2021 Annual Report

Our Sponsors

Sustaining Law Firms

The Legal Aid Society is proud to acknowledge the outstanding support of the Sustaining Law Firms, whose dedication helps ensure that all New Yorkers have access to justice.

  • Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
  • Arnold & Porter
  • Buckley LLP
  • Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
  • Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP
  • Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
  • Cooley LLP
  • Covington & Burling LLP
  • Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
  • Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
  • Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
  • Dechert LLP
  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
  • Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
  • Friedman Kaplan Seiler & Adelman LLP
  • Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
  • Goodwin Procter LLP
  • Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
  • Jones Day
  • Kirkland & Ellis LLP
  • Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
  • Lankler Siffert & Wohl LLP
  • Latham & Watkins LLP
  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • Milbank LLP
  • Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello PC
  • O'Melveny & Myers LLP
  • Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
  • Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler LLP
  • Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
  • Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
  • Proskauer Rose LLP
  • Reed Smith LLP
  • Ropes & Gray LLP
  • Rower LLC
  • Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
  • Shearman & Sterling LLP
  • Sidley Austin LLP
  • Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
  • Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
  • Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
  • Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
  • Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
  • White & Case LLP
  • Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
  • Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • Wollmuth Maher & Deutsch LLP

Donor Story

Trinity Wall Street Philanthropies

With the support of Trinity Church Wall Street Philanthropies, Legal Aid provided cell phones, toiletries, clothing, and other small items to recently released individuals to help them meet basic needs.

2021 ANNUAL REPORT

Trinity Wall Street Philanthropies

The Legal Aid Society’s approach to criminal defense representation has always been holistic, aiming to support those who interact with the justice system before, during and after their case has concluded. Through robust community outreach, pre-trial advocacy and post-conviction relief efforts, our work breaks down the barriers that perpetuate mass incarceration and stifle opportunity for those seeking a second chance.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the unsanitary and dangerous conditions of our city’s jails and prisons produced infection rates nearly four-times higher than those in the general public. As a result of the collaborative advocacy efforts of various units in our Criminal Defense Practice, we were able to secure the early release of hundreds of individuals who were at heightened risk for infection. Early release, however, is not enough, as the post-release needs of these individuals often go unmet. Individuals released often have little to call their own, and limited access to basic necessities to ensure their immediate health and safety. With the support of Trinity Church Wall Street Philanthropies, Legal Aid provided cell phones, toiletries, clothing, and other small items to recently released individuals to help them meet basic needs and ultimately rejoin their communities and their loved ones.

Our Supporters

We are deeply grateful to these law firms, corporations, foundations, and individuals for their support of The Legal Aid Society and our core principle that no New Yorker should be denied access to justice because of poverty.

Institutional Support

$500,000+

  • Robin Hood Foundation

$100,000-$499,999

  • American International Group, Inc.
  • Bernard F. and Alva B. Gimbel Foundation, Inc.
  • Equal Justice Works
  • NoVo Foundation
  • van Ameringen Foundation, Inc.

$50,000-$99,999

  • Ambrose Monell Foundation
  • Assurant Foundation
  • Capital One
  • The Cresco Labs’ SEED Initiative
  • Henry & Lucy Moses Fund, Inc.
  • The Joseph H. Flom Foundation
  • Quinn Emanuel Foundation
  • Travelers Foundation
  • Trinity Church Wall Street Philanthropies

$25,000 - $49,999

  • Bertha Foundation
  • Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
  • Charles A. Frueauff Foundation
  • EisnerAmper LLP
  • Equal Justice America
  • The Estée Lauder Companies
  • Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher
  • JPMorgan Chase Foundation
  • The Leon Levy Foundation
  • Lilah Hilliard Fisher Foundation
  • Morgan Stanley
  • Pfizer Inc.

