“Law-firm employees receive pro bono awards”

Good news for these individuals & for their firm’s pro bono program!

"Six lawyers and one paralegal are the first recipients of Charles L. Whistler Pro Bono Awards at Baker & Daniel law firm.

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"Rhonda Jackson is a paralegal who helped coordinate the Indianapolis Legal Aid Society’s annual holiday fund-raising campaign during the last three years."

Noted on Baker & Daniels’ press release:

"The firm’s pro bono award is named in memory of Charles L. Whistler, a former Baker & Daniels lawyer whose vision, talent and energy helped shape Indianapolis. He represented diverse interests and an array of projects, including Uni-Gov, beautification of downtown, creation of the City Center on the Monument Circle, opening of the Indiana Theater and planning of White River State Park. Whistler died in 1981 at age 55."