Public service is part of who we are as a firm. Bass, Berry & Sims is committed to pursuing systemic change to eradicate the root causes of legal, social, and economic inequalities.
Pro Bono Commitment
The firm’s commitment to pro bono focuses on three primary areas: strengthening families, empowering communities, and protecting civil rights. Recent events have made us more aware than ever of our special responsibility as a law firm to address crises of inequality and racial injustice and reinforced our commitment to systemic change and focus on these three areas.
Watch the video below to learn about our pro bono work with PURE Academy, a nonprofit private boarding school in Memphis, Tennessee, committed to the holistic development of young men through a blend of academic excellence, practical AgriSTEM education, and athletics.
Watch the video below to learn about how our pro bono work is helping Harvest Hands, a nonprofit working to further education, healthy living, spiritual formation, and economic development in South Nashville.
Our Pro Bono Fellows
Our Pro Bono Fellow program allows attorneys to be paid their full compensation and benefits while working for up to six months full-time in a pro bono capacity within the community.
"Our attorneys from all backgrounds are active in our communities doing good work that makes a real difference. Providing pro bono service and supporting those who need help is part of who we are as a firm."
DAVID ESQUIVEL
PRO BONO MEMBER
PRO BONO AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Tennessee Innocence Project
THE RULE OF LAW AWARD (2022)
David Esquivel and Bass, Berry & Sims
Memphis Bar Association
CHAMPION OF JUSTICE AWARD (2021)
Bass, Berry & Sims
Tennessee Supreme Court
LAW OFFICE FOR JUSTICE (2021)
Bass, Berry & Sims Memphis Office
Pro Bono Committee
The Pro Bono Committee provides strategic direction for the firm’s pro bono efforts in order to address the justice gap in the communities we serve. Committee members monitor the firm’s pro bono work; create opportunities for attorneys, clients and staff to work on pro bono matters; and oversee specific programs in our areas of strategic focus. The committee is a mix of members and associates representing each of the firm’s offices and practice groups.
