Charlotte, N.C. — November 15, 2011 — Hunton & Williams LLP announces three Charlotte attorneys have been honored by Legal Services of Southern Piedmont (LSSP). Robert J. Hahn, Jason A. Hartsough and Megan E. Miller were listed on LSSP's Pro Bono Honor Role list for working with the organization and providing more than 20 hours of pro bono service each to one or more clients in the past year. The attorneys have supported LSSP's mission of providing civil legal assistance to eligible low-income persons in Charlotte and west-central North Carolina.
During the past two years, Hunton & Williams assisted LSSP in helping more than 20 clients appeal denied claims for Medicaid and Social Security Disability through its Medicaid for the Disabled Project. Lawyers also provided pro bono counsel for a variety of other legal needs.
"Pro bono is an integral part of who we are at Hunton & Williams," says Robert Hahn, partner and pro bono chair for Hunton & Williams' Charlotte office. "It is important to all of us to give back to our communities, and we are proud to be recognized with this honor. We look forward to continuing our efforts to support LSSP and the people they serve."
The Charlotte office of Hunton & Williams was established in 1995 and is home to nearly 30 lawyers serving the regional and global needs of its clients. The firm's practice in Charlotte emphasizes general corporate counsel, business litigation, banking and finance, structured finance, and energy and environmental law for domestic and international clients.
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Hunton & Williams LLP provides legal services to corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals, as well as to a broad array of other entities. Since our establishment more than a century ago, Hunton & Williams has grown to more than 800 lawyers serving clients in 100 countries from 19 offices around the world. While our practice has a strong industry focus on energy, financial services and life sciences, the depth and breadth of our experience extends to more than 100 separate practice areas, including bankruptcy and creditors rights, commercial litigation, corporate transactions and securities law, intellectual property, international and government relations, regulatory law, products liability, and privacy and information management.