$10,000 - $24,999

  • Altman Solon
  • Bank of America Corporation
  • Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP
  • CBRE, Inc.
  • Charles Evans Hughes Memorial Funds
  • Charles S. Keene Foundation
  • Crowell & Moring LLP
  • Darkroom
  • Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
  • FTI Consulting, Inc.
  • GFP Real Estate, LLC
  • Goldin Associates, LLC
  • The Isak and Rose Weinman Foundation, Inc.
  • Katten Muchin Rosenman Foundation, Inc.
  • Mastercard
  • MetLife Foundation
  • The Metta Giving Foundation
  • Morningstar Inc.
  • The Morrison & Foerster Foundation
  • Mother Cabrini Health Foundation
  • NBCUniversal Media, LLC
  • The New York Bar Foundation
  • New York Life Insurance Co.
  • Perkins Coie LLP
  • The Peter Jennings Foundation, Inc.
  • Phalarope Foundation
  • Rutgers Presbyterian Church
  • Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP
  • Seyfarth Shaw Charitable Foundation
  • Sy Syms Foundation
  • Venable Foundation, Inc.
  • ViacomCBS Inc.
  • Wellspring Philanthropic Fund
  • White and Williams LLP
  • Willis Towers Watson

$5,000 - $9,999

  • Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP
  • Charles River Associates
  • The Cowles Charitable Trust
  • CUNY School of Professional Studies
  • Davidson, Dawson & Clark LLP
  • Goldfarb & Fleece LLP
  • Hearst Communications Inc.
  • KLM Equities Inc.
  • Looking Out Foundation
  • OddFellows Ice Cream Co.
  • Resnick Seaport LLC
  • Sidney & Judith Kranes Charitable Trust
  • Skadden Fellowship Foundation
  • Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
  • United HealthCare Services, Inc.
  • van Beuren Charitable Foundation

$1,000 - $4,999

  • American Institutes for Research
  • American Legal Claim Services LLC
  • Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
  • Boston Beer Company
  • Center for Survivor Agency and Justice
  • Cornerstone Research
  • Corrao Miller Wiesenthal Legal Search Consultants, Inc.
  • Elizabeth Roberts Architects
  • Glenview Capital
  • The Howard Bayne Fund
  • McCarter & English, LLP
  • Otanashimi Kenkyujo, Inc
  • Outten & Golden LLP
  • Penguin Random House
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
  • The Steptoe Foundation
  • United Way - CFC

Individual Support

$25,000 +

  • Anonymous
  • William R. Dougherty, Esq. and Tara Dougherty
  • Friends and Family of Jeremy G. Epstein
  • Roger W. Ferguson, Jr., PhD
  • Estate of Emily Kunreuther
  • Sara E. Moss and Michael Gould
  • Paul N. Sawyier
  • Betsy M. Werthan, Esq. and Bart R. Schwartz, Esq.

$10,000 - $24,999

  • Anonymous
  • Peter A. Atkins, Esq. and Laurie Atkins
  • Neena Barua, Esq. and Atif N. Khawaja, Esq.
  • Mary Lu Bilek, Esq. and Aaron R. Marcu, Esq.
  • John K. Carroll III, Esq. and Elizabeth Carroll
  • Margaret A. Conklin, Esq. and David G. Sabel, Esq.
  • Samira Cooper, PhD and Roger A. Cooper, Esq.
  • Nan and Rich Davis
  • June S. Dipchand, Esq.
  • Morgan D. Elwyn, Esq.
  • Valerie L. Fitch, Esq. and Edward Flanders, Esq.
  • Susannah T. Gardiner
  • Elaine P. Golin, Esq.
  • Leon Goldstein
  • Linda C. Goldstein, Esq. and Guy S. Manuel, PhD
  • Mark P. Goodman, Esq.
  • David J. Greenwald, Esq.
  • Adam S. Hakki, Esq.
  • Jeffrey L. Kessler, Esq. and Regina D. Kessler
  • Daniel F. Kolb, Esq.
  • The David Kornblau and Susannah Gardiner Charitable Fund
  • The Estate of John Matlaw
  • Clare O'Brien, Esq.
  • John O'Connor Charitable Gift Fund
  • Charles C. Platt, Esq.
  • Brian H. Polovoy, Esq.
  • F. Herbert Prem Jr, Esq. and Patricia R. Prem
  • Sharyl A. Reisman, Esq.
  • Kathryn H. Ruemmler, Esq.
  • Lara Samet Buchwald, Esq.
  • Robert C. and Elizabeth Sheehan
  • Joseph C. Shenker, Esq. and Nina O. Shenker
  • Stein Family Gift Fund
  • Ann Thoron Hale 2009 Trust

