[Antoninus]

personally, the guy is able to put aside his personal feelings for a client.

Pro-bono indicates that he volunteered to work on this case. What kind of lawyer seeks out a sodomy "rights" case to work on for free? You're mischaracterizing this, I'm afraid.

[MikefromOhio]

whatever man...

I am selling Prozac for cheap. get it now before the Senate hearings.

[Modernman]

Pro-bono indicates that he volunteered to work on this case. What kind of lawyer seeks out a sodomy "rights" case to work on for free?

As one of the top appellate litigators at his firm, he probably was approached by whoever was working on this case for tips about how to approach the issue. That's what the article seems to indicate.

That's not uncommon at a law firm. The subject-matter of the case was probably irrelevant to him. He just gave advice to a colleague based on his years of experience arguing before the Supreme Court.