Skip to primary navigation Our Firm Leadership Team Social Justice Diversity & Inclusion Pro Bono Client Service Values McCarter’s Social Justice Project McCarter’s Social Justice Project The McCarter & English Social Justice Project will work to dismantle structural racism and combat the impact of racial inequality in the United States. Established in 2020, the Social Justice Project’s mission is simple: to advance the firm’s far-reaching initiatives to dismantle structural racism and combat the impact of racial injustice in our communities. The Social Justice Project’s work builds on our longstanding diversity and inclusion work, our tradition of public service, and our enduring commitment to improving the communities in which we live and work. Advancing the cause of social justice requires each of us to take affirmative steps to better understand the depth and consequences of racial inequality, and to play an active role in eradicating it. For McCarter lawyers and staff, this is a matter of conscience and an obligation at the heart of our professional and civic responsibilities. The Social Justice Project is led by a multidisciplinary, firmwide team working in close collaboration with our Pro Bono Committee and our Diversity & Inclusion Committee. In addition, the Social Justice Project’s work will be carried out and supported by the Social Justice Fellowship, a six month rotating attorney position. The Social Justice Project’s efforts are tightly focused on economic justice and criminal justice reform. The work includes: Addressing racial disparities in the criminal justice system, including by working to mitigate the racially disproportionate impact of a criminal record, through close collaboration with community reintegration programs; Collaborating on work that strengthens communities of color, including by expanding the firm’s eviction defense practice, its community economic development efforts, and by addressing pervasive educational disparities. Continuing to educate the firm’s lawyers and staff to deepen our understanding of pervasive racial inequities in our country, and the consequences of those inequities. Chaired by Simone Wilson-Brito, Moy Ogilvie, and Michelle Movahed, below is a list of the entire McCarter & English Social Justice Project team. Social Justice Project Team Philip D. Amoa / Partner Omar A. Bareentto / Associate Joseph T. Boccassini / Firmwide Managing Partner Kate Roggio Buck / Partner Sheila Calello / Partner Jessica Davis / Director, Matter Performance ＆ Service Innovation Stesha A. Emmanuel / Associate James J. Freebery / Partner Mary Gabriel / Partner Maneesh Gulati / Partner Cynthia B. Keliher / Partner Scott A. Kobler / Partner Judge Jose L. Linares / Partner Alexander W. Major / Partner Susan Mills / Office Manager (Boston) Robert A. Mintz / Partner Catherine A. Mohan / Partner Michelle Movahed / Pro Bono Partner Basam E. Nabulsi / Partner Moy N. Ogilvie / Partner Tysheerah Salley / Corporate Legal Secretary Scott Smedresman / Partner Franklin C. Turner / Partner Margarita Wallach / Partner Natalie S. Watson / Partner Simone Wilson–Brito / Partner Social Justice Project Law Clerks Griselda Hodaj / Rutgers Law School Yari Reyes / UConn School of Law News|Quote McCarter & English Expands Pro Bono Efforts with Addition of Two Fellows Law360 11.17.2021 Events|Webinar New Jersey Civil Justice Institute 2021 Fall Legal Forum New Jersey Civil Justice Institute 10.12.2021 News|Quote Amid Uncertainty, Lubertazzi Focuses on Client Service and Teammates’ Well-Being New Jersey Law Journal 9.16.2021 News|Press New Jersey’s Most Influential DEI Leaders 2021 ROI-NJ 7.1.2021 News Protecting the Vote Is Precisely Where Lawyers Should Be: An Interview with Catherine Mohan 4.14.2021 News|Press McCarter Pro Bono Team Secures Victory in Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court 12.16.2020 News|Press Despite Challenging Environment, Law Firm McCarter & English Sees Record-Breaking Revenue Year Hartford Business Journal 11.16.2020 News|Quote At McCarter & English, Record Revenues and Pro Bono Hours Go Hand-in-Hand ROI-NJ 10.8.2020 News|Quote Moy Ogilvie Discusses the McCarter Social Justice Project Connecticut Law Tribune 8.25.2020 News Emmanuel Comments on Importance of Governor’s Council Seat Election in MA WBZ-TV 8.25.2020 News|Quote With Latest SJC Pick, Baker Faces History — and Calls to Meet the Moment The Boston Globe 7.11.2020 News|Press McCarter & English Announces Creation of Social Justice Project and Social Justice Project Fellowship and Internships 7.2.2020 Events 2019 McCarter Diversity & Inclusion Attorney Retreat 7.18.2019 News|Recognition McCarter Wins American Bar Association 2019 Pro Bono Publico Award McCarter Press Release 5.23.2019 News|Quote McCarter Creates Pro Bono Fellowship to Benefit Newark Residents New Jersey Business 7.18.2018 News|Quote McCarter Touts New Pro Bono Focus for Newark Residents Facing Eviction Real Estate NJ 7.17.2018 News|Press McCarter Creates Pro Bono Fellowship to Benefit Newark Residents; Tenant Evictions First Area of Focus McCarter Press Release 7.17.2018 News|Quote Multiple Jurisdictions Pose Problems In Terror Prosecution New York Law Journal 9.22.2016 Copyright © 2021 McCarter & English, LLP. 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