News and Insights

2.20.24

Dykema Pro Bono Initiative Mentioned in Pride Source

Dykema's pro bono involvement in several name change clinics spanning multiple years mentioned in the Pride Source article, "The Dark Side of Advocacy, According to This Leading Michigan Trans…

3.22.23

Chris Sakauye Featured In Partner Profile In DC Bar Foundation’s March Newsletter

Chris Sakauye was the subject of a Partner Profile feature in the DC Bar Foundation’s March Newsletter. 

6.15.22

Dykema's Collaboration with Ford and Fair Michigan on Pro Bono Clinic for Transgender Individuals Highlighted on Fox 2 Detroit

Dykema teamed up with Ford and the Fair Michigan Foundation to host a pro bono clinic for transgender individuals wishing to formally change their names to match their identity. Fox 2 Detroit (WJBK)…

2.27.24

Tentative Settlement Reached in Texas Endangered Species Act Lawsuit

The Animal Legal Defense Fund and National Foundation for Rescued Animals, an animal exhibitor doing business as Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary, have tentatively reached a settlement, pending the…

8.24.23

David Kinder Elected to the American Board of Trial Advocates

Dykema is proud to announce that David Kinder was elected to the San Antonio chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), an invitation-only a national association of experienced trial…

1.04.23

Ted Seitz Earns Dykema’s Margaret A Costello Pro Bono Award

Dykema, a leading national law firm, is proud to announce that the firm’s Pro Bono Committee voted to bestow the firm’s 2022 Margaret A Costello Pro Bono award to Member Ted Seitz.

12.12.23

Pro Bono Matters 2023 Highlights

This issue of Pro Bono Matters highlights a broad range of pro bono cases and initiatives that Dykema attorneys have worked on over the past year. 

1.24.23

Heidi Naasko Presents on Michigan’s Expungement Law to Michigan Judges Association

Heidi Naasko delivered a presentation to the Michigan Judges Association on January 24, 2022. She discussed Michigan’s new expungement law and recommended ways to build efficiencies and remove…

1.28.22

Human Trafficking and the Barriers to Justice

Heidi Naasko will serve as a featured panelist for the webinar, "Human Trafficking and the Barriers to Justice," taking place Friday, Jan. 28, 2022.

7.13.21

How A Pro Bono Partnership Can Jumpstart Your Legal Department’s Pro Bono Practice

Join Dykema’s partner in charge of pro bono, Heidi Naasko, and pro bono committee member Jason Ross with guest Kim Ray, Chair of Ford Motor Company's Pro Bono Committee, who will give you real life…