$5,000 - $9,999

  • Leslie A. Abbey, Esq. and Stephen E. Dietz
  • A & J Saks Foundation Inc.
  • Babbitt Family Charitable Trust
  • Stuart J. Baskin, Esq. and Linda Lennon Baskin
  • Christopher D. Belelieu, Esq.
  • Marian L. Brancaccio, Esq.
  • Thomas M. Cerabino
  • Sarah N. Chapman, Esq. and Barry A. Bohrer, Esq.
  • Barbara and H. Rodgin Cohen
  • Eva W. Cole Esq. and Adam M. Cole
  • Alexandra Diamond, Esq. and Jeffrey A. Fuisz, Esq.
  • DJ McManus Foundation, Inc.
  • DRW Fund
  • Stephen Fishbein, Esq. and Jennifer Baker
  • Diane A. Fogg
  • Susan K. Dunn and Thomas F. Dunn
  • Christopher L. Garcia, Esq.
  • The Green Fund, Inc.
  • Jason M. Halper, Esq.
  • Martha C. Hillyard, PhD and Steven A. Hillyard, PhD
  • David G. Hille, Esq. and Marcella Hille
  • Jon A. Hlafter, Esq.
  • Patricia M. Hynes and Roy L. Reardon Foundation
  • Marjorie S. Isaac Charitable Lead Annuity Trust
  • Ann F. Kaplan and Robert A. Fippinger
  • Elai E. Katz, Esq.
  • Monica A. Lamb, Esq.
  • Ira N. Langsan & Lillian Langsan Philanthropic Fund
  • Andrew J. Levander, Esq. and Carol A. Loewenson
  • Susan B. and Art Lindenauer
  • Nancy and Alan N. Locker Philanthropic Fund
  • J. Kevin McCarthy, Esq. and Kristen S. McCarthy
  • Thomas C. Meriam, Esq. and Susan Meriam
  • Moses/Young Donor Advised Fund
  • Perry A. Napolitano, Esq.
  • Henry N. Nassau, Esq.
  • Alan N. Levine and Alison Newman
  • Julie North, Esq. and William V. Fogg, Esq.
  • Tracy Richelle High, Esq.
  • Stephen Rogowsky & Valerie Salwen Gift Fund
  • Antony L. Ryan, Esq.
  • Jennifer M. Schneck, Esq.
  • William J. Schwartz, Esq.
  • Karen Patton Seymour, Esq.
  • L. Kevin Sheridan Jr., Esq.
  • Tiffany J. Smith Esq.
  • Audra J. Soloway, Esq. and David A. Green, MD
  • Joseph L. Sorkin, Esq. and Stephanie D. McCall
  • The Staffaroni Family Fund
  • Elliott V. Stein, Esq.
  • Lynn Stern and Jeremy Lang Family Foundation Inc.
  • Lise Strickler and Mark Gallogly Charitable Fund
  • Kelly A. Sullivan
  • Susan C. Waltman, Esq. and Thomas M. Barry
  • Andrew M. Wasserman, Esq. and Donna Wasserman
  • Charles Weinstein
  • Robert B. Wilson, Esq.
  • Jamie L. Wine, Esq.
  • June Yeum, Esq.
  • Debra Zarlin Edelman, