She was nominated for her outstanding volunteer and pro bono efforts to help young immigrants apply for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. After DACA was created in 2012, Chris volunteered at almost every free DACA clinic in western Michigan, including five between the end of August and early November. She also personally represented individual DACA clients who could not otherwise afford legal counsel. Because of Chris's generosity with her time, the non-profit legal providers in Michigan can always count on her to attend clinics or other pro bono events. In addition to her work with DACA applicants, Chris has worked to provide pro bono legal assistance to many other indigent immigrants in western Michigan. West (Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, Northern California, San Diego, Santa Clara, Southern California, Oregon, Utah, Washington):