Throughout his legal career, Meister has been active in legal pro-bono work.

"She's on a much bigger mission now," she continued, still panting, referring to Voltage's pro-bono work.

How will the efforts of small firms and solo practitioners, who do most of the reduced-fee and pro-bono work, be measured?

He says that unlike the top candidates' campaigns, his campaign was exclusively based on the enthusiasm of some young volunteers who helped him purely through pro-bono work.

Among the cities with more than one Top 100 firm, San Francisco and Washington stand out as leaders in pro-bono work, according to the survey.

She continues with this pro-bono work as a way she can give back to the community.

She is also involved in doing pro-bono work in the animal abuse field and argues for stronger statutes against such crimes.

But she had no courtroom experience beyond a smattering of pro-bono work.

Voluntary participation was also what the state bar's House of Delegates recommended on another issue last October - the issue of pro-bono work.

In addition, the firm provides pro-bono work in the area of immigration cases.