Four Lewis and Roca attorneys were recognized by the American Bar Association for their work with the Holocaust Survivors Justice Network (HSJN).  The Pro Bono Publico Award, is the profession’s highest recognition for pro bono legal work.  The firm’s volunteer attorneys are Gabe Beckmann, Sivan Korn, Emily Gubler Clark and Caryn Tijsseling. The attorneys have devoted numerous hours of time free of charge to work with survivors on the compensation claim-filing process. The Holocaust Survivors Justice Network is an international initiative established to assist Holocaust survivors in obtaining reparation payments under a program established by the German government.

Nice to have good news, given the recent tragedy at the Holocaust Musuem in D.C. and today’s announcement that Prosecutors in Germany have formally charged alleged Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk with 27,900 counts of being an accessory to murder in World War II.