News
2005 General News
Skadden Arps Announces 2006 Class of Fellows
- By: New York Law Journal
- 12/30/2005
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A New Home in a New Year
- By: New York Law Journal
- 12/30/2005
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Peggy Earisman named as Director of expanded Manhattan Program for Legal Services to the Poor; Cornett Lewers to chair board of directors
- By: LSNY
- 12/19/2005
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New Program Provides Free Legal Assistance to Seniors
- By: New York State Bar Association
- 12/16/2005
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Immigrant Victims of Abuse Are Illegally Denied Benefits, Suit Says
- By: New York Times
- 12/13/2005
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Winning Pay Hikes For Low Wage Workers
- By: New York Law Journal
- 12/12/2005
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Loss for Same-Sex Marriage Advocates
- By: Gotham Gazette
- 12/09/2005
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New Yorkers Honored for Pro Bono Work
- By: New York Lawyer
- 12/05/2005
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Law firms seek pro bono work to hone lawyers' skills
- By: Wall Street Journal
- 12/01/2005
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30 Firms Sign City Bar Statement Pledging Lawyers Will Log 50 Pro Bono Hours a Year
- By: New York Lawyer
- 11/30/2005
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City Bar Releases Statement of Pro Bono Principles and Inaugural Law Firm Signatories
- By: New York City Bar
- 11/29/2005
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Katrina victims make their way in the city
- By: Newsday
- 11/28/2005
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Students Take a Role in Katrina Recovery
- By: New York Law Journal
- 11/27/2005
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Public Interest Projects
- By: New York Law Journal
- 11/27/2005
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Stroock Attorneys Honored for Distinguished Pro Bono Efforts
- By: Business Wire
- 11/21/2005
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Victims of Katrina sue to force FEMA to provide timely aid
- By: Schulte Roth & Zabel
- 11/15/2005
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Pro Bono Digest
- By: New York Law Journal
- 11/14/2005
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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe Names First Pro Bono Counsel
- By: LawFuel.com
- 11/07/2005
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Reentry.net/NY: free online clearinghouse of materials on reentry and the consequences of criminal proceedings
- By: The Bronx Defenders
- 11/03/2005
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Law Firm Attorneys To Be Honored for Distinguished Pro Bono Efforts On Behalf of Domestic Violence Victims
- By: Sanctuary for Families
- 11/01/2005
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Pro bono nominees sought, deadline 11/16
- By: National Law Journal
- 10/31/2005
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New Associates Pro Bono Day Announced
- By: New York City Bar Association, Committee on Pro Bono & Legal Services
- 10/31/2005
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New Booklet Commemorates 9/11-Related Pro Bono Efforts
- By: New York Law Journal
- 10/28/2005
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Weil Gotshal's new pro bono regime sets legal benchmark
- By: The Lawyer.com
- 10/25/2005
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NY Associates Regain Custody of Son for Falsely Accused Immigrant
- By: New York Lawyer
- 10/15/2005
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80% of Poor Lack Civil Legal Aid, New LSC Study Says
- By: Washington Post
- 10/15/2005
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Attorneys Sought for Afghanistan Public Defender Program
- By: International Legal Foundation
- 10/13/2005
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Pro Bono Bankruptcy Push Trying to Beat the Clock
- By: New York Lawyer
- 10/07/2005
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ABA Launches Online Pro Bono and Public Service Best Practices Resource Guide
- By: American Bar Association
- 10/07/2005
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Top NY Firm Adopts Tougher New Pro Bono Policies
- By: New York Lawyer
- 10/06/2005
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Web Site Will Coordinate Aid to Hurricane Victims
- By: New York Lawyer
- 09/23/2005
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400 N.Y. Court Volunteers Set to Aid Hurricane Victims
- By: New York Law Journal
- 09/14/2005
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Brother, Can You Spare 20 Hours?
- By: New York Lawyer
- 09/02/2005
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Pro Bono Digest: City-Planning Report: "The Newest New Yorkers 2000"
- By: New York Lawyer
- 09/02/2005
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Public Interest Projects: Paul Weiss wins release for Guantanamo detainee
- By: New York Lawyer
- 08/26/2005
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Bankruptcy revisions affect pro bono cases
- By: New Jersey Star Ledger
- 08/21/2005
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Vance Center Works for Justice On Global Scale
- By: New York Lawyer
- 08/12/2005
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Fordham Law Student Fights Deportation
- By: Newsday
- 08/03/2005
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Their uncertain lives: immigrant New Yorkers since 9/11
- By: Newsday
- 08/02/2005
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Supporting Justice: A Report on the Pro Bono Work of America’s Lawyers
- By: ABA Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service
- 07/28/2005
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Public Interest: New Trial for Death Row Inmate
- By: New York Law Journal
- 07/25/2005
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A Tax Prof Talks About... Pro Bono Work
- By: Conglomerate.org
- 07/20/2005
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New York State Bar Association Recognized by American Bar Association for Increasing Access to Legal Services for the Poor
- By: Empire Information Services, Inc.
