2018 Pro Bono Report2 |2 3M Legal Affairs Pro Bono Statement 3M Company recognizes the importance of good corporate citizenship and supporting the communities in which it does business

Pro Bono

2018 Pro Bono Report

3M Legal Affairs

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3M Legal Affairs Pro Bono Statement 3M Company recognizes the importance of good corporate citizenship and supporting the communities in which it does business. 3M Legal Affairs strongly supports pro bono service as a unique community service opportunity for legal professionals. Only legal professionals can address the unmet legal needs in the community, which continue to grow. By leveraging our

legal skills and experience, 3M Legal Affairs and all legal professionals within 3M, can help bridge the gap and strengthen both the community and the justice system. In addition, engaging in pro bono service exposes legal professionals to new areas of the law and broadens perspectives while sharpening legal analysis and client communication skills. Pro bono services provide

volunteers with a special level of personal fulfillment and the opportunity to engage with the community and new colleagues in a meaningful way. All of these benefits enhance 3M Legal Affairs, making it an attractive place to work and develop as legal professionals.

* Pro Bono Legal Assistance by Nick Youngson CC BY-SA 3.0 Alpha Stock Images

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Table of Contents

IntroductionWhy Pro Bono? ......................................................................................................................................Improving 3M Legal Affairs Pro Bono Committee ..........................................................................Pro Bono Committee ...........................................................................................................................Pro Bono Partners .................................................................................................................................Maureen Harms Exemplifies the Power of an Invitation to Serve ................................................Boosting the Pro Bono Footprint ........................................................................................................Lean Six Sigma Improves Legal Aid Across Minnesota ..................................................................

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Children and FamiliesDedicating Time to Assist Clients with Housing Needs .................................................................Providing Education on Legal Topics and Consumer Rights ..........................................................Fighting for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and their Families .........................................Helping End Violence Against Children ............................................................................................Continuing the Fight for Animals ........................................................................................................Students Debate Hot Topics at 3M UK Pro Bono Event .................................................................

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Refugees and ImmigrantsExpanding Legal Affairs’ Legacy of Refugee & Immigration Advocacy .......................................3M Volunteers Help a Former Afghan Interpreter Find a New Home in the U.S. .......................Equal Justice Works Fellowship Expands the Support of Immigrants .........................................3M Italy Team Provides Legal Training Course for Asylum Seekers and Refugees .........................

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RecognitionValentin Povarchuk Receives 2018 Second Judicial District Pro Bono Award ...........................David Ernst Receives Award for Immigration Work ........................................................................Haley Schaffer Named an Attorney of the Year ...............................................................................3M China Team Wins Pro Bono Award .............................................................................................3M Attorneys Recognized by 3Mgives with 2018 Volunteer Awards ..........................................3M Australia/New Zealand Team Nominated for a Pro Bono Partner Award ............................

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Closing2018 Pro Bono Metrics .........................................................................................................................Closing Message from Pro Bono Committee Chair ........................................................................2018 Pro Bono Volunteers ...................................................................................................................A Special Thanks ...................................................................................................................................

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4 | Introduction

-Ivan Fong, Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs & General Counsel

“Why should a company care about pro bono legal services? And why do I, as a corporate general counsel, care about lawyers doing pro bono?”

I think the answers to both questions are straightforward. For 3M to be successful in the marketplace, and to deliver on its corporate vision of “improving every life,” our company, like other companies, relies on the existence of a societal infrastructure in the places where we do business. That infrastructure, to be strong, should include at least three elements: a robust and reliable commitment to the rule of

law; a fair and independent judiciary; and equal access to justice. Supporting pro bono legal services is a tangible way 3M contributes to the cause of ensuring equal access to justice. In fact, being a champion for pro bono legal services and programs is part of a long 3M tradition and commitment to being a good corporate citizen and enhancing the communities in which our employees live and work. On the second question, there are as many reasons to do pro bono as there are people who do pro bono. My three reasons for doing pro bono are:

First, I believe that the practice of law is a privilege. Lawyers are granted a license to practice law in return for certain ethical obligations that serve both private and public purposes. We need to remind ourselves, from time to time, of those obligations – that we serve as officers of the court and can be trusted to regulate ourselves. Ensuring legal services are available even to those who cannot afford them is part of our responsibility as a profession.

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Second, the unmet legal needs in our communities are undeniably vast and growing. In the United States, a recent study showed that 71% of low-income households experienced at least one civil legal problem in the last year. And 86% of the civil legal problems of low-income Americans were not addressed or inadequately addressed. Closer to home, more than 7,000 children were separated from their parents last year in Minnesota’s child welfare system, and that number is growing exponentially. The median age of children entering foster care is now 6.3 years old. And the opioid crisis has exacerbated an already strained foster care system. There is simply a widening “justice gap” in our communities. Finally, and probably the best reason for doing pro bono, is personal. You may have a cause or an issue you care passionately about, and doing pro bono is an ideal way to align what you do with your purpose or calling in life. It’s also a great way to get hands-on legal experience. And I don’t want to discount the fact that doing pro bono can be a lot of fun – indeed, it can be one of the most rewarding things we do as lawyers.

