This month’s VLJ Volunteer of the Month is no stranger to being recognized for their above and beyond contributions to pro bono and ensuring access to justice. Indeed, our August 2023 Volunteer of the Month was VLJ’s Pro Bono Attorney of the Month in July 2017, and currently serves on VLJ’s Board of Trustees (after having served as Co-Chair of VLJ’s Generation Now Committee), giving a sense of just how dedicated and passionate they are. VLJ is thrilled to recognize Kaitlyn (“Kate”) E. Stone, Esq. as this month’s Volunteer of the Month for her exceptional dedication to pro bono, VLJ, and helping New Jerseyans with their unmet civil legal needs.

Kate is a partner at Barnes & Thornburg LLP, having joined the firm in September 2022. Kate's origin story began at the University of Rhode Island, where she earned a B.A., summa cum laude, in writing and rhetoric and in English language and literature. Kate served as a writing tutor in URI’s Writing Center and as an intern to the Provost during her undergraduate studies.  Kate then earned her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Seton Hall University School of Law (class of 2013).