At their annual Pro Bono Breakfast on April 15, the Troutman Sanders LLP - Raleigh office honored 11 attorneys and one paralegal from their staff for outstanding pro bono work in 2009. Charles S. Carter, Benjamin P. Fisher, Amanda Stokes Mann, Pankaj K. Shere, Hannah G. Styron, James A. Thomas and Whitney S. Waldenberg were recognized for contributing from 20-49 pro bono hours to various clients. Honored for donating more than 50 hours last year were: Jamie Cox, who helped several non-profit organizations with their applications for tax-exempt status, and helped the Triangle Greenways Council with their acquisitions of land to be used for conservation and recreation. Ann Stuart drafted estate documents for a Duplin County resident who had advanced MS and also assisted the victim of a massive mortgage loan swindle in regaining clear title to his property. Martin Warf and paralegal Tracy Bowling together favorably settled the case of a client who was injured when struck by a door being forcibly opened by her landlord. These four names will be added to the Troutman Sanders Pro Bono Wall of Fame. The firm also made a financial contribution in their names to Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), a national non-profit organization that provides legal assistance to unaccompanied children in U.S. immigration proceedings.