Community & Commitment : Our Social Responsibility Impact by Snell & Wilmer

Social Responsibility and Impact Report 2025

Snell & Wilmer is more than just a law firm. We are a community committed to fostering growth, innovation, and diversity. Our impact is felt far beyond our office walls, reshaping the legal profession and the communities we inhabit.

Our Practice

Snell & Wilmer is a community of commitment.

We are proud of our long tradition of service and leadership in the legal profession and the communities in which we live and work.

We look forward to continuing our legacy of growth and achievement. Further, we are committed to fostering an enjoyable and rewarding working environment that encourages initiative, innovation, teamwork, and loyalty. We are a community of unique individuals – not just in our client base of Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, emerging organizations, and individuals, but also in our attorneys whose collective talents and creativity draw from a broad cross-section of backgrounds and outlooks. In 2024, we advanced our diversity, equity, and inclusion, and environmental efforts through several initiatives of which we are extremely proud.

The following pages highlight our dedication to these specific areas, starting with pro bono service. While it is impossible to feature all those who contributed, we applaud and thank the attorneys and staff of Snell & Wilmer.

Snell & Wilmer Reno supporting a local family during the holidays.

Pro Bono

At Snell & Wilmer, we are committed to contributing our legal experience on a pro bono basis where it is needed most. We were one of the first law firms in the country to provide billable credit for legal services to low- income individuals and for civil rights organizations. All attorneys and paralegals are encouraged to provide a minimum of 50 hours per year of pro bono activity. Snell & Wilmer expects to provide more than $25 million of pro bono legal services over the next five years.

2024, Our Legal Professionals: $7M

545

Contributed a value of nearly $7 million in free legal services to low-income individuals and civil rights organizations Assisted with 545 pro bono matters

20,357 Performed 20,357 pro bono hours

Illustrations of Pro Bono Assistance

Provided in 2024

Firmwide

Attorneys across multiple offices worked in conjunction with the Arizona Justice Project to review cases involving prosecutors who were disbarred for misconduct. Many individuals are still incarcerated based on the resulting conviction. The attorney team included Sara Van Houten, Devon Allgood, Raminta Rudys, Christian Ogata, Caylye Nordling, Sarah Lee, Alexis Wendl, Ellie Lockwood, Stratton McCausland, Jill Casson Owen, Anne Dwyer, and Anthony Marino.

Several attorneys also represented incarcerated clients pro bono to defend their Eight Amendment rights within the prison system.

Denver

Attorneys Jim Kilroy, James Snow, and Victoria Venzor, with the support of Paralegal Annie Simpson and Legal Administrative Assistants Amy Kovarsky and Sandra Braverman, represented a client in an international child abduction matter. Snell & Wilmer was asked by the United States Department of State, Office of Children’s Issues, to handle the pro bono representation. The case involved a parent residing in Colorado who did not return his children to their mother, who resides in Canada, as originally agreed upon after a visit with their father within the United States. The father improperly retained the children for almost one year, and threatened to keep them indefinitely. The Snell & Wilmer team filed emergency motions under the Hague Convention and International Child Abduction statutes within two weeks of its engagement on behalf of the mother. An expedited trial was held and resulted in a ruling for the father to return the children to their mother. The children have since been returned home to their mother in Canada.

Orange County

Attorneys Debbie Gubernick, Monique Torres, and Greg Sonnenberg assisted victims of domestic violence to obtain temporary and permanent restraining orders. In particular, they helped a mother obtain a permanent order of protection and a move-out order resulting in the abuser’s permanent removal from the family home. This required multiple hearings, briefing and a full day evidentiary hearing. The children were also granted a permanent order of protection. The team also obtained a temporary order for another domestic violence victim with an upcoming hearing scheduled to request a permanent order.

Phoenix

Associate Jessica Van Ranken collaborated with the Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project to assist a minor, who came to the United States unaccompanied, pursue Special Immigrant Juvenile classification. This status provides a means for the minor to stay in the country and eventually apply for a green card.

