DCBA Recognizes Attorney Mai Chao Chang for Pro Bono Efforts
Attorney Mai Chao Chang, the 2025 recipient of the Dane County Bar Association's Pro Bono Attorney Award.
Boardman Clark attorney Mai Chao Chang was the recipient of the Dane County Bar Association's (DCBA) Pro Bono Attorney Award at their Annual Pro Bono Breakfast on May 1, 2025. The annual awards honor outstanding pro bono contributions in Dane County.
Attorney Chang was recognized for the work she does for the Bayview Foundation. The Bayview Foundation is a nonprofit organization that provides affordable housing and supportive services to low-income residents.
Mai Chao is a member of the firm’s employment, immigration, and family law practice groups. She assists her business clients with securing temporary work visas for foreign employees such as H‑1B, TN, and O, and navigating the PERM labor certification process. She counsels public and private employers on work authorization compliance and other personnel matters. Mai Chao handles intersecting legal issues involving family and immigration law such as securing predicate state court orders for Special Immigrant Juvenile petitions. In her family law practice, she represents clients in several areas, including adoptions, divorce, property division, child custody, and placement disputes in all dispute-resolution options: collaborative, mediation, and traditional litigation.