Sterne Kessler Raises Over $53K in Support of Legal Aid DC’s Making Justice Real Campaign

Washington, D.C. (August 6, 2025) – Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox raised more than $53,000 for Legal Aid of the District of Columbia (Legal Aid DC) and its 2025 Making Justice Real Campaign. The firm surpassed its fundraising goal by nearly 20%, placing it among the top five law firm contributors by size (150-199 attorneys) in DC for the second year in a row.

The 2025 Making Justice Real Campaign ran from June 23 to August 1, with more than 4,700 donors and 75 firms. Overall, Legal Aid DC raised more than $4.27 million, surpassing last year’s record.

Sterne Kessler extends special thanks to its 2025 campaign co-chairs, Associates Jay Bober, Chris Coleman, Em Richardson, and Bree Vculek.

Legal Aid DC is the District’s oldest and largest general civil legal services organization. It  provides free legal services to low-income DC residents on issues including housing, domestic violence and family law, public benefits, consumer law, and immigration. Through its Systemic Advocacy & Law Reform program, Legal Aid advocates for policy changes that benefit and pursues affirmative litigation that benefits its wider client community.

Sterne Kessler is a proud supporter of Legal Aid DC.

About Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox

Based in Washington, D.C. and renowned for more than four decades for dedication to the protection, enhancement, and enforcement of intellectual property rights, Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox is one of the most highly regarded intellectual property specialty law firms in the world. Its team of attorneys, registered patent agents, technical specialists, specialized trademark paralegals, and law clerks include some of the country’s most respected practitioners of IP law, tackling innovations across a broad spectrum of industries. The firm’s practitioners represent Fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurs, start-ups, inventors, venture capital firms, and universities in a client service driven environment that is welcoming, inclusive, and intellectually stimulating.