Reno

Managing partner of the Reno office, Jacey Prupas, has served as local counsel for a Nevada criminal defendant. Working with the Rocky Mountain Innocence Project, Jacey requested a new trial based on new DNA touch evidence related to a murder conviction. The motion is currently pending for the case. Jacey also volunteers approximately 250 hours each year (for the last 10 years) to the Nevada State Bar related to drafting and grading the Nevada Bar Exam.

Tucson

Attorneys Jill Casson Owen, Ben Hawkins, and Emily Thomason continued their work with Habitat for Humanity of Central Arizona in connection with the organization’s development of several neighborhoods. This work included drafting governing documents, CC&Rs and association documents, setting up the association, and providing related counsel to Habitat regarding the mechanics of HOAs and planned communities.

Washington D.C.

Attorneys Sunny Thompson and Nicole Redmond, in collaboration with the D.C. Bar Advocacy and Justice Clinic, assisted a client in reconnecting and establishing visitation with his minor daughter and her mother. The Snell & Wilmer team advised the client on his custody and child support cases and provided a playbook detailing how to zero out his child support arrears, connect to local employment resources, and support his family outside of the court’s purview.

Where Our Service Has Been Recognized

Arizona

Attorneys Ed Hermes, Robert Ito, Kaitlyn Salman, Lauren Talkington, and Jessica Van Ranken were selected as 2024 recipients of the Top 50 Pro Bono Attorney Awards by the Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education. The Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education is an organization created by the State Bar of Arizona to promote access to justice for all Arizonans, by preparing Arizona youth for civic responsibility and providing access to justice for Arizonans most in need.

Partner David Wilhelmsen and paralegal Ana Soto were recognized by the Volunteer Lawyers Program (VLP) for their pro bono work. The VLP is a joint venture of Community Legal Services and the Maricopa County Bar Association.

The firm was recognized by Saving Amy as Community Partner of the Year during its 8th Annual Celebration Gala. Established in 2015, Saving Amy is a nonprofit dedicated to providing program support for families working to overcome homelessness.

Washington D.C.

Attorneys Sunny Thompson and Morgan Povinelli were included in Washington, D.C.’s 2023 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll, having each contributed 50 hours or more of pro bono service in the 2023 calendar year.

San Diego

Partner Kevin Brown was recognized as a 2024 Veteran Leader of Influence by the San Diego Business Journal. This award honors influential veteran leaders in the San Diego community for their contributions and their commitment to making a positive impact.

Charitable Contributions & Sponsorships

The firm supports business and industry groups, including the chambers of commerce and economic development groups in each of our markets.

We also belong and contribute to bar associations and legal groups across the country, including the American Bar Association, the Asian Pacific American Bar Association, the Hispanic Lawyers Bar Association, the LGBT and Allied Lawyers of Utah, the Association of Women Lawyers, and the Women’s Bar Association, among others. On the charitable side, the firm contributes to hundreds of organizations annually including, but not limited to, the following:

African American Museum of Southern Arizona

• American Cancer Association

• American Cancer Society

• American Heart Association

• American Red Cross

American Red Cross Colorado & Wyoming – Mile High Chapter

• And Justice for All

• Anti-defamation League

• Arizona Children’s Association

• Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation

• Arizona Town Hall

• Arizona Women Lawyers Association

• Autism Society of Southern Arizona

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Arizona

• Boost Oregon

• Boys and Girls Clubs

• The Chicano Federation

• Child Crisis

• Clayton Early Learning

• Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona

• Court Appointed Special Advocates

Desert Botanical Gardens

• Desert Voices

• Esperanca, Inc.

• Family to Family Connection

• First Step House

• Foundation of Blind Children

• Fourth Street Clinic

• Free Arts of Arizona

• Friends of Great Salt Lake

• Friends of Public Radio

• Future for KIDS

• Great Outdoors Colorado

• Greater Phoenix Urban League

• Habitat for Humanity

• Herberger Theater Center

• Homeward Bound

• Honor Health Foundation

Hospice of the Valley

• Human Rights Campaign

• Integrative Touch for Kids

• Lauren McCluskey Foundation

• Legal Aid Foundation

• Magical Builders

Mariposa Women and Family Center

• MLB Youth Academy

• Needs Beyond Medicine

• New Pathways for Youth

• notMYkid, Inc.

