City Bar Justice Center to Honor BNY Mellon and Mayer Brown with 2023 City Bar Justice Awards for Pro Bono Service

March 16, 2023

The City Bar Justice Center’s 18th Annual Gala, The Power of Pro Bono, will be held on April 4, 2023, from 6:00pm-8:30pm, at the New York City Bar Association. BNY Mellon and Mayer Brown will receive 2023 City Bar Justice Awards for their commitment to promoting racial, social, and economic justice through a range of pro bono legal services and other philanthropic commitments.

The City Bar Justice Center and Covenant House Launch Initiative to Support Migrant Youth in NYC

October 12, 2022

The City Bar Justice Center’s Immigrant Justice Project is pleased to launch its NYC Migrant Youth Initiative, a partnership with Covenant House New York supported by a growing cohort of Justice Center pro bono partners to address the urgent legal needs of the growing number of migrant youth arriving in New York City from the U.S.-Mexico border.

City Bar Justice Center Announces Honorees of its 2022 Outstanding Pro Bono Service Awards

New York, October 12, 2022 – The City Bar Justice Center (Justice Center), a pro bono legal services affiliate of the New York City Bar Association, is pleased to announce the winners of its 2022 Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award. Bestowed on exceptional volunteer attorneys across the Justice Center’s civil justice projects, the awards will be presented at an in-person celebration on Tuesday, October 25, 2022

City Bar Justice Center to Honor Deloitte and Kramer Levin with 2022 City Bar Justice Awards for Pro Bono Service to Veterans

March 30, 2022

The City Bar Justice Center’s (Justice Center) 17th Annual Gala, “Serving Those Who Serve,” will be held on April 6, 2022 from 6:00-8:30 p.m. at the New York City Bar Association. Deloitte and Kramer Levin will receive the 2022 City Bar Justice Awards for their extraordinary pro bono leadership and commitment to public service.

City Bar Justice Center Announces Honorees of Its 2021 Outstanding Pro Bono Service Awards

October 11, 2021

New York, October 11, 2021 – The City Bar Justice Center (CBJC), a pro bono legal services affiliate of the New York City Bar Association, has announced the winners of its 2021 Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award. Honoring dedicated volunteer attorneys across CBJC’s civil justice projects, the awards will be presented at a hybrid celebration … Continue reading City Bar Justice Center Announces Honorees of Its 2021 Outstanding Pro Bono Service Awards →

City Bar Justice Center to Honor Kirkland & Ellis and Morgan Stanley with 2021 City Bar Justice Awards for COVID-19 Pro Bono Response

May 17, 2021

New York, May 17, 2021 – The City Bar Justice Center’s (CBJC) 16th Annual Gala, “Make Justice a Movement,” will be held virtually on May 25, 2021, from 6:00-6:30 p.m. honoring Kirkland & Ellis and Morgan Stanley with the 2021 City Bar Justice Awards for their leadership and proven dedication to public service, especially in … Continue reading City Bar Justice Center to Honor Kirkland & Ellis and Morgan Stanley with 2021 City Bar Justice Awards for COVID-19 Pro Bono Response →

Kurt M. Denk to Lead City Bar Justice Center

February 1, 2021

New York, February 1, 2021 – Kurt M. Denk will become the new Executive Director of the City Bar Justice Center, effective March 1, 2021, the New York City Bar Association announced today.

City Bar Justice Center Announces Honorees of the 2020 Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award

October 12, 2020

New York, October 12, 2020 – The City Bar Justice Center (CBJC), a pro bono legal services affiliate of the New York City Bar Association, has announced the winners of its 2020 Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award. Honoring outstanding volunteer attorneys from each CBJC project, the awards will be presented at a virtual celebration on Monday, October 26, from 5:00-6:00pm.

City Bar Urges de Blasio Administration to Prioritize Internet Access for Homeless Shelter Residents

August 25, 2020

New York, August 24, 2020 – The New York City Bar Association is urging the de Blasio Administration to prioritize and provide broadband internet access for homeless shelter residents in the Mayor’s recently announced NYC “Internet Master Plan.”  

While the plan prioritizes NYC Housing Authority (NYCHA) facilities to help those most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, it does not mention homeless shelters.

