Philadelphia VIP Honors Willig, Williams & Davidson for Exceptional Commitment to Pro Bono Work

PHILADELPHIA (March 2017) – Willig, Williams & Davidson recently was honored by Philadelphia VIP (Volunteers for the Indigent Program) with its William J. Brennan Award in recognition of the firm’s outstanding commitment to the provision of pro bono legal services. The award was presented on March 13, 2017 at the Suzanne Roberts Theater during Philadelphia VIP’s annual awards ceremony and reception.

Philadelphia VIP bestows its highest honor, the William J. Brennan Award, upon firms, corporations and individuals that accept the most referrals and provide extraordinary service to VIP clients in a given year.

The Brennan awards are divided into five categories: small firm, medium firm, large firm, corporation and solo practitioner. Willig, Williams & Davidson is the 2016 recipient of the Brennan award among the medium-sized law firms. Partner Kristine A. Phillips was present to accept the award on the firm’s behalf.

Philadelphia VIP, the hub of pro bono in Philadelphia, was founded in 1981 by the Philadelphia Bar Association and Community Legal Services to meet the legal needs of low-income Philadelphians by recruiting and training attorneys to provide pro bono legal services. Today, VIP’s diverse volunteers advise more than 3,000 clients each year on legal issues that affect basic human needs, such as housing, child custody and support and disability rights.

About Willig, Williams & Davidson – Willig, Williams & Davidson is one of the largest and most respected union-side labor law firms in the United States. The firm has offices in Philadelphia, Media, Jenkintown and Harrisburg, Pa., as well as Haddonfield, N.J., and Chicago, Ill. Founded in 1979, Willig, Williams & Davidson focuses on representing labor unions, employee benefit funds and individual working people and their families on a variety of legal fronts, including national, regional and local contract negotiations; dispute resolution through mediation, arbitration and litigation; tax and benefit law compliance issues; discrimination and other employment matters; prepaid legal services for union members; and workers’ compensation matters in Philadelphia and beyond.

People