• One.n.ten

• First Tee of Pasadena Folds of Honor

• Orange County United Way

• Oregon Historical Society

• Pat Tillman Foundation

• PBS Reno

• Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations

• Phoenix Police Foundation, Inc. Portable Practical Educational Preparation (PPEP) Foundation

• Project Youth, Orange County Bar Foundation

• Reno Philharmonic

• Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network

• Rocky Mountain Innocence Center

• Ronald McDonald House

• San Miguel High School

• Sandra Day O’Connor Institute

• Seattle Parks Foundation

• Serving Our Kids Foundation

• Sharing Place

• Southern Arizona Legal Aid

• Special Olympics Arizona

• Teach for America

• Tucson Medical Center Foundation

• United Cerebral Palsy

• United States Veterans Initiative

• United Way

• University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine – the Henry

Malin Prupas MD Medical School

Scholarship Endowment

Utah Center for Legal Inclusion

• Valley Youth Theatre

• Women Lawyers of Utah

• Xico, Inc.

Top Arizona Pro Bono Attorneys for 2024 with Firm Chair Barbara Dawson

Partner David Wilhelmsen and Paralegal Ana Soto for Maricopa Lawyer Magazine

Community Service

Meaningful contributions and collective efforts have defined our commitment to community service. Our attorneys and business professionals support a wide variety of organizations and initiatives, both individually and as offices. Over the past year, our firm has been deeply entrenched in initiatives aimed at fostering positive change and uplifting the communities we serve.

• Adopt a Troop – Support of 225 Marines stationed in Africa

• American Heart Association Heart Walk

• American Red Cross

• Animal Foundation Donation Drive

• Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation –Dignity Health Cancer Institute Race Against Cancer

• Arizona Humane Society

• Arizona Town Hall Local, Statewide, and International Forums for Civil Discourse

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Nevada

• Boys & Girls Clubs of America

• CentroNia

• Chicano Federation of San Diego County –Back 2 School Distribution Event

• Chicano Federation of San Diego County –Toys and Essential Items Distribution

• Children’s Justice Centers of Salt Lake, Davis, and Weber Counties

EL Dorado Foundation

• Emilio Nares Foundation

• English Learning Skills Center of Salt Lake City

• Food from the Bar Program

• Guadalupe School

• Helping Hands of Vegas Valley –Assembling Care Packages

• HomeAid Orange County

• House of Hope (Salt Lake City)

• Laura’s House

• Lauren McCluskey Foundation

• LightHouse DC

• Mariposa Women and Family Center

• National Volunteer Week

• Northern Nevada Children’s Cancer Foundation

• Orange County Adopt-a-Family Holiday Gift Program

• Primavera Foundation Men’s and Women’s Shelters

• PUENTE Learning Center –Fundraiser ‘’!Servicio e Impacto!’’

• Salvation Army Bell Ringing

• San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program

• Sharia’s Closet at One Safe Place

• Second Harvest Food Bank Siblings in Foster Care

• St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

• St. Mary’s Food Bank of Phoenix –Food Distribution Event

• The Chileno Foundation The Park People & Denver Digs Trees –

Plant Trees in the Community

• The Salvation Army

• The Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County

• United Way of Orange County

• United Way of Southern Nevada

• US Olympic & Paralympic Foundation

• Utah Food Bank

• Volunteers of America Youth Service Center, Salt Lake City

• Wasatch Community Garden

• YMCA of the USA And, many more!

Continued Efforts

Philanthropy is an important element of Snell & Wilmer’s broader commitment to corporate social responsibility. To this end, we established the Snell & Wilmer Charitable Foundation in 2002 with the goal to make a positive and direct impact on the lives of children in the communities we serve by supporting and enhancing their early education. We achieve this objective through three-year monetary grants, administered through the Arizona Community Foundation, to carefully selected nonprofit organizations in our communities. Since inception, the Snell & Wilmer Charitable Foundation has donated more than $5 million to enhance early education.

