Meet the Attorneys Offering ‘Life-Changing’ Volunteer Legal Aid - Seite 2

Truist attorneys also volunteer with Drive-To-Work, a Virginia nonprofit that helps people who were previously incarcerated restore their driving privileges. Teammates lead virtual clinics for inmates who will soon be released and are preparing to rejoin their communities.

Drive-To-Work President and CEO Sara Wilson has seen the difference a driver's license can make.

"They often describe it as life-changing," she says.

Providing pro bono help where it matters most

The legal team at Truist has a history of pro bono volunteerism. Following the merger, Ellen Fitzsimmons, Truist chief legal officer and head of public affairs, saw an opportunity to formalize efforts both companies had been so committed to. She asked teammates to create ways to do even more impactful service by developing a Truist companywide pro bono program.

The team also helps with criminal record expunction and with eviction diversion counseling, helping keep people in their homes through mediation and financial education.

Teammates have organized clinics to help health care heroes and first responders with their wills, assisting with generational wealth planning.

"Whether it's a will or a license restoration clinic, it's helping people build their life back up and get on a financial footing to succeed and contribute to their community," says Alex Chudoba, Truist associate general counsel.

"Our goal is to figure out the community's needs and how to serve those needs through our program or service."

A culture of volunteerism

Legal teammates are ready to expand the pro bono work. Truist's goal is to have every attorney participate in one pro bono or volunteer event every year.

The pro bono team identifies opportunities that can have a large and positive ripple effect. Like a two-hour clinic that helps a first responder craft a will that's going to secure a family's financial well-being for generations or a session that helps restore the driver's license of a working single parent.

"Putting together resources, we can do a little work on behalf of each of us, and collectively, we're going to do a lot of good in the community," says Clayman.

Read more stories of other Truist teammates who are living Truist's purpose, to inspire and build better lives and communities.

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