- 07/11/2005
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DA Honors Pro Bono Lawyers
- By: New York Lawyer
- 07/08/2005
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Pro Bono Digest: How Pro Bono Net Serves Lawyers and Pro Bono in Latin America
- By: Volunteers of Legal Services
- 06/30/2005
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New Name for City Bar Justice Center
- By: City Bar Justice Center
- 06/22/2005
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Public Interest Projects
- By: New York Law Journal
- 06/20/2005
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Merger of two non-profit law firms creates Empire Justice Center
- By: Empire Justice Center
- 06/09/2005
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Global Pro Bono: PBI and Latham & Watkins LLP Working Together to Promote Pro Bono Abroad
- By: Pro Bono Institute
- 06/04/2005
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NYS Decision in suit on license requirements for immigrants
- By: Puerto Rican Legal Defense & Education Fund
- 05/23/2005
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Public Interest Projects
- By: New York Law Journal
- 05/20/2005
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NY Legal Aid Announces Management Changes
- By: New York Law Journal
- 05/17/2005
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Columbia University Establishes Community Law Partnership With Harlem Legal Services In Support Of Tenant Rights
- By: LSNY
- 05/11/2005
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Pro Bono Digest: 2004 Survey of New York Firms
- By: Volunteers of Legal Service
- 05/07/2005
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Pro Bono Digest
- By: Bill Dean, VOLS
- 05/06/2005
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David Slays Goliath
- By: New York Law Journal
- 05/06/2005
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David Slays Corporate Goliath
- By: New York Lawyer
- 05/06/2005
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City Bar Honors New York Lawyers Who Help the Poor
- By: New York Lawyer
- 05/04/2005
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NY Firms Invest More Resources in Pro Bono Work
- By: NY Lawyer
- 05/02/2005
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State Bar Announces Pro Bono Awards
- By: New York Law Journal
- 05/02/2005
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Representing The 'Invisible People'
- By: New York Lawyer
- 04/29/2005
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Statewide Standards Urged for NY Indigent Defense Counsel
- By: New York Lawyer
- 04/26/2005
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Saving Asylum: A Pastor Fleeing Persecution in Liberia Faces Harsh Realities as a Refugee in America
- By: Human Rights First
- 04/25/2005
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Pair of NY Lawyers Fight for the Mentally Ill
- By: New York Lawyer
- 04/19/2005
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9/11 Survivor Named Pro-Bono Attorney of the Year
- By: American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
- 04/19/2005
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Public Interest Projects
- By: New York Law Journal
- 04/15/2005
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Conversation With Ivan Dominguez
- By: New York Law Journal
- 04/08/2005
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Public Interest Law: Compelling Interest Review Governs Racial Segregation of Prisoners
- By: New York Law Journal
- 04/07/2005
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NY State Bar Expands Pro Bono Definition
- By: New York Law Journal
- 04/05/2005
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Project to Revise ABA Standards for Providers of Civil Legal Services to the Poor
- By: ABA Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defendants
- 04/04/2005
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Minneapolis Team Wins 2005 CPBO/LexisNexis™ Pro Bono Partner Award
- By: Pro Bono Institute
- 03/31/2005
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Public Interest Projects
- By: New York Law Journal
- 03/25/2005
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Firm Launches Major Pro Bono Effort
- By: NY Law Journal
- 03/11/2005
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NY Legal Clinic Is on a Mission
- By: New York Lawyer
- 03/11/2005
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ABCNY Seeking Nominations for the Sixteenth Annual Legal Services Awards
- By: ABCNY
- 03/11/2005
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Manatt Launches Public Interest Initiative
- By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
- 03/10/2005
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Ex-Legal Aid Head Joins NY Firm to Head Pro Bono Efforts
- By: NY Lawyer
- 03/09/2005
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Ex-Legal Aid Head Joins NY Firm to Head Pro Bono Efforts
- By: NY Lawyer
- 03/09/2005
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Pro Bono Digest: Institutional Matches and the VOLS Children's Project
- By: Volunteers of Legal Service
- 03/07/2005
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Public Interest Projects
- By: New York Law Journal
- 03/07/2005
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Pro Bono Associate Bedevils Bush With Win for "Dirty Bomber"
- By: Connecticut Law Tribune
- 03/07/2005
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Supreme Court Ends Juvenile Death Penalty
- By: Legal Times
- 03/02/2005
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Legal Aid Society to Honor Pro Bono Work
- By: New York Lawyer
- 03/02/2005
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Lawyers Without Borders Offers Neutral Legal Support Around the Globe
- By: New York Law Journal
- 02/18/2005
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NY Associates Go to Guantanamo, Aid Detainees
- By: New York Lawyer
- 02/18/2005
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Real ID Act Puts Refugees at Risk
- By: Human Rights First
- 02/18/2005
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New York Judge Mandates Same-Sex Marriage
- By: New York Law Journal
- 02/07/2005
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NYC's Lawyers Avoid Budget Cuts
- By: New York Lawyer
- 02/07/2005
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Pro Bono: NY Lawyers on Public Interest Projects
- By: New York Lawyer
- 01/31/2005
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NY Fellowship, Debt Relief Programs Announced
- By: New York Lawyer
- 01/31/2005
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NY State Bar Announces Awards
- By: New York Lawyer
- 01/31/2005
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N.Y. State Bar Draws Fire With Proposal to Change Pro Bono Definition
- By: New York Law Journal
- 01/18/2005
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State Bar Proposal to Change Definition of Pro Bono Draws Fire
- By: New York Law Journal
- 01/14/2005
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UNHCR funds pro bono Center for Refugee and Immigrant Children
- By: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- 01/14/2005
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Injustices Abound, As Do Pro Bono Opportunities
- By: Volunteers of Legal Service
- 01/13/2005
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NY Law Firms Raise $800,000 So Far to Aid South Asians
- By: New York Lawyer
- 01/07/2005
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Columbia Dean to Receive Pro Bono Award
- By: New York Law Journal
- 01/07/2005
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Gay Adoption Case May Evoke Supreme Court's 'Lawrence' Decision
- By: Legal Times
- 01/05/2005
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