Commitment to Public Service

We at Raynes McCarty are committed to serving our community, country, and profession. Individually and as a Firm, we donate our time to countless civic groups, professional associations, and public organizations. Raynes McCarty is among the most philanthropic law firms in the country.

Members of the Firm have served on the Board of Directors of the following institutions:

• The Philadelphia Heart Institute
• The Philadelphia Geriatrics Center
• Moss Rehabilitation Hospital
• Ronald McDonald's House of Philadelphia
• Lawyer's Division of the Federation of Jewish Agencies
• Children's Hospital
• YMCA
• Jewish Publication Society
• Operation Understanding
• Operation Smile
• YouthBuild Charter School

A member of the Firm co-founded Hospitality House of Philadelphia, which is active in anti-drug efforts, and helped to establish the West Philadelphia Firehouse Farmers Market, an economic development project.

Raynes McCarty attorneys have received numerous awards for their volunteer work, including:

• Fidelity Award of the Philadelphia Bar Association
• Children's Hospital and St. Christopher's Hospital's Eagles Fly for Leukemia Lifetime Achievement Award
• Karen Silkwood Award for Promoting Workplace Safety from the Philadelphia Project on Occupational Safety and Health
• Equal Justice Award from Community Legal Services of Philadelphia, awarded to two members of the Firm
• Angel Award from the Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors, Inc.
• The Justice Michael A. Musmanno Award from the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association (awarded to three members of the Firm)
• March of Dimes' Distinguished Voluntary Leadership Award
• Leadership Award from Pennsylvania Legal Services
• President's Award of the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association
• Rosenberg Memorial Award from the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association
• Young Lawyers Community Service Award of the Philadelphia Bar Association
• Distinguished Child Advocate Award from the Support Center for Child Advocates
• Leadership Award from the Friends of Farmworkers
• Alumnus of the Year for Widener University
• Temple University Order of the Owl Award
• St. Joseph's University Law School Alumni Gem Award

The Firm supports the area's colleges and law schools:

• Raynes McCarty has funded scholarships at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Temple University, and Widener University.
• A state of the art classroom and an endowed scholarship at Temple University School of Law bear the name of their benefactor, Arthur Raynes.
• Positions held by members of the Firm include:

  Chairperson of the Temple Law School's Centennial Campaign, trustee of Temple University, member of the Board of Directors for the Library at Duke University, member of the Board of Directors for Widener University, member of the Board of Overseers at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and member of the University of Pennsylvania Law School's Public Service Advisory Committee.

• In honor of Jessica Savitch, the Firm helped establish scholarships in journalism at Temple University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Ithaca College—Ms. Savitch's alma mater.
• In honor of the wrestler Dave Schultz, John du Pont's murder victim, the Firm helped establish scholarships to support collegiate wrestling.