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The American Lawyer

Big Law Associates Committee Unveils First Grants

Using a fresh fundraising approach to support legal services for the poor, a group of Big Law associates recently announced their first grants to four legal aid groups. The Associates Committee, launched by Skadden's Corey Laplante, said the four will receive a total of $200,000 raised from 200 associates who donated $1,000 each.
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The Legal Intelligencer

The Public Interest Calendar of Events

By | September 26, 2016
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The Legal Intelligencer

Pro Bono Legal Assistance Can Offer Homeowners Hope

At the end of 2016, the largest federal relief program available to homeowners impacted by the financial crisis will expire. Making Home Affordable (MHA) is a government program introduced in 2009 in response to the subprime mortgage crisis. The Home Affordable Modification Plan (HAMP), the first and largest program under MHA, is designed to help financially struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure through loan modifications that are affordable and sustainable for buyers over time.
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The Recorder

A Century Later, Legal Aid Employment Work Still on Cutting Edge

As the Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Section readies to celebrate its 100th anniversary tonight, president Joan Graff reflects on the organization's century of cutting-edge legal work.
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New York Law Journal

Harlene Katzman

Harlene Katzman came to her post as pro bono counsel and director at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett with a long history in social justice issues.
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New York Law Journal

Hannah Sholl

In her office, Hannah Sholl keeps a framed copy of a judicial order from a case that is dear to the Holwell Shuster & Goldberg counsel. It pertains to an accusation sought by the state against a mother named Jarayha Wolf.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

Mitchell Karlan

On the first day of his legal career, Mitchell Karlan found his lifelong passion for pro bono work. "After my first year of law school I got a job working for minimum wage for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund," said Karlan, remembering his student days at Columbia University.
12 minute read

New York Law Journal

David Leichtman

For much of David Leichtman's early years, education and the arts held a special fascination. His mother was a New York City public school teacher and he got an early taste of the theater in the first grade when he wrote and put on a play about robots on the moon.
13 minute read

New York Law Journal

Michael Schwamm

For much of his career, Michael Schwamm, a partner at Duane Morris, thought pro bono work wasn't for him. While he saw value in lawyers volunteering their legal skills for those in need, his experience in corporate law and mergers and acquisitions didn't seem useful for work which he believed called for litigation expertise.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Joel Kurtzberg

As a child of two attorneys who ran a family-law practice, Joel Kurtzberg grew up hearing about the law over dinner and about cases at bedtime—upon his request. So it was no surprise he grew up thinking he would follow his parents into practice.
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