My own personal journey doing pro bono illustrates why I’m such an advocate for pro bono. I started doing pro bono when I was in law school, volunteering at a small-claims clinic in a low-income neighborhood near my law school. When I joined a law firm, I was asked and agreed to work on a death penalty case before my first day of work! I continued to do several other death penalty cases, advised a then-start-up non-profit that delivered meals to homebound persons with HIV/AIDS, accepted court-appointments to represent pro se litigants, and handled the appeal in an adoption case. Those experiences led me to serve as vice chair of the firm’s Pro Bono and Public Service Committee. Later, while in government and in-house, I continued to maintain a steady diet of pro bono matters. One of the hidden benefits of the pro bono work I have done is that it has exposed me to people and experiences that I would otherwise never have encountered. Learning and empathy occur when we get outside the bubbles we inhabit. When we expand the types of people we meet and work with, we are reminded that there is more to life than what we do at work. More

important, we are enriched by the broader perspectives and sense of mutuality that flow from such experiences. What you will see in this Report are 3M’s 2018 results of gaining a broader perspective; the work of many individuals, doing their small part, to make a significant difference in the lives of others. Thank you for your support of pro bono at 3M, and may you continue to live your life in service to others.

-Ivan Fong, Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs & General Counsel

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Improving 3M Legal Affairs Pro Bono Committee At 3M, we have 15% time to expand outside our specific job responsibilities, the goal being that we will be innovative and expand our formal “work.” In 2017, then Pro Bono Committee Chair, Maureen Harms, determined that there was an abundance of great work happening, including non-Legal Affairs 3M legal professionals participating in pro bono work; but the Committee needed more structure to effectively support everyone doing and desiring to do pro bono work. One of Maureen’s concerns was that the Committee lacked transparency; that it was not clear to others how to be involved in a leadership Committee role, or how to even begin doing pro bono work. Maureen saw this as an opportunity for improvement and, with the help of Nisha Taneja, a 3M non-Legal Affairs licensed attorney and Lean Six Sigma Certified Black Belt, they used their 15% time and began a Lean Six Sigma project to revamp 3M Legal Affairs pro bono efforts.

To obtain a broad perspective, the project team consisted of various legal professionals. Nisha also confidentially met with several non-project team legal professionals to obtain thoughts about the current state of pro bono within 3M Legal Affairs. These meetings helped further identify potential gaps and concerns. The project team followed the business process redesign methodology and redefined the Committee, including the establishment of leadership positions with defined roles and responsibilities.

Additionally, specific programs were identified to better align with our partners and the interests of our pro bono volunteers. In 2018, with the support of Ivan Fong, Maureen Harms, and the 2018 Committee Chair, Lisa Fulton, the new Committee structure was launched and is thriving today. As with the theme of continuous improvement, now that the new approach is working, there will no doubt be improvements made.

Brett Strand, Vice Chair; Lisa Fulton, Committee Chair; Maureen Harms, Executive Sponsor

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Pro Bono Committee

Maureen Harms - Executive Sponsor

Lisa Fulton - Chair

Brett Strand - Vice Chair and International Program Lead

Ann Gallagher - Program Lead, Children & Families

Jean Lown - Program Lead, Small Business, Nonprofits & Inventors

Juanita Stipe - Operations Lead

Matt Stump - Program Lead, Veterans Michael Larson - Veterans

Meagan Hertzog - Marketing Lead

Nisha Taneja - Communications Lead Caryn Wermager - Communications Cheryl Robischon - Communications Julie Grinde - Communications Teri Crook - Communications

Valentin Povarchuk - Program Lead, Refugees & Immigrants Jessica Sebeck Lugo - Refugees & Immigrants

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Pro Bono Partners

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A little more than twenty years ago, 3M attorney Steve Witort (now retired) approached Maureen Harms on her first day as a 3Mer. She describes the interaction fondly: “On my very first day at 3M, after my training, one of the more senior attorneys, who did pro bono work on his own came to me and said, “I saw on your resume that you were involved with MJF (the Minnesota Justice Foundation), when you were in Law School. And so, I’m guessing that you have an interest in helping those that are less-fortunate. . . . You, will be the leader for our pro bono efforts here.’” For Maureen, Steve’s charge was the start of a career-long commitment to pro bono work. She took Steve’s advice and began pursuing pro bono service immediately. Her efforts started with immigration cases—helping Laotian immigrants apply for U.S. Citizenship. Not long after

that, Maureen helped a pro bono client take a rent escrow case to trial. In this case, a client was living in substandard housing, full of pests and mold, and the client’s child was suffering ill effects from the poor condition of the premises. The goal of the suit was to force the landlord to make necessary repairs to the premises, as required by law. The situation was dire and the deck was seemingly stacked against the client. It was the first time Maureen had appeared in court as an advocate. She recalls feeling unsure if she was up to the task, “The Landlord had a lawyer who was a litigator and my client couldn’t even articulate what her rights were. . . . I remember thinking ‘oh boy I’m going to be out gunned and I’m not going to be able to do this.” However, Maureen worked hard to help the client show the court that the law was on her side, and in the end, the judge ruled for the client. These experiences were formative for Maureen, who learned firsthand an important lesson that she’s carried with her ever since: “Without advocacy, people who have the law on their side are not able to receive the benefits of the law.” Since then she has continued to work on a variety of pro bono cases, from housing, to immigration to social security. In 2013, Maureen received another challenge to make a

difference. This time it came from 3M General Counsel Ivan Fong, who asked Maureen to be the chair of the newly forming 3M Legal Affairs Pro Bono Committee and to help boost pro bono involvement. She’s been a member of the committee ever since. With her support, and the support of other dedicated committee members, 3M’s legal pro bono program has grown. Maureen exemplifies the power of an invitation to get involved and make a difference. Steve Witort’s challenge to Maureen was an important push to get her started on a lifelong career of pro bono service, and Maureen, in turn has been that same push to many of her colleagues. Over the years Maureen helped get a multitude of colleagues involved, whether by inviting other 3Mers to collaborate with her on cases or by raising the profile of pro bono as the first chair of the Legal Affairs Pro Bono Committee. She reaches throughout the company supporting and inviting attorneys that are not practicing law, but maintain their licenses and want to do pro bono. Maureen’s invitations for pro bono go even beyond 3M and she has successfully created numerous pro bono partnerships. Maureen not only takes pro bono cases, she invites and unites with others in pro bono advocacy.