Our current grant cycle runs from 2023 to 2025 and includes 15 organizations across our communities. These organizations include CentroNía, Chicano Federation, Children’s Cabinet, Clayton Early Learning, Educational First Steps, El Dorado Foundation, Family 2 Family Connection, Guadalupe Center Educational Programs, Ocotillo Learning Center, Orange County United Way, Public Media Group of Southern California (PBS SoCal/ KCET), PUENTE Learning Center, St. James Childhood Development Center, UPWARD for Children and Families, and the Valley of the Sun United Way.

For the past decade, the firm has joined together in providing gifts to military personnel stationed overseas during the holidays. The firm has supported the Air Force, Army, and Marines. In the last six years, the firm has obtained a wish list, shopped for, and shipped holiday gifts to 125 Marines. The firm also collaborates with the Girl Scouts to ship Girl Scout cookies to 225 Marines in the spring.

In addition to the Snell & Wilmer Charitable Foundation, firm attorneys donate thousands of hours of service each year to charitable organizations and philanthropic pursuits. Many, if not most, of our lawyers are active members of charitable boards and often hold leadership positions. Through this leadership, as well as activities spearheaded by local Community Involvement Committees within our offices, our attorneys and staff participated in various community-focused volunteer and fundraising activities throughout 2024, including:

For the last 20 years, Magical Builders™ a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation founded by Orange County Office Managing Partner Jon Frank and his wife, has managed the construction and renovation of dozens of charitable facilities throughout the country, including youth and teen centers, athletic fields, domestic abuse shelters, veterans centers, day-care facilities, homeless and poverty centers, disability centers, affordable housing, hospital family living centers, academic facilities, and other projects.

Magical Builders frequently works with Major League Baseball, professional sports teams, athletes, celebrities, other nonprofits, and generous companies and individuals to make a lasting impact on our communities. The organization believes that by improving the lives of children and others in need, we will greatly strengthen our communities.

January 2024

Attorneys and business professionals firmwide took part in the firm’s inaugural Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service events. The Las Vegas office collaborated with Get Outdoors Nevada to help beautify a local park by picking up trash. The Los Angeles office assembled and donated toiletry kits for the Downtown Women’s Center. And, in Phoenix, the office volunteered with the United Way’s Book-In-A-Bag project, where team members decorated paper bags with artwork based on book covers and stuffed the bags with books and bookmarks.

February 2024

Phoenix office attorneys and business professionals showed their support of the American Heart Association’s (AHA) 2024 Phoenix Heart Walk. The Heart Walk is the AHA’s premier event for raising funds to help fight heart and stroke diseases, and to highlight the importance of cardiovascular health. AHA’s mission is to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier

lives. Team members came together to wear red in honor of “National Wear Red Day.”

March 2024

The Orange County Community Involvement Committee participated in the Emilio Nares Foundation’s (ENF) Snack Bag Initiative, by assembling and donating 260 snack bags to children undergoing chemo treatment in the Orange County area. ENF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that helps families navigate through their child’s journey with cancer and other life-threatening diseases.

April 2024

The Denver office hosted a group of 1L law students from the University of Denver (Sturm) for an interactive resume workshop and reception.

Attorneys and business professionals from our D.C. office volunteered for LightHouse DC’s “Welcome Home” Day of Service, helping furnish and set up a new

apartment for those in need of housing. LightHouse DC helps individuals and families transitioning from homelessness in the DC community to move and furnish their new homes.

The Seattle office supported and attended the 2024 Together for Tomorrow Family Law CASA luncheon. Family Law CASA advocates for children in high-conflict cases across King County so they have the best chance for a safe, more secure home life, advancing equity for low-income families and significantly reducing the risk of abuse and neglect.

May 2024

The Las Vegas office participated in the 34th Annual AIDS Walk, supporting Aid For AIDS of Nevada (AFAN). AFAN is Nevada’s largest nonprofit AIDS service organization and has been assisting Nevadans living with HIV/AIDS for 40 years. During the event, the firm was also honored as one of AFAN’s top supporters.

Members from Snell & Wilmer’s Dallas office volunteered with Gay For Good (G4G) and participated in their “Love of the Lake” service project. The team headed out to White Rock Lake park for a shoreline cleanup.

