New York Lawyers for the Public Interest has appointed J. McGregor Smyth as its executive director. Smyth now oversees the civil practice at The Bronx Defenders, a nonprofit legal services provider. Smyth, who will succeed the late Michael Rothenberg, takes up his new post on Feb. 4.

The public interest law firm’s mission is to advance equality and civil rights, with a focus on health justice, disability rights and environmental justice. It also matches community organizations and non-profits with pro bono attorneys from law firms and corporate legal departments in New York.

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