Maureen Harms Exemplifies the Power of an Invitation to Serve “Without advocacy, people who have the law on their

side are not able to receive the benefits of the law.”

Maureen Harms, Executive Sponsor

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Trevor Matthews, 3M’s 2017–2019 Minnesota Law Public Interest Fellow, is helping 3M Legal Affairs boost its pro bono participation and bolster its pro bono program. During the 2017-2018 portion of this innovative fellowship, Trevor worked 850 hours at Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services while completing his final year of law school at the University of Minnesota. For the 2018-2019 portion of his fellowship, as a licensed attorney, Trevor is focused solely on 3M Legal Affairs’ pro bono program. While at 3M, Trevor is focused on three goals. First, he is helping 3M improve its pro bono infrastructure, knowledge management and visibility. Second, he is helping leverage the unique skills of both legal and non-legal 3M employees to support legal community organizations through skills-based volunteering. Finally, Trevor is boosting 3M’s pro bono footprint by challenging 3Mers to get involved or increase their involvement, and working alongside legal professionals on a variety of pro bono clinics and cases. Trevor reports that the best thing about 3M is the

high level of commitment to pro bono as well as the broad variety of ways 3Mers serve their community through pro bono service: “Since starting at 3M, I have had the pleasure of seeing 3Mers make a difference through pro bono service to many different segments of our community. For example, I have seen an outstanding IP attorney help advise an aspiring apiculture (beekeeping) researcher on how to protect his unique intellectual property, and I have seen our attorneys advise low income people facing eviction and homelessness about their legal rights in multiple housing court clinics. It is incredible to see 3M

volunteers serve on cases that run the gamut of pro bono representation, from serving children in the foster care system to helping immigrants become citizens of the United States, to helping veterans seek criminal or eviction expungements. I am grateful to 3M Legal Affairs for giving me this time to focus on pro bono service and to work alongside 3M’s incredible team of pro bono volunteers.” - Trevor will be with 3M Legal Affairs until the end of Summer 2019.

Boosting the Pro Bono Footprint

Trevor Matthews, 3M’s Minnesota Law Public Interest Fellow

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Ginny Agresti, a 3M Personal Safety Division Statistician, has a passion for bringing Lean Six Sigma (LSS) innovation to non-profits. That passion began years ago when Ginny was a LSS Coach in 3M’s Lean Six Sigma Operations (LSSO). While serving in that capacity, Ginny “had a dream of doing LSS work for non-profits.” In pursuit of that dream, Ginny and her colleagues began volunteering at a local food shelf using their LSS skills to help boost the efficiency and increase the number of clients the food shelf could serve. The project was a huge success and Ginny couldn’t wait to do more. Luckily, before long, she got another chance to get involved. In 2016, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services (SMRLS) reached out to the 3M Legal Affairs' Pro Bono Committee looking for help analyzing and improving its client intake process. Then Committee Chair, Maureen Harms, knew exactly who to call; Ginny answered the call and rounded up other LSSO team members. They eagerly got to work, analyzing the SMRLS intake process and recommending ways to

improve it. The collaboration with SMRLS was fruitful and SMRLS implemented the various changes the team suggested. The partnership bore fruit for Ginny as well, giving her an opportunity to learn about the workings of legal aid intake and develop expertise that unbeknownst to her at the time, prepared her for an even larger scale project. During 2016, while Ginny was volunteering at SMRLS, legal aid stakeholders had started to take a hard look at the “bounce” problem in legal aid client intake systems (client intake is a system whereby legal aid employees interview potential clients to determine if they are eligible for free legal services and if their issues align with the cases the organization takes). Bounce occurs in multiple ways, both externally and internally. For example, external bounce occurs when a client comes to an organization seeking help with a problem, only to be told that the organization does not take their type of case or that they are not financially eligible but another organization might be able to help them. This phenomenon may repeat itself multiple

times as the client gets “bounced” around from organization to organization or from employee to employee. This often results in a client either giving up in frustration, determining that there is no help available, or -hopefully- getting help from the right source. Bounce wastes clients’ and organizations’ time, and is often depressing and frustrating for both parties. In response to this problem, the Supreme Court of Minnesota asked its Legal Services Advisory Committee (LSAC) to study legal aid programs across the state for “possible improvements to coordinated infrastructure and centralized intake with ‘no wrong door’ for clients as a central value.” As part of that study, LSAC reached out to corporations in the Twin Cities seeking volunteers with business process analysis experience to address the problem. Maureen Harms received the request and, once again, knew exactly who to call. Ginny rose to the challenge.

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In concert with LSAC-appointed consultant, John Tull, and Bridget Gernander, the Legal Services Grant Program Manager at the Minnesota Supreme Court, Ginny went to work studying intake processes at legal aid programs across Minnesota. The team conducted interviews of legal staff, client focus groups, and a variety of surveys, and then dug into the data. Using this information, they produced a report summarizing what they had learned and making a series of recommendations to improve legal aid intake infrastructure. Most importantly, they identified the sources of client bounce in civil legal aid intake and recommended that the state develop a centralized intake system to reduce this bounce,

market legal aid services to potential clients more effectively, and improve inter-agency communication and collaboration. Ginny, Bridget, and John’s persuasive report resulted in the Supreme Court of Minnesota forming an advisory committee to implement the changes across the state. Ginny’s hard work, based on expertise built across years of dedicated pro bono volunteerism, is making meaningful institutional change in Minnesota. Her efforts are improving legal aid intake, the lives of legal aid clients, and the organizations that provide aid. Ginny is modest about her success as a volunteer. She does not draw attention to herself, or to the fact her work helps drive meaningful institutional change. Instead, she speaks with gratitude about how 3M cultivates an environment where people are encouraged to get involved in doing good and to pursue what inspires them. “3M is very generous with donating our time. Everybody is involved,” she says with enthusiasm. Ginny also credits “3M’s unique 15% culture,” with empowering

her to get involved. 15% Culture, as 3M’s website explains: “encourages employees to set aside a portion of their work time to pro-actively cultivate and pursue innovative ideas that excite them.” Ginny’s time and expertise applied to the legal aid intake processes are evidence of the 15% culture at work. Ginny Agresti is a perfect example of how people with expertise and a passion for doing good can use their skills to make a big impact with their volunteer time.

