Justice Center News
The Justice Center News blog features our advocacy on issues affecting low-income New Yorkers today and the latest CBJC happenings. For press releases, click here. For publications, click here.
Right to Legal Counsel for Immigrant Detainees: A Progress Update
by CBJC StaffOctober 16, 2013
On September 30th, the New York Law Journal reported on the two public defender organizations that will form the New York Immigrant Defenders (NYID), a unique pilot project to provide universal legal representation to indigent detainees facing deportation.
Read moreJustice Center Announces Fifth Annual Jeremy G. Epstein Awards for Pro Bono Service
by CBJC StaffOctober 10, 2013
The City Bar Justice Center, the pro bono affiliate of the New York City Bar Association, has announced the winners of the fifth annual Jeremy G. Epstein Awards for Outstanding Pro Bono Service. Honoring the most outstanding volunteer attorney in each of the Justice Center projects, the awards will be presented at a Celebration of Service reception on October 22nd, as part of National Pro Bono Week.
Read moreNELP Hosts Small Business Branding Makeover for Women Entrepreneurs
by CBJC StaffSeptember 17, 2013
The Neighborhood Entrepreneur Law Project (NELP), in conjunction with BNY Mellon Legal Department’s Pro Bono Committee, Mayer Brown LLP, the National Minority Business Council, and Vera Moore Cosmetics, hosted a “Small Business Branding Makeover for Women Entrepreneurs” on Thursday, September 12, 2013 at BNY Mellon’s downtown corporate office.
Read moreCity Bar Justice Center Thanks Our 2013 Summer Interns!
by CBJC StaffAugust 22, 2013
This summer we hosted seven great law school and college interns for our summer intern program.
Read moreMei Lin Kwan-Gett to Chair City Bar Fund; New Board Members Announced
by CBJC StaffJuly 1, 2013
Mei Lin Kwan-Gett, a partner at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, has been elected Chair of the City Bar Fund, which oversees the City Bar Justice Center, the pro bono affiliate of the New York City Bar Association.
Read moreFree Legal Clinics for September 11th Victim Compensation Fund – by Sheila L. Birnbaum
by CBJC StaffJune 19, 2013
As Special Master of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, I would like to thank the City Bar Justice Center for its invaluable service in offering free legal clinics (the most recent one on June 11, 2013) for individuals needing assistance in filing claims without an attorney under the Fund.
Read more