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1 4221 W. Boy Scout Boulevard Suite 1000 Tampa, FL Phone: (813) THE STATS. of Attorneys: 304. of Offices: 8 President and CEO: Gary L. Sasso Hiring Partner(s): Gwynne A. Young, Firmwide Hiring Chair locations Atlanta, GA Miami, FL New York, NY Orlando, FL St. Petersburg, FL Tallahassee, FL Tampa, FL West Palm Beach, FL MAJOR DEPARTMENTS & PRACTICES EMPLOYMENT CONTACT Shannon Williams Director of Legal Talent Management Phone: (813) swilliams@carltonfields.com Careers website: Antitrust Appellate Bankruptcy/Creditors Rights Construction Corporate Government Health Care Insurance Intellectual Property International Labor and Employment Litigation Products and Toxic Tort Liability Real Estate and Finance Real Property Litigation Securities Tax White Collar Crime and Government Investigations 89

2 Who s Who Does the firm have one or more pro bono coordinators and/or partners? If so, how many? 0 For each of your pro bono coordinators and/or partners, please specify how much of his/her time is spent on pro bono work and/ or administering the firm s pro bono program. N/A Please provide the primary pro bono contact(s) s information below. Kathleen S. McLeroy Chair, Pro Bono Committee Phone: (813) kmcleroy@carltonfields.com Website: Does the firm have a pro bono committee? How often does the committee meet? Monthly Please describe the composition of the committee. The committee is comprised of shareholders and associates from all firm offices. THE SCOOP Does your firm have a written pro bono policy? Can associates bring pro bono matters of interest to the firm? How does the firm decide whether to take on a pro bono matter? The Chair of the pro bono committee, together with attorneys knowledgeable in the substantive area of law for the proposed matter, screen the matter for merit. Has the firm signed on to the Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge? What are some of the areas of law in which your firm has performed pro bono legal work since 2010? Arts and historic preservation, Bankruptcy, Civil rights, Community economic development, Consumer law and small claims court, Death penalty defense, Disability benefits, Domestic violence, Elder law, Employment, Environment, Fair housing/tenants rights, Family law, First Amendment and constitutional issues, Homeless advocacy, Immigration, Indigent criminal defense, Juvenile justice reform/children s rights, LGBT rights, nprofit corporate law, nprofit incorporation/tax exemptions, nprofit intellectual property, Police misconduct, Prisoners rights, Probate law, Real estate transactions, Veterans benefits/appeals, Voting rights Are there areas of law in which, as a matter of policy or practice, your firm does not perform pro bono work? List up to 10 of your firm s pro bono clients or partners since 2010, including legal service providers or clearinghouses. American Civil Liberties Union Bay Area Legal Services Equality Florida Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center Lawyers for Children America The Florida Justice Institute Atlanta Legal Aid Society Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Florida Community Loan Foundation Georgia Legal Services Program List up to three representative examples of your firm s pro bono matters since Please limit your answer to a short paragraph per matter. In conjunction with the ACLU, represented a Muslim woman who was denied access to the Douglasville County, Georgia courthouse because she was wearing a religious head covering. When the woman refused to take off her head covering and asked to leave, she was brought before the Court, found in contempt, and sentenced to ten days in jail. She was released later that evening. As a result of the constitutional violations, attorneys prepared and filed a complaint alleging various civil rights violations and a claim under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act. After conducting discovery, we successfully negotiated a settlement that resulted in a policy change for the City of Douglasville, as well as monetary compensation for the client. partnered with lawyers from the ACLU to represent a transgendered woman to restore her rights to visitation with her children. The judge had suspended her rights to visitation after the children s mother filed an emergency motion to suspend visitation when the client came out as part of her transition from male to female. Firm attorneys assisted the Tampa Bay Conservancy, a land conservation organization devoted to protecting the region s natural, agricultural and scenic heritage, with several transactions including the transfer of a trusteeship of a Vault.com Inc.

