings by members of her family that left her hospitalized, and years of repeated rapes by her brother since the age of eight. If forced to return to Djibouti, she would have been forced into marriage and subject to further mistreatment by her family. She remains in the United States on a work permit, with the final hearing on asylum still pending. A team of Holland & Hart attorneys defended an immigrant landscaper who had worked in Colorado for 40 years, who was charged with felony menacing arising out of an altercation at a job site. Although he had no criminal history, the felony charges placed his immigration status in jeopardy. The supposed victims had provoked the situation, and it was discovered that one of the them had been convicted of a crime of dishonesty for making a false police report. Because of the risk of deportation, an otherwise favorable plea bargain was rejected, and the district attorney was persuaded to dismiss the felony counts in exchange for completion of an approved class, after which the case was dismissed. BY THE NUMBERS What is the total number of hours that lawyers at your U.S. office(s) spent performing pro bono legal services, as defined by the Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge, in 2012 and 2013? Do not include summer associate or non-lawyer pro bono hours in your answers. Total number of pro bono hours in 2012: 20,324 Total number of pro bono hours in 2013: 18,631 What was the attorney headcount in your firm s U.S. offices? Number of attorneys as of December 31, 2012: 459 Number of attorneys as of December 31, 2013: 469 Using the number of attorneys listed above, what is the average number of pro bono hours per attorney in your firm s U.S. office(s) during the following years? Average number of hours per attorney in 2012: 44 Average number of hours per attorney in 2013: 40 What percentage of attorneys employed during 2012 and 2013 in your firm s U.S. office(s) did at least 20 hours of pro bono during that calendar year? Percentage of attorneys who did pro bono work in 2012: 41 50% Percentage of attorneys who did pro bono work in 2013: 41 50% 276 SUPERVISION AND EVALUATIONS Is there partner supervision on all pro bono matters? Do partner supervisors or, if applicable, senior associates provide written evaluations of associates work on pro bono matters? Are those evaluations taken into account in determining salary or bonuses?, they are taken into account when determining salary. Are those evaluations taken into account in determining advancement within the firm? Is there a pro bono requirement at your firm? What is the requirement and to whom does it apply? The firm requires each lawyer to complete 100 hours of pro bono work per year. Does the firm give billable hour credit for pro bono work? Does the firm have a maximum number of pro bono hours that can be applied toward the billable hour target? Does the firm consider pro bono hours when determining bonuses? PRO BONO POINTS What training opportunities are open to associates working on pro bono matters? Holland & Hart participates in the Denver City Attorney s Office Attorney Exchange program, which is a nine-week placement for third, fourth, and fifth-year litigation associates to gain hands-on-trial experience in Denver courtrooms. During the first few weeks, the associate attends training sessions on domestic violence, prosecutorial ethics and case preparation, and shadows Assistant City Attorneys in the Denver County Court to observe various proceedings including arraignments, plea negotiations, trials, dispositions, forfeitures and hearings. In the remaining weeks, the associate takes a

4 lead role in jury and bench trials. Participation in a trial can range from handling the entire case to conducting individual components, such as jury selection, opening statements or witness examinations. After a trial, the associate immediately seeks feedback from Assistant City Attorneys, opposing counsel and judges to apply in the next trial. On a rotating basis with other law firms, Holland & Hart attorneys staff a post-decree clinic for pro se parties in family law matters in the Denver District Court. Lawyers provide assistance to pro se parties in filing a variety of pleadings to enforce support judgments and other matters. Does the firm offer the use of support staff in handling pro bono matters? Please indicate how many total hours and average hours per person your summer associates spent performing pro bono in 2012 and Total hours summer associates spent on pro bono work 2012: : 339 Average hours per summer associate spent on pro bono work 2012: : 14 Percentage of summer associates in your firm s U.S. office(s) engaged in pro bono work 2012: 77% 2013: 60% Please provide any additional information about pro bono opportunities available to summer associates. Summer clerks are instructed about the firm s pro bono program, and are encouraged, and actively recruited, to participate in all ongoing pro bono matters. Does the firm have established programs, such as externships, that enable its associates to work in a public interest setting? Please describe the established program(s) and their duration, if applicable. Please see description of the Denver City Attorney s Office Attorney Exchange program above. What other law-related public interest and community service programs (that are not pro bono as defined by the Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge) do you offer and manage? For example, list Visit for company rankings, ratings and reviews to learn what it s really like to