At Parsons Behle & Latimer, we recognize that we are only as strong as the communities around us. Which is why serving and enhancing our communities and those with whom we work and live is more than a responsibility: it is a core value. It is who we are.
Community Stewardship
Parsons Behle & Latimer's attorneys and professional staff are known for building enduring, responsive relationships with our clients. We bring that same level of dedication to our communities. We celebrate and support diversity within our communities and endeavor to create an inclusive environment within the firm. Parsons’ attorneys and professional staff support dozens of nonprofit organizations throughout the Intermountain West by contributing volunteer board service, mentoring, pro bono legal services and significant financial contributions. We strive to make a positive impact on the communities that have been such an important part of our success.
Charitable Giving
Since 1882, Parsons Behle & Latimer has partnered with businesses and individuals in our communities to anticipate and respond to the needs of our neighbors.
We are privileged to partner with a range of diverse organizations with whom we can lend our professional time, skills and financial assistance to help support the people of our communities. Some of our partners include:
- And Justice for All
- Access to Justice Idaho Law Foundation
- Community Assistance Fund (CAF)
- Disability Law Center
- The Discovery Center of Idaho
- Equal Justice Wyoming
- Foundation for Idaho History
- Fourth Street Clinic
- Guadalupe School
- Habitat for Humanity, Salt Lake Valley
- Humane Society of Western Montana
- Idaho Falls Arts Council
- Idaho Falls Symphony
- LGBT & Allied Lawyers of Utah
- Legal Aid Society
- Montana Justice Foundation
- Neighborhood House
- Neighbor Works Montana
- Northern Nevada Legal Aid
- Spy Hop Productions
- United Way of Salt Lake, Reno County and Treasure Valley
- Utah Center for Legal Inclusion
- Utah Legal Services
- YWCA, Salt Lake City
- YWCA, Helena, Montana
Pro Bono
At Parsons Behle & Latimer, we believe in equity of access to legal services for all socio-economic groups. We approach pro bono service with the same dedication, expertise and commitment we provide to our clients – a trait for which our attorneys have received recurring recognition. Some of Parsons' recent pro bono projects include representing low-income individuals in adoptions; fair housing and discrimination cases; personal injury cases; property rights cases; fraud cases involving home equity skimming scams; and guardianship cases. Our attorneys have served as court-appointed defense counsel in capital cases. Among others, we provide pro bono work for:
- Community Legal Clinic (immigration clinics) with the University of Utah Law School Pro Bono Initiative
- Debtors’ Legal Clinic with the University of Utah Law School Pro Bono Initiative
- J. Reuben Clark Law Society, Pro Bono Committee and Program
- People’s Legal Aid (PLA)
- Street Law Clinic with the University of Utah Law School Pro Bono Initiative
- Third District Court Debtors’ Pro Se Calendar
- Third District Court Family Law Pro Se Calendar
- Third District Court Landlord Tenant Pro Se Calendar
- Utah At Ease, pro bono legal services for veterans and their families
- Utah Third District Pro Bono Committee
