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Community Involvement

Our commitment and obligations to the communities we serve extend beyond the courtroom, through volunteer work by our lawyers and staff within the communities they serve.

Community Involvement

At Bowman and Brooke, we believe our duty to serve extends beyond the demands of our basic obligations and job descriptions. Every year, our lawyers and staff members devote countless hours to charitable organizations and pro bono legal work from coast to coast. By devoting time and resources to our communities and working with those who otherwise would not have access to excellent legal representation, we hope to make a significant and lasting contribution beyond the courtroom.

"We care about the communities in which we live and  work and believe we have an obligation to invest our time and resources to causes and organizations that align with our firm culture; one of inclusion, diversity and stewardship."
– Kim Schmid, Executive Managing Partner

We not only defend the essential products our families use every day, but we take a proactive approach to promoting child product safety in the communities where we work and live. We sponsor a national organization which provides effective and easy-to-understand product guidelines in English and Spanish. This service is offered free of charge to parents and caregivers. In addition, our attorneys visit local schools to teach proper use of children's products and automotive safety.

As part of our commitment to the future of our communities, we have announced the launch of our inaugural Future Defense Lawyer Scholarship! The Bowman and Brooke Foundation is excited to offer the Bowman and Brooke Future Defense Lawyer Scholarship to assist students currently enrolled in the first year of Law School Studies (1L) who plan to enroll full-time at an ABA–accredited law school for the entire upcoming academic year. Learn more here.

Each of our seventeen offices are involved in a number of charitable causes throughout the country. View a list of national and local organizations we have contributed to within the past year:

ALS Arizona
Ashley for the Arts
Austin Pets Alive!
Bowman and Brooke Future Defense Lawyer Scholarship
The Burton Foundation
Cancer Center of Western Wisconsin
Child and Family Charities
Children's Hospital of Michigan
Coconut Grove Crisis Food Pantry
Collin County Toys For Tots
Council for Children's Rights
Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
Division of Indian Work
Dress for Success Miami
Fred Hutch Cancer Center
Harvest Hope Food Bank
Hennepin County Bar Association
Hispanic Bar Association
Japanese American Bar Association
Leadership Council on Legal Diversity
Legacy Humane Society
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
Los Angeles County Bar Association
LSU Law
Maryland Bar Foundation
The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Minnesota State Bar Association
Minnesota Women Lawyers
The National LGBTQ+ Bar Foundation
Neighborhood House
New Jersey Angels
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
 North Dakota’s Gateway to Science
 Orange County Bar Association
 Pay It Forward of Central New Jersey
 Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland
 Richstone Family Center
 SafeHouse Survivor Services of Seminole
 Scholarship America
 Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Los Angeles
South Bay Bar Association 
South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics  
 Treasures 4 Teachers
Turkey Time of Manalapan, New Jersey 
 Twin Cities Diversity in Practice
 United Way
 The University of Texas at Austin Center for Women in Law
The V Foundation for Cancer Research 
 Vista Maria
 Volunteer Lawyers Network