Lean Six Sigma Story Cont’d...

Ginny Agresti, 3M Personal Safety Division Statistician

Children and FamiliesExpanding Advocacy for Children and Families Across the Globe

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Dedicating Time to Assist Clients with Housing Needs

3M has partnered with Volunteer Lawyers Network (VLN) in connection with its Hennepin County Housing Court Project. The Housing Court Project provides an opportunity for 3M attorneys to provide one-on-one legal advice to low-income individuals dealing with landlord and tenant issues, such as emergency repairs, lock outs, evictions, lease violations, repair problems, and expungement of eviction records. For the past 5 years, 3M has committed to staffing the Housing Court Project

on the second Tuesday of each month. In addition to the clinic-type setting of the Housing Court Project, VLN also provides opportunities for full representation of individual clients dealing with landlord and tenant issues. Adam Bramwell, Senior IP Counsel, has been involved with the Housing Court Project since 2013, attending the clinic once a month. He typically works with 5 clients per shift, helping approximately 50 clients in 2018.

Providing Education on Legal Topics and Consumer Rights Rita Duarte, 3M Counsel, and Renata Braidotti, 3M Counsel, led a team from Brazil working on a project facilitated by the Legal Heads Committee of the Local American Chamber in partnership with “Grupo Primavera”, a local non-governmental organization

(NGO) that embraces children from low-income families to serve them in cultural and professional education programs. The sessions, which were well received by the community, included a lecture explaining basic consumer rights, and individual counseling sessions

on diverse legal topics. The team is very grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the community that lacks not only legal aid, but the basic notions of civility and found this to be a personally enlightening experience.

Adam Bramwell, Senior IP Counsel

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Fighting for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and their Families In 2016, a woman with a disability and her family were facing serious hardships. The woman’s disability made it impossible for her to work and her needs put pressure on other family members, particularly the woman’s daughter, to provide for the family. The woman applied for Social Security Disability benefits but was quickly denied. Working with SMRLS, 3M volunteers helped their new client appeal this decision. The Social Security Administration set an appeal hearing in 2017, long after its denial of the original claim. It was hard work preparing for the hearing, Maureen Harms, Associate General Counsel and Amy Lievers, Senior Paralegal, poured over the client’s medical records and built a strong case for their client. The many hours of work paid off. They won the hearing and the client was ruled eligible for Social Security benefits. Unfortunately, at the same time it made that ruling, the Social Security Administration also erroneously ruled that

the client’s monthly benefit should be zero dollars. Luckily, Maureen and Amy were in it for the long haul. They met with the Social Security office and submitted another pile of documents and evidence. In 2018, two years after the struggle for benefits began, the client and her volunteers were successful. The client now receives full social security benefits. Before Social Security, the client’s family felt an obligation to assist her no matter the personal cost, placing their own lives on hold to make sure her needs were met. Although social security benefits did not solve all their problems overnight, it was the first step to greater security for the client, and greater freedom for her family. For the family and their 3M pro bono volunteers it was a long but worthwhile fight.


Helping End Violence Against Children

Since launching the international pro bono program in 2016, 3M Legal Affairs expanded pro bono support into several international 3M locations including, Australia/New Zealand (ANZ), China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. In July 2018, the ANZ legal team completed the second and third sections of the Legal Atlas for Street Youth for the Consortium for Street Children (CSC) with our pro bono partner Baker McKenzie. This project involved developing a guide outlining the legal rights of a child relating to status offenses and police round-

ups. This project builds on previous work completed for the CSC by providing a guide on legal identity in January 2018. Because of this great work, the CSC nominated Baker McKenzie, 3M and 10 other global corporations for a Pro Bono Partner Award. See the Recognitions section of this Report for more information on the nomination. During August and September 2018, 3M lawyers in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam and ANZ worked in partnership with Baker McKenzie to provide legal support to World Vision’s campaign to End Violence Against Children (EVAC).

The EVAC campaign is a multi-focal solution to the global issues faced by children including a lack of education, shelter and safety. 3M’s contribution to this campaign was to develop, in collaboration with our pro bono partners, guides for the laws relating to child trafficking and physical violence to be used by first responders such as child social workers. 3M lawyers in South East Asia and Taiwan worked on the Child Trafficking Guide and 3M ANZ lawyers worked on the Physical Violence Guide. The EVAC Guides will be published in 2019.

