Pro Bono

Pro bono is built into our lawyers’ careers from the beginning. Working side-by-side with partners, counsel and senior associates, our first-years immediately gain both experience and mentoring. All first-year litigators in New York participate in our program with the Office of the Appellate Defender to represent individuals in criminal appeals, developing essential advocacy skills.

As our lawyers’ careers progress, they may choose to focus on a particular cause or area on the law that inspires them—or take on a variety of matters to broaden their skill sets. Here’s just a sampling of pro bono work by our associates:

• Successfully arguing criminal appeals for wrongfully convicted individuals
• Advising non-profits on mergers and other corporate matters
• Helping low-income abused women with divorces and custody arrangements
• Assisting refugees and unaccompanied minor immigrants with asylum and legal status
• Securing financial restitution for Holocaust survivors
• Representing organizations in environmental and animal rights matters
• Advocating in a lengthy and complex death row appeal in Louisiana 

Whether they’re litigators or on the corporate track, our lawyers find opportunities that interest them—and give these matters their all. We’re proud to work with a diverse array of organizations on pro bono. Some representative organizations include: