 The firm's pro bono policy was revised in 2004 to incorporate Winston's 150th-anniversary Pro Bono Pledge to devote at least 35 hours per lawyer to pro bono work each year.Winston has provided representation in matters involving community economic development, criminal defense, First Amendment/free speech, contested guardianship, landlord/tenant, not-for-profit corporate organization, political asylum, postconviction relief in death penalty cases, and public assistance.The firm has helped the Innocence Project, an advocacy organization that seeks to exonerate persons convicted of criminal offences based on DNA evidence.