Pro Bono

Firm Awards

Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: Robert F. Mullen Award, 2022
John Carroll Society: Pro Bono Legal Service Award, 2022
Children’s Law Center: Pro Bono Champion Award, 2022
Public Interest Law Initiative: Pro Bono Recognition Roster, 2022 website’s
Northern Manhattan Improvement Corp.: Igniting Change Award for Pro Bono Support, 2022
National Legal Aid and Defender Association: Beacon of Justice Award, 2021-2022
Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs: Outstanding Achievement Award for work on Robert Evans v. Bozzuto & Associates, Inc., et al., a source-of-income housing discrimination case, 2022
C. Circuit Judicial Conference: “40 at 50” Virtual Judicial Recognition (40% of the firm’s attorneys had worked 50 or more pro bono hours), 2022
Law 360: Ranked third in the category of firms with 251 to 600 attorneys based on our pro bono “pillar score,” 2022
The American Lawyer: “A-List,” 2021
The National Law Journal: “Pro Bono Hot List,” 2021
Human Rights First: Marvin E. Frankel Award, 2021
Legal Aid Society of New York: Pro Bono Publico Award, 2021
C. Bar: Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year, 2013, 1994, and 1991
CAIR Coalition: Impacting Justice Award, 2021
Lawyers Alliance of New York: Cornerstone Award, 2021
Public Law Center: Law Firm of the Year (Orange County), 2020
DV Leap: Pro Bono Team of the Year, 2020

Kids In Need of Defense (KIND): Molly Jones and Suzanne Rode recognized for pro bono efforts, 2022
Inland Counties Legal Services: Alice Hall-Partyka named Volunteer of the Year, 2022
Tahirih Justice Center: Brian McGrath recognized with the Atlanta Pro Bono of the Year Award, 2022
Legal Aid Society of DC: Aaron Marx and Matthew Cohen awarded the Klepper Prize for Volunteer Excellence, which recognizes a volunteer early in his or her career who has shown extraordinary commitment to making justice real for Legal Aid’s clients, 2022