As pro bono counsel, Beth Wilson manages and supports the firm’s engagement in pro bono work. In addition to managing the administration of the firm’s pro bono program, Beth provides strategic counsel to attorneys working on a wide range of pro bono litigation matters. She also works closely with individual attorneys to help them establish pro bono practices that complement and enhance their existing firm practices.
Beth’s own practice focuses on criminal defense and post-conviction matters. While seconded to the Maryland Office of the Public Defender, Beth represented over 200 individuals facing misdemeanor and felony charges. She tried multiple cases as bench and jury trials and represented clients in a variety of adversarial proceedings including bail review and violation of probation hearings.
Prior to becoming the firm’s first pro bono counsel in 2025, Beth was an associate at Williams & Connolly. She represented individuals, corporations, and law firms in a variety of matters in federal and state courts and in arbitration proceedings.
Beth received her law degree from Georgetown University Law Center and clerked for Judge Paul L. Friedman of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
Representative Experience
Though all cases vary and none is predictive, Beth’s experience includes:
- First-chair trial counsel in several criminal jury and bench trials in Maryland state court.
- Representation of individual serving sentence of 30 years to life, securing release for client under the D.C. Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act after 33 years in prison.
- Representation of non-profit organization in D.C. trial and appellate courts, winning dismissal of breach of contract action and affirming dismissal on appeal.
- Representation of individual in an administrative action before a government agency, securing reversal of client’s security clearance denial.