Lend-A-Hand Law Firm Partner of the Year Award
CBA’s Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Lend-A-Hand Program

DLA Piper received the Law Firm Partner of the Year Award as part of The Chicago Bar Association’s Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Lend-A-Hand Program. The firm’s selection was based on programs that assist and mentor children throughout the Chicago area. According to the Lend-A-Hand Program, work by Portia Owen Morrison and Ken Schmetterer (Chicago) exemplifies the criteria. Portia has worked with tutor/mentoring programs on behalf of the Girl Scouts of Chicago, where she served on the board of directors for many years, including a four-year term as president of the board. Ken serves as general counsel, on the board of directors, of UMOJA Student Development Corporation, a nonprofit providing educational, professional, and life-skills mentoring to high school students. He also coordinates volunteer activities, linking attorneys and other professionals to work directly with students served by UMOJA. The award was presented in 2007 at a ceremony in Chicago.