The Reno office hosted a pet supply donation drive for the Saint Francis of Assisi Food Pantry. In a little over a month, the office and surrounding community collected several boxes of supplies to donate to furry friends in need, including food, toys, treats, and more.

And, in Portland, the office hosted the annual membership meeting for client, The Urban League of Portland, one of Oregon’s oldest civil rights organizations. The Urban League of Portland’s mission is to empower African Americans and others to achieve equality in education, employment, health, economic security, and quality of life.

June 2024

The Phoenix office hosted the Downtown Phoenix Community Involvement Fair, featuring 15 local nonprofit organizations. This year, the firm worked with Phoenix Community Alliance (PCA) to bring awareness to the incredible work of the following nonprofits:

Arizona Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired, Inc., Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation, Circle the City, Genesis City, Global Ties Arizona, Habitat for Humanity, Harmony Project, HopeKids, Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix, New Pathways for Youth, Phoenix Center for the Arts, Rosie’s House: A Music Academy for Children, Sounds of Autism, Inc., St. Vincent de Paul, and Valley Youth Theatre.

July 2024

The Salt Lake City office volunteered at the Utah Food Bank to help pack boxes for its Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP). The CSFP is a program funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to improve the health of low-income seniors by supplementing their diets with nutritious foods. Together with their family members, our group packed 576 boxes for recipients in the Salt Lake City community.

August 2024

The San Diego office gathered at St. Peter’s Thrift Store in Del Mar to sort and organize an array of Halloween donations and other items for sale, for the thrift shop.

October 2024

The Las Vegas office was proud to support the ¡Ándale! Foundation’s 5K Walk/Run, which raises money to support diversity in the legal field by providing financial support to college students and graduates. The foundation provides scholarships aimed to help equalize law school admissions for Latinos.

The Salt Lake City Community Involvement

Committee organized an office-wide fundraiser to raise money for local charities. Activities included distributing local goodies on a treat cart, selling raffle tickets for Utah Hockey NHL swag, and sending the partner with the highest funds raised on their behalf to the “Penalty Box.”

November

2024

Phoenix office attorneys and business professionals supported the Osborn Education Foundation Teacher of the Year Event.

December 2024

The Tucson office supported the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern Arizona at their annual Arcos de Oro Walk. Firm colleagues helped raise money to support families with children who are experiencing critical illness or injury.

The Los Angeles office delivered their annual toy drive gifts to the PUENTE Learning Center’s Preschool Holiday Party.

The Orange County office participated in an initiative to support United Way by assembling holiday kits comprised of hygiene, food and holiday items, for individuals in need. The United Way’s mission is to unite the community to improve people’s lives through programming and services.

The Reno office sponsored a local family from Roger Corbett Elementary School this holiday season. Through their collective efforts, they donated and wrapped a variety of toys and other thoughtful presents to help make a family’s holiday season brighter and more memorable.

Our Attorneys’ Past and Present Board and Committee Service Includes Schools

• Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and Blind Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law

