Client Success

Pro Bono

Community

Culture

Client Success

Pro Bono

Community

Culture

2024 Annual Review

Changing
Lives Through
Pro Bono

The skills we hone in high-stakes litigation are valuable for protecting the rights of vulnerable individuals.

2024 Pro Bono Stats

7,331

Pro Bono Hours

50+

Hours Per Lawyer on Average

Exceeding the per lawyer contributions of 75% of firms, based on a Best Law Firms 2024 survey

Almost 40% more pro bono hours per lawyer than firms of comparable size

“
Justice is for everyone — not only those who can afford top legal representation.”

Kevin Homiak, WTO Partner and Pro Bono Committee Chair

“
Justice is for everyone — not only those who can afford top legal representation.”

Kevin Homiak, WTO Partner and Pro Bono Committee Chair

“
Justice is for everyone — not only those who can afford top legal representation.”

Kevin Homiak, WTO Partner and Pro Bono Committee Chair

Helping those who need it most

In the past year, WTO's pro bono work protected the rights of veterans, immigrants, foster care children, incarcerated individuals, and those with limited means across the country and in Colorado.

95,000 Texas prisoners

lack air conditioning

in their living areas.

Hundreds

have died


We are leading a team of several law firms and organizations in Texas federal court to ensure that the people incarcerated in Texas prisons are housed in safe temperatures. WTO Partner and Pro Bono Committee Chair Kevin Homiak discussed the case with NPR on “All Things Considered.” On March 26, 2025, the court found the unairconditioned Texas prisons’ extreme heat is “plainly unconstitutional” under the Eighth Amendment.

95,000 Texas prisoners

lack air conditioning

in their living areas.

Hundreds

have died


We are leading a team of several law firms and organizations in Texas federal court to ensure that the people incarcerated in Texas prisons are housed in safe temperatures. WTO Partner and Pro Bono Committee Chair Kevin Homiak discussed the case with NPR on “All Things Considered.” On March 26, 2025, the court found the unairconditioned Texas prisons’ extreme heat is “plainly unconstitutional” under the Eighth Amendment.

95,000 Texas prisoners

lack air conditioning

in their living areas.

Hundreds

have died


We are leading a team of several law firms and organizations in Texas federal court to ensure that the people incarcerated in Texas prisons are housed in safe temperatures. WTO Partner and Pro Bono Committee Chair Kevin Homiak discussed the case with NPR on “All Things Considered.” On March 26, 2025, the court found the unairconditioned Texas prisons’ extreme heat is “plainly unconstitutional” under the Eighth Amendment.

We represent 4,000 Louisiana foster children in a class action against the Louisiana child welfare system. The suit alleges that Louisiana’s child welfare system, which the head of the state agency described as in a "death spiral" and "hemorrhaging employees," is failing its most vulnerable children and requires systemic reform.

Louisiana’s child welfare system has overwhelming caseloads, high instability for home placements, limited access to medical care, and child death rates  

50% higher than the national average.


We represent 4,000 Louisiana foster children in a class action against the Louisiana child welfare system. The suit alleges that Louisiana’s child welfare system, which the head of the state agency described as in a "death spiral" and "hemorrhaging employees," is failing its most vulnerable children and requires systemic reform.

Louisiana’s child welfare system has overwhelming caseloads, high instability for home placements, limited access to medical care, and child death rates  

50% higher than the national average.


We partner with organizations nationwide that help underserved populations in dire need of legal services.

Colorado

Impact

Our lawyers feel a sense of duty to donate our legal services to the communities where we live and work. Recent highlights of our Colorado pro bono involvement:

  • We, along with several other law firms, are part of a Denver area pro bono initiative. B:CIVIC—an affiliate of the Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation—featured the collaboration, which included a series of events for National Pro Bono Week in 2024 that raised awareness of pro bono opportunities for Colorado lawyers.

  • Together with the ACLU of Colorado, we represent public school students and other plaintiffs who are suing the Elizabeth School District over a book ban that violates free speech protections. We won a preliminary injunction on March 19, 2025.

Colorado

Impact

Our lawyers feel a sense of duty to donate our legal services to the communities where we live and work. Recent highlights of our Colorado pro bono involvement:

  • We, along with several other law firms, are part of a Denver area pro bono initiative. B:CIVIC—an affiliate of the Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation—featured the collaboration, which included a series of events for National Pro Bono Week in 2024 that raised awareness of pro bono opportunities for Colorado lawyers.

  • Together with the ACLU of Colorado, we represent public school students and other plaintiffs who are suing the Elizabeth School District over a book ban that violates free speech protections. We won a preliminary injunction on March 19, 2025.

Thank you to the organizations we partner with throughout the state.

“
Knowing that someone is fighting in their corner and hearing their cries ensures they don’t feel alone in their struggle.”


Dr. Amite Dominick, Founder and President of Texas Prisons Community Advocates, said of WTO's pro bono representation of her organization in its lawsuit against the Texas prison system

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