News & Updates

Greene Espel PLLP is proud to announce that 13 of its lawyers have been recognized as North Star Lawyers by the Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA) for pro bono work done in 2019. The MSBA awards North Star Lawyer designations to members who have provided at least 50 hours of pro bono legal services in a given year.

The MSBA recognized the following Greene Espel attorneys as 2019 North Star Lawyers:

• Jeanette M. Bazis
• Amran A. Farah
• Caitlinrose H. Fisher 
• Matthew D. Forsgren
• Jenny Gassman-Pines
• Holley C. M. Horrell
• Virginia R. McCalmont
• John B. Orenstein
• Katherine M. Swenson 
• Anna M. Tobin
• David J. Wallace-Jackson 
• Davida S. Williams
• X. Kevin Zhao 

Greene Espel is committed to a wide array of pro bono initiatives and shares its time and talents to serve our community’s most vulnerable populations. Our attorneys, including those named above, have established strong relationships with many legal organizations including, The Advocates for Human Rights, Children’s Law Center, Neighborhood Justice Center, The Pro Se Project, and the Volunteer Lawyers Network. The firm’s commitment to serving our community also includes individual volunteer opportunities and firm-sponsored projects. In the past years, we have organized shoe drives and collected over 1200 pounds of shoes to benefit Good in the Hood, made over 400 sandwiches for Simpson Housing Services, and packed food for Feed My Starving Children.

In addition to applauding our attorneys for their efforts, the firm also thanks the MSBA for encouraging pro bono work to close the justice gap for low-income Minnesotans.