“children” by Adam Lai, Flickr is licensed under CC BY 2.0

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Continuing the Fight for Animals

Since 2015, 3M volunteers have played an important role in the Animal Folks Databank Project, an in-depth review of Minnesota animal cruelty cases as part of an effort to build a modernized system of animal protection. The project aims to answer questions about what types of animal cruelty exist in Minnesota, the types of crimes receiving convictions and the penalties imposed. The scope initially included animal cruelty convictions occurring between 2008 and 2016 and has since expanded to include cases through 2018. Coding includes cases ranging from petty misdemeanors like dogs and cats left unattended in motor vehicles on a hot

day, to felony cases that were headline news. The data from each case will play a key role in implementing programs and training for law enforcement officers and veterinarians to help protect animals in Minnesota. It will also be used by a licensed psychologist to analyze the mental health aspect of animal cruelty and its documented relation to crimes against humans. Over 500 hours have been spent by volunteers on coding these cases. In 2018, 5 dedicated volunteers were chosen to perform a quality check on the data entry. The volunteers spent at least 2 hours each month working on this project. Following the coding and quality check, 3M

volunteers will start writing summaries of some of the cases. Animal Folks will use the data to write a report which should be published later this year. Kari Brunner, a Compliance Specialist, has been working on coding cases since 2015. She has been interested in doing pro bono work and this project piqued her interest due to her love of animals and because it is a steady project that she can do in the office on a regular schedule. She definitely has a sense of accomplishment having helped code and quality check the cases over the past 4 years. She is inspired by her dog Yuki.

“Pitbull - 1” by Dru Kelly, Flickr is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0


Students Debate Hot Topics at 3M UK Pro Bono Event In November, 3M UK lawyers partnered with the international law firm, Hogan Lovells, to host a workshop exploring the implications of Brexit and data privacy laws for a group of 20 A-Level students from Bracknell and Wokingham College. 3M’s project leader of the Brexit working team, Andrew Hicks, a 3M Key Accounts Manager, led a lively debate on the potential impact of Brexit on the free movement of people and goods as well as tariffs and regulatory frameworks governing the sale of products during the workshop. 3M Counsel, Avnee Thakrar reports, “The students were really engaged with the topic and although they had considered a number of different aspects of Brexit, they had not thought about the many ways that it could impact businesses and commerce and the impact on jobs and trade.” The teachers who accompanied the students were so impressed with the talk that they have asked

Andrew to run a separate Brexit session for them next year. The two-hour interactive workshop also included a session hosted by two young lawyers from Hogan Lovells looking at the way companies use online information, for example, to generate pop-up ads targeting individuals who have viewed related websites. They discussed ways in which the students can take control of their personal data. Ginette Cox, Department Head, A Levels, GCSEs and Creative Arts, at the college commented: “The students came away buzzing from the event and we are really grateful to 3M and Hogan Lovells for their support

hosting this pro bono session for our law, politics and business students.” In addition to Avnee and two lawyers from Hogan Lovells, the event was attended by 3M lawyers David Ashley, Lucy Witherington, Ian Brown and Vimi Shah. They all spoke about their own career paths and gave the students an insight into future possible careers in corporate and private law practice. Avnee added: “The event was also a great way to develop closer links with Bracknell and Wokingham College, a source of local talent for us.”

Refugees and ImmigrantsExpanding Legal Affairs’ Legacy of Refugee and Immigration Advocacy

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Expanding Legal Affairs’ Legacy of Refugee and Immigration Advocacy

The need for immigration-related pro bono assistance to indigent clients is now greater than ever. As legal professionals, we have the legal skills and talents needed to help many indigent and vulnerable migrants, both close to home and in distant countries. For many years we have been working together with our pro bono partners Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services (SMRLS) and International Refugee Assistant Project (IRAP). In 2018, we also had an exciting opportunity to get involved in a new type of immigration-related pro bono work – representing migrants in bond hearings in immigration court with the Advocates for Human Rights and the James H. Binger

Center for New Americans. SMRLS provides free, high-quality legal services to low-income people in critical civil matters. In 2018, ten 3M volunteers (including three new volunteers) handled eight new naturalization cases. We were able to partner legal staff in Legal Affairs with legal professionals working in other areas of 3M. 3M Legal Affairs has started providing a new type of immigration pro bono work to meet rising needs for legal assistance at bond hearings in Immigration Court. Volunteer attorneys and paralegals work with The Advocates for Human Rights and the James H. Binger Center for New Americans to provide legal representation to detained migrants seeking

release under bond while their immigration cases are pending. 3M volunteers attended court observation training and bond hearing training and represented a new bond hearing client in Sherburne County. IRAP provides legal advocacy for refugees and displaced people needing support. In 2014, the program director at IRAP reached out to Legal Affairs Pro Bono Committee Chair, Maureen Harms, and 3M became one of the first companies to partner with IRAP. In 2018, after many years of hard work, 3M volunteers successfully obtained a Special Immigrant Visa for a client from Afghanistan.

“World Refugee Day” by CDC Global, Flickr is licensed under CC BY 2.0

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3M Volunteers Help a Former Afghan Interpreter Find a New Home in the U.S. In 2006 an Afghan interpreter supported U.S. Military operations in his home country of Afghanistan. In that role, the interpreter translated for a U.S. Naval officer mentoring an Afghan military supply battalion—a military unit providing convoys of supplies to forward operating bases.The naval officer and the interpreter struck up a friendship as they worked together. The naval officer found the interpreter to be a capable and a committed translator and trusted the interpreter to help keep him and other U.S. service members safe while helping them navigate difficult relationships and dangerous situations in a warzone. When the naval officers’ duties in Afghanistan ended, he and the interpreter stayed in touch. Afghan citizens who collaborate with U.S. operations in Afghanistan do so at significant personal risk. Afghan interpreters work in visible positions and do not escape the notice of hostile forces. In this interpreter’s case, when the work was over, the interpreter would return home in the community

without protection. When the interpreter traveled with the Afghan military, the interpreter was supplied with inferior body armor and no weaponry as protection. And, when U.S. Forces left the area, the interpreter remained there with no protection, permanently tagged as having aided the U.S. Military. Because of these dangers, the naval officer was not surprised when his friend reached out to him in 2011. The interpreter felt threatened for his role in collaborating with U.S. Forces, and asked for help moving to the U.S. The naval officer had always been grateful to the interpreter for help in Afghanistan and was eager to help support the interpreter in an application for a Special Immigrant Visa for Afghan Interpreters (SIV), which requires not only extensive documentation from the applicant but a letter of recommendation from high-level military leadership as well. For the next three years, the naval officer and the interpreter struggled to navigate the complicated SIV system. Then, in 2014, the interpreter asked the International Refugee

