Winston, LVMH, and City Bar Justice Center Collaborate on Another Successful Day of Pro Bono Service in New York

After successfully collaborating together on a day of learning and service in 2018, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (LVMH), a Winston client, joined forces with the firm again to host another impactful pro bono legal clinic for 2019.

The full-day program featured legal training, hands-on client counseling, and informal networking amongst Winston and LVMH volunteers. City Bar Justice Center’s project leader, Ramona Morel, led an engaging training session during which volunteers learned how to assist clients with the preparation of pro se bankruptcy filings. Afterward, volunteer teams were assigned Fresh Start Clinic clients to counsel. Distressed by debt and dire financial situations, these clients took to the Fresh Start Clinic for help with their pro se filings in hopes of an economic fresh start. Volunteers guided their clients through the daunting paperwork involved in a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, providing both counsel and support. The positive energy throughout the course of the clinic was contagious as team members engaged in collaborative problem solving and strategic thinking.

The program concluded with dessert and a toast to all the participating volunteers. City Bar Justice Center, LVMH, and Winston have collectively been nominated as a candidate for a corporate pro bono partnership award.