Taylor Duane donates $10,000 to aid Haiti earthquake victims

BOSTON/PROVIDENCE (Feb. 10, 2010) – Taylor Duane Barton & Gilman today announced that it has donated $10,000 to help aid victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti.

The firm will give $5,000 each to two charities, Partners in Health and Save the Children. Partners in Health has been providing health care in Haiti for over 20 years, and Save The Children is providing urgently needed medical attention, safe drinking water, and other necessities to families and children in the earthquake-ravaged country.

“Each of our partners feels that providing humanitarian relief to Haiti is a moral imperative,” said Frank Connor, administrative partner of Taylor Duane’s Providence office.

Pamela S. Gilman, administrative partner of the firm’s Boston office, added: “It’s important that we contribute in this time of need. We know that other law firms are stepping up, and we hope that the legal profession continues to demonstrate its generosity in aiding the people of Haiti.”

About Taylor Duane

Taylor Duane is one of New England’s leading civil litigation law firms with offices in Boston and Providence. Its experienced trial attorneys appear regularly in the federal and state courts of Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. The Providence Business News has named the firm in 2008 and 2009 as one of Rhode Island’s Best Places to Work.