Letter from the Executive Director

PBPA's 2026 Annual Reception

Thank you for your continued support of Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta. We kicked off 2026 by recognizing our 2025 donors and volunteers at our annual Appreciation Reception.

We were generously hosted by Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, and we enjoyed seeing and celebrating with so many of you.

We also inducted 13 volunteers who have taken more than 50 pro bono matters, as well as one volunteer who has taken almost 150 pro bono matters (Michelle Johnson!), into the inaugural PBPA Hall of Fame. See them all here.

Thank you to everyone who attended, our generous sponsors Western Alliance Bank, Clarivate, Consilio, Truist, and Veritext, and our awardees for their service to PBPA and Georgia's nonprofit community.

With gratitude, 

Rachel Spears
Executive Director

2025 Annual Reception Awardees

Volunteers of the Year 
Phil Cooper (Nelson Mullins), Deepa Subramanian (Ogletree Deakins), Curtis Romig (Bryan Cave), Tim Phillips (Habitat for Humanity), Mark Littmann (Chick-fil-A), and Whitney Garrett Smith (Chick-fil-A)
Rising Star - Griffin R. Davis (BakerHostetler)
Legal Department of the Year - Home Depot
Law Firm of the Year - Ogletree Deakins
2025 Legal Check Up Challenge Cup Winners - Cox, Smurfit Westrock, Eversheds Sutherland

Congratulations to our awardees and thank you to all of the volunteers who make our work possible!
 

PBPA Updates & New Staff

We'd like to extend a warm welcome to Amy Dosik, a longtime PBPA volunteer, as the newest member of our staff. Amy serves as part-time Tax Counsel, helping to advise our clients on tax-exempt compliance and related legal issues. Prior to joining PBPA, Amy had a 30-year career in the nonprofit sector as a management consultant, attorney and public accounting tax advisor. She also served as CEO of Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta.

We are thrilled to welcome Amy and the depth of expertise she brings to help strengthen nonprofits across Georgia!

PBPA is also proud to introduce our new text alert for our Volunteer Opportunities. To receive monthly notice of new projects, text VOLOPS to (770) 600-2966. 
Text messages are for the sole purpose of sending volunteer opportunities - we will not text you for fundraising or other purposes. 

Shoutouts to our Volunteers

Thank you to the more than 268 volunteers who have signed up for a pro bono project in 2026! We could not do this work without you. Click here for a list of individuals who have volunteered so far this year.

From: Genesis Joy House
To: Laura Bonander (Comcast)
Your guidance and willingness to share your knowledge were incredibly helpful as we work to ensure we are supporting our participants and their families in the most responsible and informed way possible. Having access to your expertise gave us clarity on an important issue, and we truly appreciate the care and professionalism you brought to the conversation. Support like yours helps strengthen the work we are doing and ultimately benefits the community we serve.

From: Dr. Anise Marbry Foundation
To: Rachel Gage (Robbins Firm)
Rachel Gage has literally been our angel in the outfield as we are navigating these unchartered waters. For the first time in a long time, I finally understood what our program participants said when they would tell me "You make me feel safe and seen." I finally had that same experience, and it makes a world of difference.

From: Girl Talk
To: Nathaniel Burns (Eversheds Sutherland)
We want to thank you for your time, guidance and expertise on our sponsorship agreement.  We appreciate you listening to all of our concerns and then making sure those were all addressed in the document.  We are excited to be able to go into sponsorship conversations with the documentation and language we need to advocate for our organization.  I can't even begin to tell you what a huge relief this is for us.

New Clients

Atlanta Regional Collaboration for Health Improvement
Groundwork Atlanta, Inc.
GROW Initiative GA, Inc.
Mentor Georgia, Inc.
Positive Growth, Inc.
The Bigger Vision of Athens, Inc.