Assistance Program, IRAP, for help with the application. IRAP connected the interpreter with Maureen Harms, Associate General Counsel and Amy Lievers, Senior Paralegal. Maureen and Amy helped the interpreter navigate the long and complicated SIV process over the next few years. The process was arduous for everyone involved but with the volunteers’ support, the interpreter persevered. Seven years after starting work to obtain a visa, and four years after 3M volunteers got involved, the interpreter finally received a visa in September 2018. According to the naval officer, the “amazingly patient and responsive” pro bono work provided by Maureen and Amy was instrumental in the interpreter’s successful application. The interpreter and family, including two children, have safely arrived in the United States.


Equal Justice Works Fellowship Expands the Support of Immigrants

Over the last two years, immigrants living in certain parts of rural Minnesota have had access to something that they hadn’t prior: full-service immigration legal assistance. This is because back in 2015, Kerry McGuire, a 2016 graduate of the University of Minnesota Law School, applied for an Equal Justice Works Fellowship. 3M, in partnership with Faegre Baker Daniels, supports an Equal Justice Works Fellowship at the Immigrant Law Center of MN. Equal Justice Works is an organization that funds public interest attorneys for a two-year period in partnership with private law firms and organizations. Each public interest attorney must propose an innovative

project that addresses an unmet legal need. Equal Justice Works then reviews proposed projects and presents them to private firms and organizations interested in funding the project. In addition to funding, private firms offer support in the form of pro bono services. For her application, Kerry designed a project to expand immigration legal services beyond the Twin Cities to Red Wing and Moorhead, through the establishment of medical legal partnerships with community health centers in both towns. In 2016, 3M selected Kerry among many other candidates and chose to fund her project. Kerry’s fellowship began in the fall of 2016. In order to undertake her project, Kerry traveled weekly to the Red Wing and Moorhead clinics to meet with clients on whose cases she was working, providing immigration advice, and assisting others in finding appropriate referrals for other types of legal matters. The legal services Kerry provided were widespread. She represented clients in removal proceedings, helped others apply to naturalize,

renew DACA, and petition to bring family members to the United States. Kerry’s project was a thorough success, evidenced by the many individuals she was able to assist directly and the positive impact she had on the immigrant communities of both Red Wing and Moorhead. Because of the success of Kerry’s project, 3M, along with Faegre Baker Daniels, elected to sponsor Tim Sanders Szabo as an Equal Justice Works fellow in 2018. Tim, along with the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota, designed a project that aimed to extend immigration legal services to North and South Dakota, through medical legal

Kerry McGuire, Equal Justice Works Fellow

Tim Sanders Szabo, Equal Justice Works Fellow

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partnerships with community health centers in both Sioux Falls and Fargo. Tim began his fellowship in late September 2018. He is still in talks with a community health center in Sioux Falls and hopes to have a partnership established with a clinic in that area by late spring. In Fargo, Tim is partnering with Family HealthCare, a community health center that provides medical services to a large percentage of Fargo’s immigrant community. Furthermore, in an effort to sustain Kerry’s project, Tim has taken over Kerry’s cases from the nearby Moorhead

clinic and he plans to continue working with the Moorhead clinic to provide

legal assistance and advice to North Dakota residents. Tim is excited about expanding upon the great work Kerry did and looks forward to partnering with pro bono attorneys from both 3M and Faegre Baker Daniels to provide residents of North and South Dakota with much-needed access to immigration services. The future for so many members of immigrant communities in underserved areas of Minnesota and the Dakotas is much brighter thanks to Equal Justice Works and the generous support from 3M and Faegre Baker Daniels.

“Downtown Red Wing, looking down U.S. Highway 61 and 63 (paired at this point).” by Michael Hicks, Flickr is licensed under CC BY 2.0

“Downtown Fargo-Moorhead” by Fargo-Moorhead CVB, Flickr is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0


3M Italy Team Provides Legal Training Course for Asylum Seekers and Refugees In April 2018, at the Officina Casona site in Castellanza, Varese, the 3M Italy Legal Affairs Team took on the role of lecturer to a group of student asylum seekers and refugees. In a special training session, the legal team addressed various legal matters such as the lease of properties, labor contracts and the main articles of the Italian Constitution. Officina Casona is an association of social promotion and a social cooperative founded and managed entirely by people under the age of 30. It works for the integration, autonomy and self-determination of young people in its area. The Mission of Officina Casona is: • Welcoming people of

different cultures to promote autonomy, integration and self fulfillment;

• Creating useful, beautiful and sustainable projects and products through the recovery of materials;

• Sharing ideas and relationships to generate humanity.

The meeting with 3M Italia occurred almost by chance. Officina Casona already knew 3M and its products but above all it was aware of the Corporate Social Responsibility policy of 3M which has always been committed to social issues and to the promotion of diversity and inclusion. This meeting of values made possible the conception of an ad hoc training course on legal matters, projected and designed to try to arouse the interest and active engagement of the students as well as to satisfy some of their specific practical needs; the training was within their reach and simplified from a linguistic standpoint. The experience for the Legal Team was new, unique, surprising and deeply enriching - says Mariagrazia Perego, General Counsel of 3M Italia. The team felt the opportunity that Officina Casona offered was priceless.

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David Ernst Receives Award for Immigration Work

David Ernst, Senior Antitrust and Competition Counsel, received the OutFront Minnesota 2018 Visionary Award for his immigration work. Most recently, David, assisted by Amber Moren, Division Counsel, and Laura Johnson, Senior Paralegal, successfully obtained asylum for a lesbian woman from Tanzania.

