October 31, 2024
BLB&G Senior Counsel Catherine van Kampen has been profiled by New Jersey Law Journal and named a finalist for Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year as part of the 2024 New Jersey Legal Awards.
The profile highlights Catherine's pro bono work with immigrant women and children. Catherine stresses the importance of aligning her work with personal values and passions, noting the legal industry’s substantial contributions to public service initiatives. She advises aspiring pro bono practitioners to set realistic goals, emphasizing that every contribution, no matter how small, is valuable:
[L]awyers should do what they can, when they can with the time and resources that they have. If a lawyer does all of those things, they have done enough.
Most recently, Catherine was honored with the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Champion for Justice Award for Extraordinary Community Service as part of the 2024 New Jersey Governor's Volunteerism Awards.
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