• Brigham Young University

• Boyd School of Law, Alumni Association Board of Directors

• Clayton Early Learning

• Creighton Community Foundation

• Educational First Steps

• Foundation for Blind Children

• Frisco Education Foundation

• Notre Dame Law School Advisory Council

• St. Michael Indian School

• Stanford Law School Board of Visitors

• The Aurora, Colorado Public Schools Foundation

• The Center for American and International Law

• University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law

University of California Foundation, Irvine

• University of Iowa Law School Foundation Board

• University of North Texas Dallas College of Law

• University of Utah, SJ Quinney College of Law –Board of Trustees

University of Washington Alumni Association Board of Trustees

• UNLV’s Lee Business School, Alumni Board of Directors

Veterans And Military Groups

• Congressional Advisory Committee for Nomination

• Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve

• Marine Corps Scholarship Fund

• Military Spouse J.D. Network

• U.S. Military Academies

• Veteran Tickets Foundation

• Wills for Heroes

The Arts

• ArtSpace

• Ballet Arizona

Ballet Tucson

• Ballet West

• Childsplay

• Colorado Business Committee for the Arts

• Denver Art Museum

• Free Arts for Abused Children

• Herberger Theater Center

• Inner-City Arts

• Natural History Museum of Utah

• Oregon Repertory Singers

• Phoenix Art Museum

• Phoenix Symphony

South Coast Repertory Theater

• Southeast Registry Theater

• Utah Museum of Contemporary Art

• Utah Symphony/Opera House

Judicial Service

• 2nd Judicial District Nominating Commission

Arizona Court of Military Appeals

• Arizona Judicial Council

• District of Utah, Northern Region

• Judge Pro Tempore, Superior Court, Maricopa County, Arizona

• Lawyer Representative for the District of Arizona’s Ninth Circuit

• Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel, United States District

• Utah State Bar Access to Justice Commission

• Utah State Bar, Model Utah Jury Instructions Civil Committee

Industry Groups

• Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors (AM&AA)

• Airports Council International

• American Intellectual Property Law Association

• Arizona Bioindustry Association (AZBio)

• Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry Association for Corporate Growth

• Athena Women in STEM

• Biocom California

• California Receiver’s Forum

• Colorado BioScience Association

• Columbia Corridor Association

• Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Network

• Construction Management Association of America, Southern California Chapter

• Engineering Contractors Association

• Evergreen Business Capital Board of Directors

• Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law

• Founders Institute

Home Builders Foundation – Oregon

• International Franchising Association, Southern California Women’s Franchise Network

• International Trademark Association

• NAATBatt International NAIOP

• National Mining Association

• Orange County Estate Planning Council

• Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association

• Professional Development Consortium

• National Association for Law Placement (NALP)

• SAE International

• Urban Land Institute

• Urban Land Use Institute

• Utah Mining Association

• Utah Petroleum Association

• Western States Land Commissioners Association Women in Bio

• Women’s Energy Network, Utah Chapter

Cultural Organizations

• Asian-American Pacific Islanders Community Commission for Clark County

• Chicano Federation of San Diego County

• Friends of Public Radio Arizona

• Heard Museum

• Irish Cultural & Learning Foundation

• Los Angeles Central City Association

• Musical Instrument Museum

• Natural History Museum of Utah

• Xicanindio (XICO) Arte Y Cultura

Civic Organizations

• American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Oregon

• And Justice for All (AJFA)

• Anti-Defamation League

• Arizona Chamber of Commerce

• Arizona Equal Justice Foundation Arizona Town Hall

• Consumer Education and Training Services (CENTS)

• Civics Learning Project

• Colorado Lawyers Committee

• Constitutional Rights Foundation

• Direct Women/Tides Center

• Disability Law Center of Utah

• Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce

• Greater Phoenix Economic Council

Greater Phoenix Leadership

• Human Rights Campaign – Dallas Chapter

• Junior League of Las Vegas

• Local First Arizona

• Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Nicholson Memorial Library System

• Red Butte Gardens at the University of Utah

• Rocky Mountain Innocence Center

• Sandra Day O’Connor Institute for

• Southern Arizona Leadership Council for American Democracy (SALC)

• The DPI Group

• The Legal Aid

• Rocky Mountain Innocence Center

• Seattle Parks Foundation

• US Olympic & Paralympic Foundation

• United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona

• Urban League of Portland

• Utah Constitutional Revision Committee

• Utah Open Lands Conservation Association

• Women’s Foundation of Colorado

• Women’s Foundation for the State of Arizona

Legal Professional Associations

• American Bankruptcy Institute

• American Bar Association

• American Bar Foundation

• American College of Tax Counsel

• American College of Trial Lawyers

• American College of Trust & Estate Counsel

• Arizona Asian American Bar Association (AAABA) Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education

• Arizona Women Lawyers Association

• Asian Bar Association of Nevada

• Asian Pacific American Bar Association of DC

• Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Virginia Attorney’s Liability Assurance Society, Ltd.

