For the second consecutive year, WilmerHale’s pro bono practice ranked third in the US, according to The American Lawyer’s 2025 Pro Bono Scorecard. The annual scorecard analyzes and ranks the nation’s most prestigious law firms based on the legal services the firms have donated to organizations or individuals over the past year.

WilmerHale is one of only five firms whose lawyers averaged more than 125 hours of pro bono work in 2024, with 100% of lawyers donating more than 20 hours of pro bono legal services. WilmerHale’s ranking is indicative of our continued commitment to pro bono representation, which has been a hallmark of the firm for over a century.

In 2024, WilmerHale concentrated its pro bono practice around immigrant justice, reproductive rights, religious liberties, voting rights, racial justice, gun safety and disability rights. Some of our recent pro bono matters have included:

• a successful effort with the ACLU and Planned Parenthood in Idaho to secure a preliminary injunction in the Ninth Circuit blocking the state from criminalizing referrals for out-of-state abortion care;
• a class action settlement, obtained with the ACLU of Massachusetts, that provides an avenue for the dismissal of removal proceedings against class members and clears a path for many class members to become permanent residents;
• assisting a synagogue in taking action to protect itself from antisemitic threats;
• representing a Buddhist prisoner in efforts to secure access to a diet aligned with his religious beliefs;
• securing a sentence commutation and the release of an individual tried and sentenced in adult criminal court for acts committed while under the age of 18; and
• representing more than 100 veterans in seeking combat-related special compensation, military discharge status upgrades and other disability benefits.

Visit the Public Service and Pro Bono page to learn more about WilmerHale’s commitment to ensure equal access to justice.