Exelon Honored by Pro Bono Institute for Increasing Access to Legal Services as Part of its Ongoing Commitment to Give Back t...
March 02 2017 - 12:00PM
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Exelon announced today that its legal department has been
honored by Pro Bono Institute (PBI) with the 2017 Laurie D. Zelon
Pro Bono Award in recognition of its efforts and leadership to
provide legal assistance to those who could otherwise not afford
it. Thomas O’Neill, senior vice president and general counsel of
Exelon, will accept the award on behalf of the company during the
PBI 2017 Annual Conference on March 9.
The Laurie D. Zelon Pro Bono Award is presented annually to an
organization that has provided exemplary pro bono service and
leadership and reflects Exelon’s commitment to giving back in the
communities where its people work and live.
Fortune recently named Exelon to its 2017 list of the World’s
Most Admired Companies, which, in part, recognized the company for
social responsibility efforts such as those praised by PBI. In
2016, Exelon employees served more than 170,000 hours of community
service, and Exelon companies and the Exelon Foundation donated
more than $46 million to nonprofits – the largest amount ever.
Members of the Exelon legal department are engaged in matters
ranging from drafting estate planning documents for first
responders to retirement preparation for low-income seniors. The
company provides mentoring opportunities for in-house pro bono
leaders and considers pro bono work when evaluating opportunities
to engage outside counsel.
“At Exelon, we recognize the importance of supporting the
communities we serve, beyond delivering clean, affordable and
reliable energy. Many families don’t have access to legal services,
and this is one way we can help address a critical, unmet need in
our communities,” O’Neill said.
“It is an honor to be recognized by Pro Bono Institute, an
organization that provides so much support to in-house legal
departments and law firms alike in building, enhancing and
transforming their pro bono programs.”
Exelon is a charter signatory to PBI’s Corporate Pro Bono
Challenge® initiative, which enables legal departments to identify,
benchmark and communicate support for pro bono services. Exelon
first adopted a pro bono policy in 2002 and launched a formal pro
bono program in 2008. Since then, the company has involved almost
all of its more than 100 attorneys and nearly as many legal
department employees in its pro bono efforts.
“The legal department at Exelon exemplifies the best of pro
bono, promoting broad participation within their department and
also inviting partners outside their organization to join them in
providing pro bono,” PBI President and CEO Eve Runyon said. “Their
proactive and collaborative approach to improving access to justice
is admirable.”
For more information on Exelon’s commitment to the areas where
its employees live, work and serve, visit
www.exeloncorp.com/community.
Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC) is a Fortune 100 energy company
with the largest number of utility customers in the U.S. Exelon
does business in 48 states, the District of Columbia and Canada and
had 2016 revenue of $31.4 billion. Exelon’s six utilities deliver
electricity and natural gas to approximately 10 million customers
in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, New
Jersey and Pennsylvania through its Atlantic City Electric, BGE,
ComEd, Delmarva Power, PECO and Pepco subsidiaries. Exelon is one
of the largest competitive U.S. power generators, with more than
32,700 megawatts of nuclear, gas, wind, solar and hydroelectric
generating capacity comprising one of the nation’s cleanest and
lowest-cost power generation fleets. The company’s Constellation
business unit provides energy products and services to
approximately 2.5 million residential, public sector and business
customers, including more than two-thirds of the Fortune 100.
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Robin LevyExelon Corporate
Communications202-637-0317robin.levy@exeloncorp.com
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