Name: Volunteers Tell All: Peeking Behind the Curtain With Corporate and Law Firm Pro Bono Leaders
Start: 2026-05-15T13:30:00-0400
End: 2026-05-15T14:45:00-0400

Volunteers Tell All: Peeking Behind the Curtain With Corporate and Law Firm Pro Bono Leaders

Friday May 15, 2026 1:30pm - 2:45pm EDT

Carolina C

What do firm and corporate partners want and need in a pro bono partnership? How can we motivate transactional corporate attorneys to take pro bono cases in court? Is it awkward to ask a firm to pay for lunch? Hear from corporate and law firm pro bono leaders in a Q&A style panel, and brainstorm ways to improve partnerships between firms, corporations, and legal services organizations.

Speakers

Angie Zimmern

Pro Bono Director and Counsel, McGuireWoods

As McGuireWoods’ pro bono director, counsel Angie Zimmern expands the firm’s commitment to developing and sustaining pro bono programs recognized nationally for innovation and impact.

Angie leads the firm’s most successful pro bono initiatives, including Charlotte Triage... Read More →

Todd Stilleman

Senior Associate General Counsel & Managing Director, Wells Fargo

Todd Stillerman is Senior Associate General Counsel and Managing Director at Wells Fargo, where he leads the Commercial Real Estate and Structured Products legal section and helps guide the company through complex transactions, risk considerations, and enterprise?wide initiatives... Read More →

Julie Leopold

Adult and Community Engagement Manager, Baltimore County Public Library

Julie Brophy has been working in libraries her entire career, starting with a small academic library in her home state of New York, with stops at Charlotte Mecklenburg Public Library, as a Graduate Assistant in digital services at the University of Maryland’s McKeldin Library, and... Read More →

Allison S. Constance

Legal Aid of North Carolina

Friday May 15, 2026 1:30pm - 2:45pm EDT
Carolina C

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2026 Equal Justice Conference

Angie Zimmern

Todd Stilleman

Julie Leopold

Allison S. Constance

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2026 Equal Justice Conference

Angie Zimmern

Todd Stilleman

Julie Leopold

Allison S. Constance

Attendees (127)

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