Community & Pro Bono

Beck, Redden & Secrest, L.L.P.'s commitment to the people and city of Houston mirrors and complements the Firm's commitment to providing unparalleled legal services to its clients. All of us - attorneys and staff - hold dear the belief that we have a responsibility to be a positive force in the community in which we live and work.

In 2009, our attorneys volunteered over 1,200 hours of legal pro-bono hours. Among the representative cases our attorneys worked on where the representation of a family member who received guardianship of his father when the next of kin refused to allow medical treatment due to religious reasons and settling an insurance claim for a client whose finger was severely damaged while eating at a fast food restaurant.

In addition, our attorneys are involved in many non-profit and charitable causes that reflect both the firm’s and individual attorney’s personal commitments to volunteerism.

best dressed event March 3, 2010 –Dress For Success’s 2010 Corporate Guild’s Models of Success was an opportunity for guests to hear and meet ten amazing women who have benefited from services and programs provided by the organization. Having recently joined the Corporate Guild, BRS attorney’s Kat Gallagher and Andrea Paterson chat with DFS Director Nancy Levicki and Kristi Chickering of Sirius Solutions at DFS headquarters.
hvlp logo January 9, 2010 – BRS attorneys Jeff Bentch, Alistair Dawson, Tom Ganucheau, David Jones, Andrea Paterson, Will Peterson and Alex Roberts participated in the Houston Volunteer Lawyer’s Program free clinic at the Aldine Youth Center. The clinic was attended by low income individuals who were in need of legal advice.
exxonmobil bowling tournament September 18, 2009 - BRS attorneys supported the United Way by participating in the 2009 ExxonMobil Law Department United Way Bowling Tournament. Pictured (l-r) Andrea Paterson, David Gunn, William Peterson, Tom Ganucheau, Fields Alexander.
image 2009 - Tom Ganucheau slides into home as his two-year term as the President of the Bellaire Little League comes to an end. Read more. (PDF)


Some of the organizations our attorneys and staff are involved with include:

  • Alexis de Tocqueville Society of the United Way
  • The Anti-Defamation League of Houston
  • The Art League of Houston
  • Aperio Music for the Americas
  • Autism Society of America, Houston Chapter
  • Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Greater Houston
  • Child Advocates
  • Children at Risk
  • Dress for Success
  • Gulf Coast Baseball Association
  • Houston Downtown Alliance Emerging Leaders
  • Houston Bar Association's Adopt an Angel Program
  • The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
  • The Houston Symphony
  • Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program
  • Inwood North Community Outreach Program
  • Theatre Under the Stars
  • The Parish School
  • The Ronald McDonald House
  • United Way of Greater Houston