The program is completely supported by unsolicited donors who recognize its value. Some of the people and institutions funding this innovative program include GM Foundation, Daimler Chrysler, Kmart Family Foundation, Warner Brothers, Troy Community Coalition, Oakland Intermediate School District, Traffic Improvement Association of Oakland County, and the State of Michigan's Office of Highway Safety. Courageous Decisions is about teaching teens that there is a price to pay for their actions. She is in charge of pro bono activities for 230 attorneys at the law firm of Dykema Gossett, P.L.L.C., where she aims to educate other attorneys in a big way by coordinating these activities. I believe all lawyers have the responsibility to do this.
Attorneys have an obligation to make legal services available to all people.
Costello says the firm also receives referrals from other agencies, including the Whitman-Walker Clinic in Washington, D.C., which assists people who have acquired the HIV virus, and Community Legal Resources, which focuses on development in metro Detroit neighborhoods. You gain more responsibilities and new opportunities, and I think it's good for young lawyers especially to get involved in the pro bono work. But, it doesn't stop there for Peggy Costello. She is president of the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan, which is undertaking efforts to enhance the role of women in the legal profession and society. She takes the time to work with local bar associations to help offer many kinds of services to female and male lawyers.