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Congratulations to Our 2025 Outstanding Pro Bono Service Awardees!
On October 21, 2025, the City Bar Justice Center commemorated the tremendous support of eighteen volunteers, who were awarded with a 2025 Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award, for their remarkable commitment to our clients and for championing our team’s mission to advance access to justice. Congratulations!
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August 25, 2026
Technology Powers Access to Justice: A City Bar Justice Center Partnership with Fairfield University
Creativity and adaptability have long guided the City Bar Justice Center’s approach to advancing its mission. This past year, that spirit took shape through a partnership with eleven graduate students from Fairfield University’s School of Engineering and Computing, who pursued technology initiatives that strengthened both client services and organizational capacity.
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August 03, 2026
Meet Sam Olesinski ’26: A Passionate Advocate for the Greater New York Veteran Community
Veteran advocacy was prominent in Sam Olesinski’s legal education. Alongside his role as president of New York Law School’s Veterans of America chapter, he enrolled in the four credit Veterans Justice Clinic and interned with the Veterans Assistance Project.
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August 10, 2026
Ensuring the Sustainable Development of Cities: How One Columbia University Alumna is Turning Real-Life Experience into an IP-Protected Urban Strategy Firm
With several branches of Mecca Development in mind, Teonna sought help to get the legal entity structuring correct by attending a NELP clinic.
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October 27, 2025
Healing at Home: How One NYC Co-op Owner Avoided Foreclosure Days After Open-Heart Surgery
For “Marco,” a cop-op owner in his mid-50s in Manhattan, homeownership represents dignity, equality, and engagement with his community.
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