3 county park, and agreements for consultants evaluating other properties under consideration for conservation easements or purchase by the conservancy. List up to three pro bono matters that are highlights (e.g., a Supreme Court case). Please limit your answer to a short paragraph per matter. In 2011, provided pro bono representation on a petition for certiorari to the United States Supreme Court. Petitioner s semi-submersible vessel was spotted by a marine patrol aircraft off the coast of the Galapagos Islands. The United State Coast Guard monitored the vessel via helicopter until seaborne vessels could intercept it. As the Coast Guard approached by sea, Petitioner and his crew emerged from the hatch and jumped into the water. The semi-submersible sank within minutes afterward. The Coast Guard rescued Petitioner and his crew, all of whom claimed Columbian nationality, and transported them to Tampa, Florida to face federal charges. Petitioner was convicted of a felony and sentenced to nine years in prison under a recently enacted federal statute that criminalizes the operation of a semi-submersible vessel in international waters anywhere in the world, which was passed under the guise of Congress s power under the High Seas clause of the Constitution. It has been nearly 200 years since the Court has addressed Congress s power to legislate under the High Seas clause, which gives Congress the power to define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas The petition urged the Court to take Petitioner s case in order to clarify the original meaning of that clause. The central argument presented in the petition asserted that the original meaning of the High Seas clause did not give Congress the power to define punish felonies in international waters that bore no direct connection to the United States. As such, petitioner s conviction for operating a type of vessel, with no proof of drugs on board, on the other side of the globe was unconstitutional. Ultimately, our petition for certiorari to the United States Supreme Court was denied. partnered with representatives of HUD, the Pinellas County Housing Authority (PCHA), the Pinellas County Housing Finance Agency ( HFA ), and Gulfcoast Legal Services to prevent 48 very low income families living in a distressed and failing apartment complex from losing their homes. An aging 48-unit HUD-subsidized multifamily community was purchased out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy by the PCHA through the use of federal Neighborhood Stabilization funds provided by the HFA. Through this team effort, affordable housing was preserved and the investment will ensure that Pinellas County residents will have access to safe, secure affordable housing for decades to come. handled a post-conviction appeal in the Supreme Court of Florida for an indigent prisoner serving a life sentence (under a repeat offender statute) for armed robbery. The client had already served 20 years of the sentence when another man who had confessed to the crime completed his own sentence and stepped forward with an affidavit stating he had another accomplice and that our client is innocent of these charges. The trial court and the Third DCA refused to grant post-conviction relief, and our client filed a pro se petition to the Supreme Court of Florida seeking review. The Court granted review and appointed as counsel to represent him. The Florida Supreme Court agreed with our position that the Third District Court of Appeal failed to apply the correct standards and remanded the case for an evidentiary hearing in the trial court. Our firm will continue to represent the client for the evidentiary hearing. BY THE NUMBERS What is the total number of hours that lawyers at your U.S. office(s) spent performing pro bono legal services, as defined by the Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge, in 2010 and 2011? Do not include summer associate or non-lawyer pro bono hours in your answers. Total number of pro bono hours in 2010: 8,668 Total number of pro bono hours in 2011: 6,764 What was the attorney headcount in your firm s U.S. offices? Number of attorneys as of December 31, 2010: 300 Number of attorneys as of December 31, 2011: 299 Using the number of attorneys listed above, what is the average number of pro bono hours per attorney in your firm s U.S. office(s) during the following years? Average number of hours per attorney in 2010: 29 Average number of hours per attorney in 2011: 23 What percentage of attorneys employed during 2010 and 2011 in your firm s U.S. office(s) did at least 20 hours of pro bono during that calendar year? Percentage of attorneys who did pro bono work in 2010: 31 40% Percentage of attorneys who did pro bono work in 2011: 21 30% SUPERVISION AND EVALUATIONS Is there partner supervision on all pro bono matters? Do partner supervisors or, if applicable, senior associates provide written evaluations of associates work on pro bono matters? Are those evaluations taken into account in determining salary or bonuses?, they are taken into account when determining salary, they are taken into account when determining bonuses Are those evaluations taken into account in determining advancement within the firm? Is there a pro bono requirement at your firm? 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4 Does the firm give billable hour credit for pro bono work? Does the firm have a maximum number of pro bono hours that can be applied toward the billable hour target? What is the maximum number of pro bono hours that can be applied toward the billable hour target? 1 50 Does the firm consider pro bono hours when determining bonuses? Average hours per summer associate spent on pro bono work 2010: : 24 Percentage of summer associates in your firm s U.S. office(s) engaged in pro bono work 2010: 77% 2011: 50% Please provide any additional information about pro bono opportunities available to summer associates. Summer Associates handle intake interviews and case evaluations for the Bay Area Legal Services Conflict Program, represent indigent tenants in eviction proceedings, and they work on existing pro bono matters being handled by the firm attorneys. PRO BONO POINTS What training opportunities are open to associates working on pro bono matters? Pro bono matters provide associates with opportunities to enhance their skills, whether they involve litigation or transactional issues. In addition to trial experience, taking depositions, and attending hearings, the training that associates receive specific to pro bono clients includes: Training for the Florida Immigration Advocacy Coalition. Attorneys receive training with respect to the rights of minors who are in this country illegally, the hearings they can seek, types of asylum available, and forms to use. Training with the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation. Attorneys received training with respect to the defense of indigent tenants in eviction hearings. Attorneys handling family law matters are trained in the preparation of domestic violence injunctions. Attorney ad Litem training for attorneys who stand in place of absentee parents and make decisions on behalf of juveniles appearing before the court. Does the firm offer the use of support staff in handling pro bono matters? Please indicate how many total hours and average hours per person your summer associates spent performing pro bono in 2010 and Total hours summer associates spent on pro bono work 2010: : 289 Does the firm have established programs, such as externships, that enable its associates to work in a public interest setting? What other law-related public interest and community service programs (that are not pro bono as defined by the Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge) do you offer and manage? For example, list any law school collaborations and public interest scholarships, auctions at law schools, monetary support, or fellowships. created a scholarship program to assist diverse students financially and to create employment opportunities for those students during their law school careers. Students are selected for the scholarship based on their diverse backgrounds (including ethnicity, race, gender, sexual orientation, culture or disabilities), high levels of performance and achievement, outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, and good standing as a first-year law student at an American Bar Association-accredited law school. Each year two students are awarded a $5,000 scholarship and work in paid positions as summer associates. Additionally, we participate in and donate scholarship funds to the Professional Opportunities Program (POP), developed to provide black law students with summer internship and summer associate program opportunities in Florida. also has a scholarship endowment at the University of Florida Law School. The funds were donated by the firm and firm lawyers who attended the law school. We help Public Interest Lawyers train and develop their skills by presenting Mock Oral Arguments. We also present interviewing skills seminars at law schools. What non-law related volunteer opportunities does your firm offer? For example, list any work with high school students and non-legal volunteerism for organizations like Habitat for Humanity. The firm participates in a number of these matters in our offices, including the following: Vault.com Inc.

