D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center Names New Fund After Finnegan’s Don Dunner

Finnegan partner and incoming D.C. Bar President, Esther Lim, and the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center recently announced a new fund to support legal services for low-income District of Columbia residents. The Donald R. Dunner Fund for Legal Services was named after Finnegan partner Don Dunner to recognize his outstanding leadership and generosity to both the legal profession and the community.

The D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center is the largest provider of pro bono legal services in Washington, DC, helping 17,000 individuals, nonprofits, and small businesses annually. Finnegan has a long-standing relationship with the D.C. Bar and its Pro Bono Center through the firm’s pro bono efforts, Finnegan pro bono coordinator Barbara Butterworth serving on the Pro Bono Committee for the Center, and Finnegan partner Esther Lim also serving as D.C. Bar President Elect. Contributions to the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center for the Donald R. Dunner Fund for Legal Services will allow the Pro Bono Center to continue to address the increasing need for legal assistance among low-income residents in Washington, DC.

About the D.C. Bar
The D.C. Bar is the second-largest unified bar in the United States with over 100,000 members in all 50 states and more than 80 countries. At the core of the Bar’s mission is the charge to not only assist members but to protect the public. To address the growing access to justice gap, the Bar’s Pro Bono Center provides programs to meet the legal needs of low-income District residents.

About Finnegan
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP is one of the largest IP law firms in the world. From offices in Atlanta, Boston, London, Palo Alto, Reston, Seoul, Shanghai, Taipei, Tokyo, and Washington, DC, the firm practices all aspects of patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret law, including counseling, prosecution, licensing, and litigation. Finnegan also represents clients on IP issues related to European patents and trade marks, international trade, portfolio management, the Internet, e-commerce, government contracts, antitrust, and unfair competition. For additional information on the firm, please visit www.finnegan.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.