Citi's legal pro bono program featured.

In "Six GCs who've made a difference," Corporate Board Member magazine covered the work of Michael Helfer, Citi's General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, to build and sustain a pro bono legal service program at the company. In the piece, Helfer described Hurricane Katrina in 2006 as a pivotal moment: "Katrina was the kind of event that made people stand up and say, 'What can I do to help?' We kept rotating people down there over a period of a few months, and I think that work really put the program on the map."

Today, the Citi Legal provides a wide variety of legal assistance to those in need, including low-income seniors, homeless families and microentrepreneurs in underserved communities.

PICTURED: Citi's Michael Helfer and daughter Lisa at Corporate Board Member's 2011 Legal Recognition Dinner.