The Ramsey County Bar Association (RCBA) is proud to announce Lawrence (Larry) McDonough as the recipient of its 2022 Pro Bono Award. The award will be presented on Saturday, November 5, 2022, at the association’s Bench & Bar Benefit. Proceeds from this event support the Ramsey County Bar Foundation.
McDonough is a Senior Fellow at the National Housing Law Project and a consultant on housing law. During his career, McDonough estimates that has had nearly 10,000 low-income clients and has handled hundreds of trials, motion hearings, appellate, and federal cases. RCBA recognizes McDonough for not only a career dedicated to justice for low-income Minnesotans, but for his leadership during the pandemic. As housing laws changed week-by-week and month-by-month, he led the charge to be sure that the legal community was informed and educated. His advocacy for clients and for fellow attorneys to be involved through pro bono has increased the number of attorneys helping low-income clients and increased the quality of that representation. McDonough has been on the forefront of advocating for change at a systemic level, lobbying and advocating on housing issues. We are a more just community because of his commitment and contributions.
The RCBA Pro Bono award is given annually to an attorney in recognition for their involvement in activities which:
- Demonstrated dedication to the development and delivery of legal services to low-income clients through a pro bono program
- Contributed significant work toward developing innovative approaches to the delivery of volunteer legal services
- Resulted in satisfying previously unmet needs or resulted in extending services to underserved segments of the population
- Successfully litigated pro bono cases that favorably affected the provision of other services to low-income members of our community.
- Successfully achieved legislation that contributed substantially to legal services to low-income members of our community
- Demonstrated dedication to the development and delivery of pro bono business legal services OR
- Provided sustained pro bono business
More information on RCBA’s annual awards is here: https://www.mnbar.org/ramsey-county-bar-association/news/awards.
Information on the Bench & Bar Benefit is here: https://www.mnbar.org/ramsey-county-bar-association/calendar/annual-events/rcbf-benefit
RCBA provides its 3000 attorney and law student members with a wide variety of continuing legal education seminars and professional development programs, networking and social events, leadership opportunities, and ways to give back to the community.