Rich May believes in the rule of law.
In April 2025, Rich May filed an amicus brief in a federal lawsuit challenging a presidential Executive Order which targeted the law firm Perkins Coie LLP for its past litigation and representation of political opponents. In May 2025, that Executive Order was struck down in a historic decision affirming the core constitutional freedoms of free speech, due process, and the right to select counsel without fear of retribution. Read our amicus brief here.
For more information about this important action, including the Court’s order granting permanent injunctive relief to Perkins Coie, visit Perkins Coie’s website.
Our attorneys give their time to supporting organizations involved in social causes, charitable efforts and other volunteer activities to benefit the communities in which they reside. Our attorneys serve on the following non-profit boards in our communities:
- Heading Home
- Essex County Trail Association
- Ipswich YMCA and North Shore YMCA
- Medicines for Humanity
- Northeast Energy and Commerce Association
- Solar Energy Business Association of New England
- Transforming Education, Inc.
Here are some of the causes to which our firm donates pro bono hours:
- American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts
- Cambridge Youth Soccer, Middlesex County: advise them on corporate governance and employment issues
- Clean Tech Open: pro bono, strategic legal/entrepreneurial guidance
- Habitat for Humanity of Greater Plymouth, Inc.: provides decent, affordable housing for working families in need
- Kids In Need of Defense: provides legal assistance to unrepresented immigrant and refugee children before the Immigration and State Family Courts
- Middlesex County District Attorney: pro bono work for victims of intimate partner violence in restraining order cases
- MIT Venture Mentoring Services: pro bono, strategic legal guidance
- Transforming Education, Inc.: TransformEd supports educators and education systems in equipping students with the mindsets, skills, and habits they need to succeed in college, career, and life