City Bar Justice Center Receives International Award for its Pro Bono-Focused Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias Program

July 31, 2020

New York, July 29, 2020 – The Association for Continuing Legal Education (ACLEA) has recognized the City Bar Justice Center (CBJC) with its Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Best Public Interest Category for the CBJC’s “Diversity, Inclusion, and Elimination of Bias: Practice Pointers for Pro Bono Advocacy” training program.

Attorney General James Announces Arrests in New York City Deed Theft Ring

December 13, 2022

“Deed theft is a shocking and highly lucrative criminal scheme that preys on some of New York’s most vulnerable communities,” said K. Scott Kohanowski, Director of Homeowner Stability Project, City Bar Justice Center. “It can have a devastating effect on New Yorkers resulting in the loss of hundreds of thousands and even millions of dollars, often of inter-generational family wealth in a way that worsens the racial wealth gap. We applaud the Attorney General’s efforts to hold perpetrators of these crimes accountable and put their like-minded copycats on notice.”

What Happens to Employees When a Company Files for Bankruptcy?

November 16, 2022

City Bar Justice Center explains in a guide that in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the company stops its operations and goes out of business. In turn, employees are laid off, and those who are owed wages and benefits become creditors. The proceedings can take a long time and laid-off employees should immediately apply for temporary benefits, such as unemployment insurance, and seek new employment, according to the City Bar Justice Center.

Serving Those Who’ve Served Us

November 14, 2022

Kirkland’s pro bono department proudly partners with The City Bar Justice Center’s Veterans Assistance Project (VAP), which aims to empower New York City veterans and their families to achieve financial stability. Kirkland attorneys receive training from VAP in order to screen potential clients to attend a monthly legal clinic. With help from Kirkland and other attorneys, VAP has provided legal assistance to more than 1,500 veterans and recovered more than $7.5 million in retroactive benefits in addition to ongoing disability benefits.

The Costs Lurking in Self Storage

October 25, 2022

Lisa Pearlstein, director of the City Bar Justice Center’s Legal Clinic for the Homeless in New York City, tells The Progressive that she had concerns about how the pandemic would affect storage unit renters. Because she works with families experiencing homelessness who receive storage eviction notices, she understands how devastating the prospect of losing their possessions can be.

City Bar Debuts Free Legal Advice For Migrant Youth In NYC

October 14, 2022

The City Bar Justice Center in New York has partnered with housing and homeless youth services nonprofit Covenant House to provide pro bono advice on immigration law to young asylum-seekers arriving in the city from the southern border of the U.S., the City Bar has announced.

Senator Biaggi Joins Community Activists And Legislators To Advocate For Free Internet Access In All Homeless Shelters Across New York

November 30, 2021

According to a 2020 survey of New York City shelter residents by the New York City Bar Justice Center, only 6% of residents in homeless shelters were able to access the internet through their shelter.

City Bar Justice Center Holds Its Pro Bono Awards Event

November 2, 2021

On Tuesday, Oct. 26, the City Bar Justice Center held its 2021 Outstanding Pro Bono Service Awards ceremony. The hybrid live/virtual event recognized the “dedicated volunteer attorneys and legal professionals who have stood out for their work on the center’s civil justice projects.”

Willkie Team Sweeps NY Bar Awards For Pro Bono Work

October 27, 2021

A Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP team was honored by the New York Bar Association’s justice center at an award ceremony Tuesday for their work fighting to prevent New Yorkers from losing their possessions in self-storage units due to financial hardships during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Willkie team was among 11 award recipients and included senior counsel Richard Mancino, associate Romane Paul, law clerk Brenton Clarke, and summer associates Garry Canepa and Rachel Winters, according to the City Bar Justice Center.

Lina Stillman, Principal at Stillman Legal, P.C., Awarded 2021 Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award by the City Bar Justice Center

October 25, 2021

Stillman Legal, P.C., a law firm specializing in labor and employment law and immigration, is celebrating the achievements of their founding member,  Lina Stillman, who was recently named one of the awardees of the City Bar Justice Center’s 2021 Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award. The CBJC will celebrate Lina Stillman, alongside other awardees, at a hybrid celebration on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021, at 6:00 p.m.

New York City Bar Justice Center Honors 11 Recipients With 2021 Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award

October 13, 2021

The City Bar Justice Center has announced 11 recipients of this year’s Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award, in which the legal services group honors “dedicated volunteer attorneys” and legal professionals who have stood out for their work on the center’s civil justice projects.