Corporate Counsel Section of the State Bar of Texas

Welcome to the Corporate Counsel Section
of the State Bar of Texas

Champions of Pro Bono

Thank you to our Champions!

  2025 Champions
 
 
 
 
Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, or AZA, is first and foremost a trial firm. Our more than 60 lawyers have been in a trial nearly every month since 2016.
 
 
 
Frost Brown Todd is a full-service law firm with more than 600 lawyers operating in 17 offices across nine states and Washington, D.C. Dedicated to refining the art of client service, we leverage technical, industry and legal knowledge and hands-on experience to serve a diverse client base, from leading multinationals to small, entrepreneurial companies.
 
 
 
Gibson Dunn is a leading global law firm, advising clients on significant transactions and disputes around the world. Our exceptional teams craft and deploy creative legal strategies that are meticulously tailored to every matter, however complex or high-stakes. With more than 1,900 lawyers, spanning 21 offices worldwide and dozens of practice areas, we operate as a unified whole. 
 
 
  
Haynes Boone is an international corporate law firm headquartered in Dallas, Texas. It is among the largest law firms based in the United States and provides services for more than 40 major legal practices..

 
    
 
Kirkland & Ellis is a global law firm that serves a broad range of clients in corporate transactions, litigation, restructurings and intellectual property matters.
 
 
 
Locke Lord is a premier full-service law firm that has earned a strong reputation for complex ‎litigation, regulatory and transactional work on behalf of clients across industries and around the ‎world. Locke Lord and Troutman Pepper will become Troutman Pepper Locke on January 1, 2025.  
 
 
   
 
Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C., is a Texas-based, mid-size, full-service, commercial law firm with more than 160 attorneys and offices in Dallas, Houston and Austin. From inception to expansion, to the ultimate disposition of a business, Munsch Hardt provides clients with wide-ranging legal counsel, navigating each step with in-depth knowledge and responsive action.
 
 
 
Nelson Mullins is a diversified law firm of more than 800 attorneys, policy advisors, and professionals across 25 offices serving clients in more than 100 practice areas.


 
  
 
Norton Rose Fulbright is a global law firm that provides the world's pre-eminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service.
 
 
 
Perkins Coie is a global law firm headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1912, it is recognized as an Am Law 50 firm. It is the largest law firm headquartered in the Pacific Northwest and has 21 offices across the United States, Europe, and Asia. The firm provides corporate, commercial litigation, intellectual property, and regulatory legal advice to a broad range of clients, including prominent technology companies like Google, Microsoft, Intel, Meta, and Amazon. The firm is known for its pro bono work.
 
 
  
Winston & Strawn LLP is an international law firm headquartered in Chicago. It has more than 975 attorneys spread across ten offices in the United States and five offices in Europe, Asia, and South America. Founded in 1853, it is one of the largest and oldest law firms in Chicago.
 
  
 
Baker Hostetler is an AmLaw 100 firm with practices in Business, Digital Assets and Data Management, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Litigation and Tax.
 
 
 
Bracewell LLP is a leading law firm that is known worldwide for its unique depth and experience in the energy, infrastructure, finance and technology industries throughout the world. Our industry focus results in comprehensive state-of-the-art knowledge of the commercial, legal and governmental challenges faced by our clients and enables us to provide innovative solutions to facilitate transactions and resolve disputes.
 
 
  
 
Carter Arnett is one of the leading law firms in Dallas, ranked as one of the best in 2018. Offering many litigation services and flexible payment plans.
 
 
  
 
Clark Hill, established in 1890, has 750+ attorneys in offices across the U.S., Ireland and Mexico, is a full service commercial law firm for whatever legal challenges your business faces.
 
 
  
 
DLA Piper is a global law firm with a presence in over 40 countries and more than 90 offices with core practices include corporate and finance, employment, government affairs, intellectual property and technology, litigation and arbitration, real estate, and tax.
 
 
  
 
Fish Richardson is a global intellectual property firm offering patent prosecution, counseling, and litigation; trademark and copyright prosecution, counseling, and litigation; and commercial litigation services.
 
 
  
 
Holland & Knight LLP is global law firm that provides representation in litigation, business, real estate, healthcare and governmental law.
 
