The Legal Aid Society presented the first Jonathan Lippman New York Pro Bono Publico & Public Service Law Firm Award to Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler during the Society’s annual pro bono publico awards ceremony Monday at the Prince George Ballroom. The Lippman award will be given annually to a law firm with an exceptional pro bono commitment.

From left: Legal Aid pro bono director Louis Sartori; Legal Aid president Blaine (Fin) Fogg; Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman; Patterson Belknap partner Eugene Gelernter; Patterson Belknap managing partner and co-chair Lisa Cleary; Legal Aid Chairman Richard Davis and Legal Aid Attorney-in-Chief Seymour James.