Pro Bono Awards

The University of San Francisco School of Law annually gives two different pro bono awards recognizing students for their exemplary service to the public interest community.  You may be eligible for two different awards, but only graduating students can receive both awards. 

Pro Bono Publico Award – For Commitment to Pro Bono During the Current Academic Year

You are eligible to receive a Pro Bono Publico Award if you have completed at least 25 hours of pro bono service during the 2021-2022 academic year. There are three levels of recognition:

• Bronze: for those who completed 25 to 49 hours of pro bono work;

• Silver: for those who have completed 50 to 74 hours of pro bono work; or

• Gold: for those who have completed 75 or more hours of pro bono work.

Pro Bono Excellence Award – For Sustained Commitment to Pro Bono During Your Law School Career

You are eligible to receive a Pro Bono Excellence Award if:

• Your graduation date is December 2021 or May 2022; and

• You received a Pro Bono Publico Award (at any level) each year you were a registered student at USF Law School and can provide proof of at least 25 hours of pro bono work from any year spent at another law school.

PREVIOUS AWARD RECIPIENTS

2024

Pro Bono Excellence

Alondra Saldivar

Gold Award

Dalia Blevins

JD Larsen

Silver Award

Valeria Portillo Rivera

Alondra Saldivar

Christina Smith

Bronze Award

Brian Castro

Samuel Frost

Priscilla Ledezma

Sheyla Castillo

Ivan Villegas

Cathy Hernandez

Camila Carrera

Alex Smock

Tessa Puetzer

Kasey Isobe

Melissa Di Corrado

Clare Deck

Kirsten Mauban