Angela C. Vigil is the Firm’s Director of Pro Bono and Community Service for North America. Prior to joining the Firm, Ms. Vigil worked for the Children and Family Justice Center, Bluhm Legal Clinic of the Northwestern University School of Law as the Director of Children’s Law and Pro Bono Projects, where she led strategic litigation and advocacy on behalf of children. Ms. Vigil also worked as an attorney, director and clinical teacher at Northwestern University’s Children and Family Justice Center Community Law Clinic, where she founded, directed and managed legal intake and practice in the neighborhood branch office.
Practice Focus

Ms. Vigil focuses her practice on children’s law, civil rights and criminal law. She also has experience in litigation and dispute resolution. She frequently lectures at various national and international conferences on issues related to professional responsibility in children’s law, juvenile justice practice, the representation of juvenile sex offenders, the transfer of children to adult criminal court, and interviewing and counseling child clients. She also presents on pro bono management in law firms and in legal service organizations, as well as on teaming with corporate clients through pro bono service.