 
  
 
Jefferson Cano is a litigation law firm in San Antonio, Texas. We are experienced litigators with a proven track record. With big firm experience and a small firm structure, we are well positioned to advise clients on the most complex business disputes with the personal attention they deserve and the flexibility they may need.
 
 
 
Sidley Austin LLP is an American multinational law firm with approximately 2,300 lawyers in 21 offices worldwide. It was established in 1866 and its headquarters is at One South Dearborn in Chicago's Loop. It is one of the largest law firms in the world in terms of revenue.
 
 
  
 
Vinson & Elkins LLP is an international law firm with approximately 700 lawyers worldwide headquartered in Downtown Houston, Texas.
 
 
 
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CHAMPIONS OF PRO BONO SPONSORSHIP DETAILS

The Corporate Counsel Section of the State Bar of Texas (“Section”) invites you to participate in our 2025 Champions of Pro Bono program to provide pro bono opportunities for in-house counsel and support pro bono organizations throughout Texas. Participation in this program not only will provide a positive, lasting impact on the Texas community but also an opportunity to highlight and expose your firm or organization to more than 4,800 Section members as follows:

  PLATINUM LEVEL ($5,000) - CHAMPIONS OF PRO BONO RECEIVE:

    • All of the Gold Level benefits below, PLUS
    • Opportunities to submit articles to our Currents newsletter and ideas for CLE presentations directly to Section Committee Chairs
    • Special recognition on on-site signage with full-color logo at the Advanced In-House Counsel, In-House 101 CLE programs, and other selected Section only sponsored events
    • Recognition on Back Cover of Corporate Counsel Review distributed twice annually to our 4,400-plus members
    • Opportunities to speak at Section-sponsored programs

  GOLD LEVEL ($2,500) –CHAMPIONS OF PRO BONO RECEIVE:

    • Prominent listing and full-color logo and firm profile with website link on the Section website,
    • Special “thank you” in our Currents newsletter and on Section emails sent to more than 4,400 Section members, including full-color logo recognition[1]
    • The opportunity for your attorneys to participate on Section Committees
    • Recognition on the Advanced In-House Counsel and In-House 101 brochures[2] mailed to attorneys licensed by the State Bar of Texas (“SBOT”)
    • Recognition on the Advanced In-House Counsel and In-House 101 Facebook event page for the CLEs
    • Podium recognition at the SBOT Annual Advanced In-House Counsel, In-House 101 CLE programs, and other selected Section only sponsored events, including recognition by the presiding officer in Welcoming Remarks
    • Recognition in PowerPoint slide rotation, including a special event slide with full‐color logo, shown between sessions at the Advanced In-House Counsel and In-House 101 CLE programs and during conference breaks

If your firm is interested in becoming a Champion of Pro Bono, contact us today! 

Since 1997, the Corporate Counsel Section has given more than $909,000 to worthy organizations across Texas through the efforts of its Pro Bono & Grants Committee. For 2023-2024, the Section granted over $50,000 to specific initiatives submitted by a number of non-profit and legal aid organizations. Other grant recipients in prior years include Disability Rights Texas, Metroplex Veterans Legal Services, Legal Aid of Northwest Texas, Advocate Legal Senior Center, and Texas Legal Services Center.

Sponsorships towards this program will help the Section continue providing pro bono assistance to those organizations in need. Because the Section is fully committed to providing resources to pro bono organizations in Texas, sponsorship funds will be dedicated to grant recipients that are carefully selected by the Section’s Pro Bono and Grants Committee through a rigorous application process. A list of all of the grants made by the Pro Bono & Grants Committee is available on our website at http://www.texascorporatecounsel.com/.

* PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CORPORATE COUNSEL SECTION IS NOT A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SECTION ARE NOT DEDUCTIBLE AS CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS. PLEASE CONSULT YOUR TAX ADVISOR REGARDING THE QUALIFICATION OF A CONTRIBUTION AS A BUSINESS EXPENSE DEDUCTION.


[1] Logo recognition on emails may be subject to space availability.
[2] This benefit is for all Champions who make their commitment prior to February 15th or the print deadline for the brochure, whichever is later.