• California Lawyers Association

• DC Bar Association

• District Bar Association of Utah

• Estate Planning Council (Various Locations)

• Federal Bar Association

• King County Bar Association Board of Trustees

• Korean American Bar Association of DC

• Lambda Legal – South Central Region

• Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles

• Legal Aid Society of Salt Lake

• Los Angeles County Bar Association

• Maricopa Bar Association

Maryland Bar Association

• Mexican Bar Association

• Multnomah Bar Association

• National Asian Pacific American Bar Association

• Nevada Board of Bar Examiners American Inns of Court

Northern Nevada Women’s Lawyer’s Association

• Orange County Bar Association

• Oregon State Bar Construction Law Section

Executive Committee

• Oregon State Bar Fee Arbitration Panel

• Oregon Women Lawyers Association

• San Diego County Bar Association

• South Asian Bar Association

• The Dallas Bar Association

• The Dallas Hispanic Law Foundation

• The Dallas LGBTQ Bar Association

• The Dallas Young Lawyers Association

• The Las Vegas Chapter of the National Bar Association

• The Trial Network

• Virginia Bar Association

• Volunteer Lawyers Program

• Washoe County Bar Association

Community-Based Organizations

• American Printing House for the Blind

• American Red Cross

• Arizonans for Children

• Big Brothers Big Sisters

• Boys and Girls Clubs of Las Vegas

• California Receivers Forum

• Campaign for Equal Justice

• Dallas Resource Center

• El Centro Clinic – Homeless Prevention Clinic, Bet Tzedek Clinic

• Evergreen Business Capital Community Finance

• Family to Family Connection

• First Place AZ

• G4G – Dallas Chapter

• Harlem Lacrosse

• Home Builder’s Foundation

• House of Hope

• Junior League

• Kids in Need of Defense

• Laura’s House

• Loyola Attorneys for Others

• Mariposa Women and Family Center

• Miracle League of Arizona

• National Charity League Juniors

• Nevada Virtual Academy

• Nexus Recovery Center

Northern Nevada Children’s Cancer Foundation

• OC Head Start

• Orange County Coastkeeper

• Orange County Community Foundation

• Orange County United Way

Orangewood Children’s Home

• Palomar Health Foundation

• Pima County Bar Association

• Public Law Center

• Raising Special Kids

• Rosie’s House

• San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program

• Seattle Parks Foundation

• Seneca Family of Agencies

• Serra Catholic School, Capital Campaign Committee

• Siblings in Foster Care

• Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center

• Special Olympics Arizona

• St. Mary’s Food Bank

• St. Vincent de Paul

• The Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project

• Tocqueville Society United Way

• UPWARD for Children & Families

• Valley Youth Theatre

• Victory Fund

• Washoe C.A.S.A. Foundation

Wildfire (formerly Arizona Community Action Association)

• YMCA

• Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO)

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Snell & Wilmer recognizes that our differences make us stronger and are essential to our ability to represent our clients with excellence, serve our communities with pride, and continue to grow, evolve, and thrive as a law firm and as individuals. We proudly celebrate the unique identities of our colleagues. We support internal and external education programs, and endeavor to foster a culture of belonging and service, for all our colleagues.

At all levels, the firm is focused, engaged, and invested in fostering ‘’One Community, Identity of Many.’’

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Programs and Initiatives

We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce — whether defined by gender, ethnicity, ability, or experiences — is essential for our ability to serve our clients, our firm, and our community. The firm’s Senior Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, working with the firm’s Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) Committee and Women’s Initiative Network, has been instrumental in spearheading and expanding a variety of programs and initiatives. They include:

First-Gen Forward

Our program provides firstgeneration professionals, some of whom may include attorneys who are the first in their families to obtain a college or law school degree, with additional mentorship, resources, and programming to allow them to achieve professional growth and success at the firm.

Women Business Development Program

Our internal program focuses on increasing business development and leadership skills, with the goal of increasing the number of women attorneys successfully advancing to partnership.

SNELLGBTQ+

SNELLGBTQ+ helps facilitate interaction between Snell & Wilmer’s LGBTQ+ personnel and their allied colleagues through professional development opportunities and by providing supportive spaces to discuss issues of concern that impact the LGBTQ+ community within and outside the firm.

Lawyers of Color (LOC)

The LOC affinity group enhances the firm’s commitment to fostering an inclusive work environment based on open communication and mutual respect, enhancing business and professional development, and encouraging initiative, innovation, teamwork, and loyalty for all attorneys.

