Tahirih Justice Center Names Arnold & Porter 'Washington, D.C. Area Firm of the Year'

Arnold & Porter was recently named Washington, D.C. Area Firm of the Year by the Tahirih Justice Center, a nonprofit that helps protect immigrants from gender-based violence through legal services, advocacy, and education.  The award recognizes the firm’s exceptional commitment to pro bono service in 2013, and was presented at Tahirih’s 17^th Annual Gala on April 9 at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C.

Arnold & Porter worked to create and implement a joint “U Visa Adjustment Project” to help former Tahirih clients and their children meet time-sensitive application deadlines.  The firm’s support last year, which involves taking all of Tahirih’s U Visa Adjustment cases, had been considered critical by the organization in handling the high volume of its client applications.  In 2013, Arnold & Porter attorneys and staff spent more than 2,000 hours on Tahirih immigration cases, including asylum, U Visa, U Visa Adjustment, and other matters.  This year, Arnold & Porter also became Tahirih’s Bighearted Attorneys Campaign winner by raising the most funds in the Washington, D.C. Area.