For more than 10 years, David has volunteered his time to work on LGBTQ asylum cases and has successfully helped obtain asylum for clients from Eastern Europe, Africa and Latin America.

Valentin Povarchuk Receives 2018 Second Judicial District Pro Bono Award Valentin Povarchuk, Trade Compliance Counsel, was recognized for not only providing pro bono counsel in numerous immigration cases, but also leading 3M’s Pro Bono Immigration Program and recruiting and encouraging his colleagues to provide pro bono legal service. In introducing Valentin, the Honorable

Judge John Guthmann shared the story of Valentin’s work with a Syrian refugee, a college student who had been captured by the Syrian government. With the help of 3M’s international pro bono team, the client was able to obtain a residency permit in Germany.

Valentin Povarchuk, Trade Compliance Counsel

David Ernst, Senior Antitrust and Competition Counsel

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Haley Schaffer Named an Attorney of the Year

Minnesota Lawyer named Senior Litigation Counsel, Haley Schaffer, a 2018 Attorney of the Year. Minnesota Lawyer is an independent newspaper dedicated to providing legal news. Haley received the award for her work on the Douglas Tyrone Armstrong death penalty case. Haley represented Armstrong along with her then-colleagues at Maslon LLP, all of

whom Minnesota Lawyer recognized as Attorneys of the Year, for their decade-long pro bono representation of Armstrong. In late 2017, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals vacated Mr. Armstrong’s death sentence. After 4,000 pro bono hours, the team continues its fight for Mr. Armstrong’s complete exoneration. See the 2017 3M Pro Bono Report for an in-depth article on this case.

Haley Schaffer, Senior Litigation Counsel

3M China Team Wins Pro Bono Award

Hogan Lovells together with 3M were awarded “Pro Bono Initiative of the Year” at the China Law & Practice Awards 2018. The Awards Ceremony was held at the St. Regis Hotel in Beijing with a gala dinner. 3M and Hogan Lovells have provided assistance to multiple social enterprises in China providing legal training on common labor disputes

and solutions, taxation, intellectual property rights, licensing, funding, employee management, and risk management. 3M and Hogan Lovells representatives were happy and proud to accept the award on behalf of their teams and look forward to exploring future similar cooperation efforts.

The people on the far right and far left are the presenters. In the middle from left to right, are Yoyo Zhang (3M), Albert Wang (3M), Philip Cheng (Hogan Lovells) and Julia Peng (Hogan Lovells).

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3M Attorneys Recognized by 3Mgives with 2018 Volunteer Awards The 3Mgives volunteer award is 3M’s highest service leadership award. Maureen Harms was honored for reinvigorating the 3M Legal Affairs Pro Bono Committee as the pro bono committee chair. Maureen is also personally involved in pro bono work and represents clients through the International Refugee Project and Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services. See page nine for an in depth story on Maureen’s dedication to pro bono work. Valentin Povarchuk was honored for providing legal service for immigrants seeking naturalization and for leading the 3M Legal Affairs Immigration pro bono work. In addition, he played an instrumental role in preserving the Pow Wow Trail in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. As part of that project, he helped the Boundary Waters Advisory Committee negotiate a new contract with the Forest Service. Christina Huang was honored for her pro bono legal

representation for children in the foster care system, working with Children’s Law Center, as well as low-income small business owners, inventors and small nonprofits, working with LegalCorps. In addition, she served on the board of the Saint Paul Conservatory of Music and was involved with the organization’s Music for All community outreach program. Dan O’Connor was honored for his work with Neighborhood House, an organization that serves low-income individuals and families. Dan is a board member and chair of the strategic planning task force, participates on the public policy committee and volunteers at weekly civics and English classes for adults.

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3M Australia/New Zealand Team Nominated for a Pro Bono Partner Award

3M is one of 11 multi-national corporations partnering with Baker McKenzie to defend children in street situations and their rights all around the world. An uncountable number of children live, work or depend on the street for work, food, shelter and survival. Some are orphans, refugees, crisis victims, or human trafficking victims. Collectively, these children are referred to as “street-connected children.” These children are among the most vulnerable in society and are least able to defend themselves. Consortium for Street Children is a global network that raises the voices of street-connected children and unites organizations working with them to create long-term change. In 2017, Consortium for Street Children secured landmark recognition from the UN directing governments to give special consideration to street children, guaranteeing them equal access to the same rights as other children. The UN Convention on

the Rights of the Child has been developing a General Comment on Children in Street Situations. This development will help influence policy and practice at international, national, and local levels to bring about positive change in the lives of street-connected children and provide guidance on how countries must fulfill their rights. In-house teams from 3M and other global corporations are working with Baker McKenzie to take the lead on one or more countries and “mapping” the existence of laws, policies and procedures in each country on a country-by-country basis to help all countries learn from each other, measure their own efforts and better devise ways to meet expectations of the UN. The substantive legal topics include status offenses, police round-ups, and legal identity. As of April 2018, these teams have mapped upwards of 78 countries. This effort has included work from approximately 625 attorneys

and legal staff. The 3M Australia/New Zealand legal team specifically helped by completing sections of the Legal Atlas for Street Youth for the Consortium for Street Children (CSC) with our pro bono partner, Baker McKenzie law firm. This project involved developing a guide outlining the legal rights of a child relating to status offenses and police round-ups. This project builds on previous work done for the CSC by providing a guide on legal identity in January 2018. Because of this great work, the Consortium for Street Children nominated Baker McKenzie, 3M and 10 other global corporations for a Pro Bono Partner Award. This award was presented by Corporate Pro Bono (CPBO) and honors innovative team approaches to pro bono work involving in-house legal departments. It is an honor for this team to be nominated and the work this team has completed is impressive.

