Law Firm Rankings

The following rankings are based on over 5,600 midlevel associates (3rd, 4th & 5th year) survey responses. This ranking is based on associates estimation of their law firm's dedication to pro bono work. The data comes from The American Lawyer's 2005 Midlevel Associates Survey. Please visit that site (free registration required) to see complete survey results for each law firm.

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The Law Firms Most Dedicated to Pro Bono Work
Rank	Law Firm	Main Office	Participating Offices	Total Midlevels	Respondents	Response Rate	Score
1	Lindquist & Vennum	Minneapolis	Denver; Minneapolis	15	10	67%	97.0
2	Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	45	15	33%	93.9
2	Jenner & Block	Chicago	Chicago	81	13	16%	93.8
4	Debevoise & Plimpton	New York	New York	133	20	15%	92.1
4	Quarles & Brady	Milwaukee	Milwaukee; Naples, FL; Phoenix; Tucson	62	26	42%	92.0
6	Nutter McClennen & Fish	Boston	Boston	16	12	75%	91.0
6	Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi	Minneapolis	Atlanta; Boston; Los Angeles; Minneapolis; Washington, DC	32	19	59%	91.0
6	Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler	New York	New York	47	29	62%	90.9
6	Cooley Godward	Palo Alto	Broomfield, CO; Palo Alto; Reston, VA; San Diego; San Francisco	83	40	48%	90.8
6	Goulston & Storrs	Boston	Boston	16	11	69%	90.6
6	Kilpatrick Stockton	Atlanta	Atlanta	40	24	60%	90.5
12	Carlton Fields	Tampa	Atlanta; Miami; Orlando; St. Petersburg; Tampa; West Palm Beach, FL	27	17	63%	90.4
12	Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky	Washington, DC	Los Angeles; New York; Washington, DC	45	28	62%	90.3
12	Davis Wright Tremaine	Seattle	Bellevue, WA; Los Angeles; Portland, OR; San Francisco; Seattle; Washington, DC	46	12	26%	90.1
12	Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner	Washington, DC	Atlanta; Cambridge, MA; Reston, VA; Washington, DC	51	18	35%	89.7
12	Schiff Hardin	Chicago	Chicago	28	11	39%	89.5
17	Howrey	Washington, DC	Chicago; Houston; Irvine, CA; Los Angeles; Menlo Park, CA; San Francisco; Washington, DC	79	30	38%	89.4
17	Pepper Hamilton	Philadelphia	Berwyn, PA; Detroit; Philadelphia; Pittsburgh; Princeton; Wilmington	72	44	61%	89.1
17	Sutherland Asbill & Brennan	Washington, DC	Atlanta; New York; Washington, DC	58	32	55%	89.0
17	Manatt, Phelps & Phillips	Los Angeles	Los Angeles; New York; Palo Alto	42	27	64%	88.6
17	Saul Ewing	Philadelphia	Baltimore; Chesterbrook, PA; Harrisburg, PA; Philadelphia; Princeton; Wilmington	28	23	82%	88.6
17	Morrison & Foerster	San Francisco	Denver; Irvine, CA; Los Angeles; McLean, VA; New York; Palo Alto; San Diego; San Francisco; Tokyo; Walnut Creek, CA; Washington, DC	182	104	57%	88.5
The Law Firms Least Dedicated to Pro Bono Work
151	Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft	New York	Charlotte, NC; London; New York; Washington, DC	89	33	37%	60.1
152	Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease	Columbus	Alexandria, VA; Cincinnati; Cleveland; Columbus	36	19	53%	59.1
152	Duane Morris	Philadelphia	Atlanta; Boston; Miami; New York; Newark; Philadelphia; Pittsburgh; Princeton; San Diego; Washington, DC; Westchester, NY; Wilmington	57	38	67%	58.8
152	Vedder, Price, Kaufman & Kammholz	Chicago	Chicago; New York	28	15	54%	58.7
152	Stoel Rives	Portland, OR	Boise; Portland, OR; Salt Lake City; San Francisco; Seattle	46	18	39%	58.6
152	Kenyon & Kenyon	New York	New York; Washington, DC	46	24	52%	58.5
157	Holme Roberts & Owen	Denver	Colorado Springs; Denver; Salt Lake City	22	10	45%	58.4
158	Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle	New York	New York; Stamford, CT	17	14	82%	56.9
159	McKee Nelson	Washington, DC	New York; Washington, DC	25	11	44%	53.3
160	Cahill Gordon & Reindel	New York	New York	53	17	32%	47.7