work in an industry or company and how to position yourself to land that job. any law school collaborations and public interest scholarships, auctions at law schools, monetary support, or fellowships. Our firm awards two annual Holland & Hart Scholarship Fund awards for law students of color at the University of Denver College of Law and the University of Colorado School of Law. The firm also helped create the Charlie Johnson Memorial Scholarship at the University of Denver School of Law in honor of one of Holland & Hart s former partners. The Fund provides scholarships for law students with disabilities. Many of our attorneys also volunteer time with the Colorado Lawyers Committee. The Colorado Lawyers Committee consists of 56 Colorado law firms and almost 1,300 attorneys who volunteer their time to find solutions to significant problems that impact children and the underprivileged. A group of Holland & Hart lawyers sponsored and taught a Clinic in a Box program instructing attorneys on how to advise non-profits on key legal issues, followed by a live consultation with area non-profit representatives. What non-law related volunteer opportunities does your firm offer? For example, list any work with high school students and non-legal volunteerism for organizations like Habitat for Humanity. Holland & Hart remains true to its core values established by its founders more than 60 years ago with a commitment to community and volunteerism. Today, the firm operates in a culture of service and giving back to the communities in which its people live and work. Holland & Hart is a firm of over 440 lawyers in fifteen offices, but the firm s commitment to community continues to be a core value. Throughout the Rocky Mountain West, the firm s attorneys and staff make a positive impact in their communities through pro bono legal work and volunteerism. Under the leadership of retired partner Sam Guyton and his wife, Jean, and with the support of firm management, the Holland & Hart Foundation was incorporated as a non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable and educational organization in vember The Foundation seeks to do more than contribute monetary funds; its primary goals are to recognize and encourage existing individual and group volunteerism, support additional opportunities for individual, office and firm-wide volunteer projects, and provide educational programs on topics of interest. Over the last few years, the Foundation has contributed thousands of pounds of food to food banks through successful firm-wide food drives. The Foundation also works with youth each year to promote volunteerism at any early age. Firm employees also volunteer for a number of civic projects, such as home remodeling projects for low-income elderly residents. In conjunction with a local non-profit, the Center for Education in Law & Democracy, 48 Holland & Hart attorneys volunteered to participate in Lawyers in the Classroom, a program founded 277

5 by the Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago. The attorneys teamed up in groups of three to conduct three seminars in fifth grade classrooms to teach students about the basic aspects of laws and constitutional rights in a fun and engaging format. Please list any special recognition or awards your firm has won since 2012 for its pro bono work. In 2013, Cecelia Romero accepted the Utah State Bar Association s Raymond S. Uno Award for the Advancement of Minorities in the Legal Profession based on her efforts in creating the Utah Minority Bar Association Diversity Pipeline Initiative. The program pairs Holland & Hart attorneys with local minority scholarship law school students to give them guidance in preparing for their legal careers, and hosts workshops and other training seminars. Holland & Hart s Boise office has received the Idaho State Bar s 6.1 Pro Bono Challenge Award-Large Firm for large law firm pro bono and public service activities for the past two years and five out of the last seven years, with Boise office attorneys averaging 98.2 hours of pro bono work through Holland & Hart s Boise office partner Pamela Howland received the Advocates Without Borders award from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation for her work as the advocacy team chair for the Utah-Idaho chapter of the Foundation. Howland also received the Foundation s Rookie of the Year award, honoring a leader who has joined the Foundation s Grassroots Team within the past year. In 2012, Holland & Hart received the Catalyst for Change award for the firm s work on behalf of Phoenix Multisport, an organization that fosters a supportive, physically-active community for individuals, including veterans, who are recovering from alcohol or substance abuse and those who choose to live a sober life. The organization seeks to help its members develop and maintain the emotional strength they need to stay sober through social and other activities such as climbing, hiking, strength training and yoga. Holland & Hart s Salt Lake City office won the Utah State Bar Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year award for Please add any additional information about your firm s pro bono program. Holland & Hart expects that lawyers will donate a portion of their time and professional services to worthy public interest activities that is, activities that fall within traditional notions of charitable, civic, or educational endeavors and that are of recognizable benefit to indigent individuals, to the community at large, or to a recognized group within the community. 278