Ronald Schechter is a Retired Partner and Senior Counsel at Arnold & Porter, a DC-based international law firm. He has served on the firm’s Policy, Compensation, Ethics, and Pro Bono Committees. Ron has a career-long commitment to pro bono work. He has represented numerous individuals in political asylum, VAWA, and other immigration cases and has litigated several cases challenging government policies regarding immigrants rights. Ron also serves on the Board of Directors of The Welders, a DC-based playwrights collective.