Susan M. Finegan is the 2017 recipient of the Volunteer Lawyers Project (VLP) Yvette C. Mendez Award for her commitment to the VLP Pro Bono Appellate Project. Additionally, she was presented with a 2017 Pro Bono Service Award by the Legal Services Corporation. A partner in the Boston office of Mintz Levin, she also serves as co-chair of the Massachusetts Access to Justice Commission and is a member of the Supreme Judicial Court’s Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal Services.