2018 Pro Bono Metrics

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3M Legal Affairs Pro Bono Program Activity

Children & FamiliesRefugees/ImmigrantsSmall Business, Non-Profits & InvestorsVeterans Issues & Records ExpungementOther

The data shows high activity alignment with our new pro bono program structure.

Organizations with the Highest Numbers of 3M Volunteers

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3M volunteers spent a total of 2,505 hours volunteering in 3M Legal Affairs Pro Bono

Programs.

Pro Bono Programs

106 3M volunteers spent an average of 23.6 hours per

person. Fourteen volunteers did more than 50 hours of pro

bono service and the most prolific volunteer spent 111 hours on pro bono service.

High Engagement

During 2018, 3M Pro Bono expanded volunteer efforts

into: Canada, Ecuador, France, Indonesia, Italy,

Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, and

Vietnam.

Worldwide Reach

3M volunteers from 22 countries engaged in pro

bono service in 2018.

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3M volunteers spent 72 hours volunteering with

the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota, the host

organization for Equal Justice Works Fellow, Tim Sanders

Szabo.

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A Closer look at 3M Volunteer Efforts

At the time of publication, not all volunteer hours were captured.

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Closing Message From Pro Bono Committee Chair

Pro bono service is deeply engrained in 3M Legal Affairs’ culture. Since 1985, 3M Legal Affairs has partnered with legal service providers to provide free legal services to the underserved in our communities. Unfortunately, however, unmet legal needs continue to grow. This 2018 Pro Bono Report continues our annual tradition, started in 2013, of recognizing the work of 3M Legal Affairs to address these unmet needs while also shedding light on the ever-expanding need for pro bono legal service. A culture of continuous improvement is also deeply engrained within 3M. Therefore, in 2018, we launched an improved Pro Bono Committee structure to more effectively support our

pro bono program. During the restructuring process, the Pro Bono Committee identified four priority client populations on which to focus in order to maximize the impact of our work: Refugees & Immigrants, Children & Families, Veterans, and Small Businesses, Nonprofits & Entrepreneurs. Two of these client populations, Children & Families and Refugees and Immigrants, are highlighted as sections in this report. I hope you are inspired by learning more about how 3M legal professionals have helped families with housing and education needs, worked to end violence against children, and advocated for refugees and immigrants. In addition, as part of our commitment to continuous improvement, we have our first pro bono professional working within 3M Legal Affairs. Trevor Matthews, a Minnesota Law Public Interest Fellow, is spending the second half of his fellowship in 3M Legal Affairs as a pro bono resource attorney. Trevor is making it easier for and less time-consuming for 3M Legal Affairs volunteers to help

low-income people find access to justice. In 2018, we continued to expand our pro bono efforts internationally. New bono projects were established in Canada, Ecuador, France, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. Overall, 3M volunteers from 22 countries engaged in pro bono service in 2018. A number of our colleagues around the globe were honored with awards for their outstanding pro bono work. I am proud of the many contributions of 3M Legal Affairs to the cause of ensuring equal access to justice; yet there is so much more to do. I hope that you will take inspiration from our clients and the legal professionals, nonprofit organizations, and law firm partners featured in the report, and will join us in pro bono service in 2019. Through our shared commitment to justice, fairness, service, and leadership we can work to provide “justice for all.”

– Lisa Fulton, Pro Bono Committee Chair

Lisa Fulton, Pro Bono Committee Chair

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Ernesto Ramirez Gerardo Rolden Macko Ginny Agresti Gregg Rosenblatt Haley Schaffer Halil Kardicali Heidi Abbass Hoang Nguyen Ian Brown Ivan Fong James Baker Jean Lown Jessica Sebeck Lugo Jonathan Sry Jonathan Tolstedt Joseph Otterstetter Juanita Stipe Julie Grinde Kari Brunner Karl Hanson Karla Chavez Karna Peters Kenneth Hayden Kevin Ueland Kevin Rhodes Khian Seah Samuel Loh Kim Elfstrom Kirstin Hibbard Laura JohnsonLeigh Gillett LeAnn Windisch Lisa Fulton Lynda Harvin Maneechothiros Ruksa Mariagrazia Perego Matthew Stump Maureen Harms

Maxime Delpy Meagan Hertzog Michael Dai Michael Gannon Michael Graziano Michael Kauffman Michael Larson Nicolas Potel Nisha Taneja Paul Stenger Paul Tu Peter Olson Philip Soo Renata Braidotti Renee Fearing Robby McGarry Ryan Espiritu Sandra Nowak Scott Baum Seradesy Sumardi Sheila Vergara Stacy Huang Stacy Lindstedt Stephanie Johnson Susan DackoTeri CrookTeri LemkeTheresa CollierThomas SpielbauerTom NguyenTrevor MatthewsValentin PovarchukVianata DomínguezWiyada Srinaganand

2018 Pro Bono Volunteers*

* At the time of publication, not all volunteer hours were captured, but actual volunteers are all noted

We are grateful for the dedication of our volunteers who make pro bono client representation possible.

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The electronic version of this report can be found at: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/gives-us/3m-volunteers/

A Special Thanks

Caryn Wermager - Legal Specialist, Legal Affairs

Cheryl Robischon - Litigation Specialist, Legal Affairs

Chris Zuege - Digital Marketing Supervisor, Personal Safety Division

Nisha Taneja - Global Value Stream Manager, Personal Safety Division

Philip Hague - Senior Design Manager, Consumer Business Group

Theo Burkett - Design Specialist, Personal Safety Division (Lead Designer for this Report)

Special thanks to the following 3M volunteers for their creativity, time, and commitment that made this report possible:

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