MBA pro bono awards announced

The Milwaukee Bar Association has announced the winners of this year's pro bonopublico awards, given annually to a lawyer, law student, and organization whose work increases access to justice to low-income residents or promotes public causes.

 Mark A. Cameli, of Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren, primarily litigates corporate compliance. He leads the diversity and pro bono committees at the firm and has worked with the U.S. Attorney's Project Safe Neighborhood, helping award federal grants aimed at reducing gun violence and gang activity.  He was recently named a “Leader in the Law” by the Wisconsin Law Journal.

Nicholas Sulpizio has accumulated 140 hours of pro bono work over two years as a student at Marquette Law School, where he is a member of the Pro Bono Honor Society.

O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing was recognized for the work of its lawyers through the Marquette Volunteer Legal Clinic at the Milwaukee Justice Center (MJC). "The firm’s commitment to offering high-quality legal assistance through the MJC has impacted hundreds of citizens across the city and has vastly improved access to justice in Milwaukee," noted the MBA release.

All the winners will be recognized at the MBA’s State of the Court Luncheon on October 27 at the Wisconsin Club.