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18 Fish & Richardson Attorneys Named to 2024 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll

The D.C. Courts have recognized 18 Fish & Richardson attorneys for completing 50 or more hours of pro bono service in 2024, earning them a place on the 2024 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll. Of these attorneys, 11 achieved the High Honor Roll by contributing over 100 hours of service. 

“Our firm truly values pro bono as both our responsibility and privilege to give back,” said Principal Daniel Tishman, pro bono coordinating attorney for Fish’s Washington, D.C. office. “We are honored to have so many attorneys dedicate their time and talents to supporting access to justice in our local community.”  

This year marked a record-breaking milestone for the Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll, with over 5,400 attorneys participating and collectively contributing more than 421,000 hours of service. The initiative is organized in partnership with the D.C. Access to Justice Commission, the D.C. Bar, and the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center. 

In a joint letter to honorees, Chief Judge Anna Blackburne-Rigsby of the D.C. Court of Appeals and Chief Judge Milton C. Lee, Jr. of the D.C. Superior Court wrote, “We applaud you for answering – and in many cases exceeding – the call to service embodied by D.C. Rule of Professional Conduct 6.1 to perform at least 50 hours of pro bono service annually. We know that your actions stem not only from a commitment to your ethical obligations, but also from your principled beliefs in equal access to justice.” 

The Fish attorneys named to the 2024 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll include: 

  • Mike Ballanco 
  • Megha Bansal 
  • Keith Barritt* 
  • Taylor Burgener* 
  • Bryan Cannon 
  • Joel Couenhoven* 
  • James Cowan* 
  • Daniel Gopenko 
  • Patrick King 
  • Gracie Koonce* 
  • Tina Murphy* 
  • Payal Patel* 
  • Nathan Ranns 
  • Indranil Sarkar* 
  • Joseph Sinopoli 
  • Damien Thomas* 
  • Laura C. Whitworth* 
  • Jack R. Wilson* 

(*Denotes High Honor Roll recipients who completed 100+ pro bono hours) 

Fish attorneys are dedicated to serving the communities in which they live and work, and pro bono work is an integral part of the firm’s professional culture. In 2024, the firm made significant pro bono contributions, with Fish attorneys completing over 21,000 hours of pro bono service for the year. Fish believes that the practice of law is a privilege that carries with it the responsibility to provide pro bono legal services to those in need.