NYC Pro Bono Center

Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP initiated a special pro bono advocacy project in partnership with The Legal Aid Society last year to help meet the educational needs of abused and neglected children and to expand the Society's representation of disabled low-income New Yorkers who qualify for federal disability benefits. Both partners and associates from the firm have made an outstanding commitment. Cahill lawyers are helping to provide the educational advocacy to ensure that children involved inchild protective proceedings receive critical education and development services through the Society's Kathryn A. McDonald Education Advocacy Project.

In addition, Cahill lawyers are providing representation for poor disabled children and adults to help them obtain federal benefits for which they are eligible. The firm also instituted a summer associates' pro bono program and represented clients in Supplemental Security Income hearings. During 2007, the firm will be initiating a housing preservation project with Legal Aid to represent tenants whose landlords willfully refuse to provide basic services.

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Kathleen Sullivan (left) received a 2006 pro bono awards from The Legal Aid Sociey for her representation on multiple cases involving disabled preschool students through the Kathryn A. McDonald Educational Advocacy Project. With Kathleeen are Cara Chambers, Superving Attorney of the project; Tamara Steckler, Attorney-in-Charge of the Juvenile Rights practice, and Theodore A. Levine, Society President.



Lorenzo Cleveland (left) and Nicholas Vidal (right), who are clients of the Education Advocacy Project, meet with their lawyers from Cahill Gordon. From left are Yael Aufgang, an associate; Roger Meltzer,a member of Cahill's Executive Committee; and Howard (Peter) G. Sloane, a Cahill partner in charge of the pro bono initiatives.



Cahill's special pro bono advocacy program has helped to meet the educational needs of neglected and abused children. Meeting to discuss the project are (from left) Julie Hordt and Yael Aufgang, Cahill associates; Roger Meltzer, a member of Cahill's Executive Committee; Howard G. (Peter) Sloane, a Cahill partner in charge of the pro bono initiatives; Steven Banks, Attorney-in-Chief of The Legal Aid Society; David G. Januszewski, a Cahill partner; and Cara Chambers, Supervising Attorney of the Kathryn A. McDonald Education Advocacy Project.