Kathy E. Ochroch

Kathy Ochroch serves as Blank Rome’s director of pro bono services. As the director of pro bono, she supervises and coordinates all aspects of the Firm’s pro bono program. This includes identifying new pro bono matters and finding opportunities to increase the Firm’s pro bono involvement. Kathy also works closely with in-house counsel to develop pro bono partnerships between the in-house lawyers and the Firm.

Kathy also maintains a substantive pro bono practice. She serves as one of the lead attorneys on the Commonwealth v. Wilfredo Ramos matter, a capital appeal in which the Firm was successful in getting the client’s death sentence vacated. Kathy also handles pro bono guardianship cases, trusts and estates matters, family law matters, social security disability cases, veterans’ discharge cases, and immigration and asylum matters. Kathy serves as a child advocate for abused and neglected children and volunteers to represent children who have been the victim of sex trafficking.