Pro Bono Center Leadership

The D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center is an independent, nonprofit charitable organization supported entirely by voluntary contributions from D.C. Bar members, D.C. law firms, and private foundations. The D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center’s Board of Directors consists of the elected members of the D.C. Bar Board of Governors. Oversight of the daily activities of the Pro Bono Center is provided by its Pro Bono Committee.

Pro Bono Committee

Shavon Smith, Chair
SJS Law Firm, PLLC

Natalie Walker, Vice Chair
Webster & Fredrickson, PLLC

Amadi Anene
DLA Piper

Roland G. Backhaus
USNC

Mary L. Blatch
CFA Institute

Patrick English
Latham & Watkins

Hardeep S. Grover
CapEx Legal

Susan M. Hoffman
Crowell & Moring LLP

Theodore A. Howard
Wiley Rein LLP

Ellen M. Jakovic
Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Laura Klein, Ex-Officio
U.S. Department of Justice

Brian D. Koosed
Venable LLP

Justin E. Loffredo
Medtronic PLC

John McBride
Nixon Peabody

David W. Ogden
WilmerHale

Katherine Phillips
Amazon

Staff Liaisons

Robert J. Spagnoletti
Executive Vice President

D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center

Kelli Neptune
Executive Director

Adrian Gottshall, Staff Liaison
Director, Pro Bono Representation & Training

Gabriella Lewis-White, Staff Liaison
Director, Housing Legal Services

Steven Marcus, Staff Liaison
Director, Development

Darryl Maxwell, Staff Liaison
Director, Nonprofit & Small Business Legal Assistance

*Affiliations included for identification purposes only.