Partnership Pathways Program

This program, available to all senior associates and counsel, offers tailored programming and mentorship to promote each attorney’s individual path to partnership at Snell & Wilmer. We provide participants the opportunity to identify key demographics, skills, and traits they would like for their partnership advisor/mentor to possess, which furthers a more authentic and inclusive forum for meaningful development advice.

Law Firm Antiracism Alliance (LFAA)

Snell & Wilmer is one of more than 125 founding law firms

participating in the LFAA. LFAA’s objective is to leverage the resources of the private bar, in partnership with legal services organizations, to amplify the voices of communities and individuals oppressed by racism, to better utilize the law as a vehicle for change that benefits communities of color, and to promote racial equity in the law. Snell & Wilmer attorneys are active participants in the legal service projects and standing committees within the LFAA.

Conversations on Justice, Diversity, and Understanding

In the wake of the challenging times we face as a nation surrounding socio-economic issues, the firm has come to appreciate the need for, and importance of, listening to others. Additionally, one of the cornerstones of Snell & Wilmer’s credo is its long tradition of community engagement and leadership. As a result, Snell & Wilmer hosts a speaker series with prominent thought leaders, dedicated to providing a platform for closely examining these critical, evolving issues.

Key Collaborations and Sponsorships:

Snell & Wilmer has undertaken several key collaborations and sponsorships to address matters of DEI in the legal profession. Through community and professional engagements, Snell & Wilmer gains the multicultural sensitivities to develop a deeper understanding of DEI. Our community and professional engagements include:

Key Collaborations and Sponsorships:

Snell & Wilmer has undertaken several key collaborations and sponsorships to address matters of DEI in the profession. Through community and professional engagements, Snell & Wilmer gains the multicultural sensitivities develop a deeper understanding of DEI. Our community and professional engagements include:

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Sponsorships

County Coalition for Diversity in the Law (OCCDL)

Justice Michael L. Douglas PreLaw Fellowship Program

Arizona Association of Defense Counsel’s (AADC) Ladder Down Program

sponsorships to address matters of diversity, equity, and engagements, Snell & Wilmer gains the multicultural inclusion. Our community and professional

Pipeline Programs

Fellowship for Advancement and Resources (FAR)

Since 2009, FAR has assisted high-potential, lowincome undergraduate or post-graduate students thinking about law school with the resources to become lawyers, such as LSAT preparation courses, scholarships, technology stipends, book scholarships, and mentorships. The program attempts to address several challenges students with unique backgrounds and experiences face in becoming successful lawyers. Individuals who are accepted into the FAR program, or “Fellows,” will receive multiple incentives at key junctures of their education and will maintain contact with an assigned Snell & Wilmer attorney (mentor) over the course of the fellowship. The goal of the program is to assure that each Fellow develops into a successful lawyer.

has assisted high-potential, low-income undergraduate to become lawyers, such as LSAT preparation courses, The program attempts to address several challenges successful lawyers. Individuals who are accepted into junctures of their education and will maintain contact the fellowship. The goal of the program is to assure that

mission of ASU’s High School Pipeline initiative is to fostering a pathway for high school students of diverse promotes the development of critical thinking and professionally. Snell & Wilmer supports this are not just ideals, inclusive environment thrive. Ultimately, as well as enhances

Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project

Snell & Wilmer was proud to pilot the MarshallBrennan Constitutional Literacy Project non-law school chapter program in 2024. Volunteer lawyers from our Tucson office assisted high school students, from historically underrepresented groups, in learning about constitutional law, analyzing case law, and preparing oral arguments. Students had the opportunity to demonstrate their understanding of constitutional law and refine their oral advocacy skills through participation in a local and national moot court competition. The firm sent two students and one teacher to the national competition in Washington D.C.

“At Snell & Wilmer, we recognize that diversity, equity, and inclusion are not just ideals, but essential principles. Our commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment is integral to the core values of our law firm, ensuring that every voice is heard, every perspective is valued, and every individual has the opportunity to thrive. Ultimately, embracing individuals for who they are enriches our legal community as well as enhances our ability to serve clients with excellence and empathy.”

BARBARA J. DAWSON

Chair, Snell & Wilmer