5 Firm attorneys participate in projects for The Spring, a shelter for victims of domestic abuse and their children. Firm attorneys participate in the Hillsborough County Bar Association Lawyers for Literacy Program, collecting books and reading to children in Head Start classrooms. Attorneys and staff participate in environmental clean-up projects. Participation in Law Week programs for school children, including mock trials and courthouse tours. The firm serves as a co-sponsor of an annual golf tournament to raise funds for the United Way. Attorneys and staff participate in numerous fundraisers every year for numerous organizations including the American Diabetes Association, American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, etc. Please list any special recognition or awards your firm has won since 2010 for its pro bono work. The ACLU of Georgia selected as the recipient of its 2012 Pro Bono Award in recognition of the commitment by to furthering the work of the ACLU of Georgia. received the 2011 John Edward Smith Outstanding Law Firm annual award from Lawyers for Children America, Inc. (LFCA). Our attorneys provide pro bono services to LFCA s minor clients, and the firm sponsors LFCA training programs that help recruit and train attorneys to do the same. was honored with the 2011 Thirteenth Judicial Circuit s Pro Bono Service Award for outstanding pro bono service to the poor in Hillsborough County. Please add any additional information about your firm s pro bono program. Service to our communities and the profession is a core value of. expects and encourages its attorneys to participate actively in community service, pro bono representation, and professional organizations. Attorneys are encouraged to provide legal services to individuals and groups who cannot afford legal help. The firm s attorneys provide approximately $2 million in legal services annually to those less fortunate in society and to organizations that serve the disadvantaged. is a charter signatory in the American Bar Association Pro Bono Challenge (n/k/a the Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge). The firm pledged to contribute an amount of time equal to 3 percent of its total billable hours to pro bono work. The firm also co-sponsored a National Association for Public Interest Law (NAPIL) Partner Fellow (n/k/a Equal Justice Works). The Fellow worked with the Child Victim Rapid Response School Program, a school-based violence prevention and intervention program established in conjunction with the Florida Attorney General s Office, Bay Area Legal Services, Inc., the Florida Commission on Community Service, and the Florida Department of Education. Attorneys at are encouraged to donate at least 50 hours per year of legal services to individuals and groups who cannot afford to pay for such assistance. In support of this commitment, the firm provides its shareholders, associates, and paralegals with substantial billable hour credit for pro bono legal services. has also instituted a practice of selecting recipients for a firm-sponsored award recognizing a shareholder and an associate (and on some occasions groups of attorneys) within the firm who have made the most significant contributions to pro bono efforts during each year. To coordinate pro bono and public service from office to office, attorneys serve on the firm s longstanding Pro Bono Committee. The firm s Pro Bono Committee oversees firm wide participation in large pro bono or public service projects and works with community groups in the locale of each office to optimize the services provided. Many attorneys are also very active and hold leadership roles in pro bono programs and initiatives outside the firm. For example, Kathleen S. McLeroy, the Chair of the firm s pro bono committee, was recently appointed to the Section Council for the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association (ABA) and co-chair of the Pro Bono Legal Services Committee of The Florida Bar. Ms. McLeroy s fouryear term to the leadership council of the ABA s Business Law Section began in In her role as co-chair of The Florida Bar s Pro Bono Legal Services Committee, Ms. McLeroy will serve for one year and will chair the committee with Judge William Van rtwick of Florida s First District Court of Appeal. Visit for company rankings, ratings and reviews to learn what it s really like to work in an industry or company and how to position yourself to land that job. 93

We encourage and value pro bono work, supporting the desire and responsibility of our lawyers to give back to the community.

We encourage and value pro bono work, supporting the desire and responsibility of our lawyers to give back to the community. We are proud of our award-winning pro bono practice, and as a charter member of the Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge, our firm provides 3 percent or more of our billable hours to a diverse range of pro bono