Twenty-three lawyers in Davis Polk’s Washington DC office were named to the 2025 “Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll” by the DC Courts. The annual list – with support from the D.C. Access to Justice Commission, the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center, and the D.C. Bar – recognizes the contributions made by lawyers providing pro bono legal services to those who cannot afford counsel and to disadvantaged small businesses and community-based nonprofits.

In addition, 18 of the Davis Polk honorees were awarded high honors for reporting 100 or more pro bono hours over the course of the year. 

The following Davis Polk lawyers were named to the honor roll: 

  • Nada Aljassar 
  • Shannon Evelyn Benson 
  • Leigh M. Terry Brinkerhoff (high honors) 
  • Christina Davis (high honors) 
  • Kenton J. DeBouter (high honors)
  • Mariam Eskander (high honors)
  • Liam Charles Fineman (high honors) 
  • Kate Monroe FitzGerald (high honors) 
  • Cyerra Haywood (high honors)  
  • Mallory C. Mecklenburg (high honors)
  • Marissa Medici 
  • Daria Adjowa Serwaa Nonnemaker (high honors)  
  • Dan Peck (high honors)
  • Lindsey Richards (high honors)   
  • Ben Roebuck (high honors)   
  • Mason Sands 
  • Paul Shortell (high honors)  
  • Eric Spiniello (high honors) 
  • Sean Stefanik (high honors)  
  • Samantha Stroman (high honors)
  • Charles Marshall Wilson (high honors)  
  • Zach Zelenak 

Learn more about Davis Polk’s Pro Bono program.

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