The New Orleans Pro Bono Project named Liskow & Lewis as one of its two award-winning “2008 Pro Bono Law Firms” in recognition of the firm’s extraordinary commitment and support of the Project’s efforts this year. Judge Carl Barbier of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana presented the award to firm attorneys Don Haycraft, Brian Jackson, and Kerry Murphy at an awards ceremony on December 4, 2008.

Liskow & Lewis attorneys contributed more than 800 pro bono hours during the past year. Mr. Haycraft, a shareholder in the firm’s New Orleans office who coordinates the firm’s pro bono activities, noted that Liskow & Lewis’ New Orleans attorneys not only worked on numerous cases referred by the Pro Bono Project but also hosted groups of out of state law students who used the firm’s office space and administrative services to assist Pro Bono Project clients during spring break and the winter holidays. “Liskow & Lewis is committed to the mission of providing free, quality legal services to the poor in our communities,” Mr. Haycraft noted.

The Pro Bono Project was created in 1986 by the Louisiana Bar Foundation to address the need for legal services to the poor. Presently, The Project's volunteer panel includes over 1400 attorneys representing approximately 20% of the private bar of the metropolitan area and covers the volunteer spectrum from solo practitioners to in-house corporate counsel to the largest firms.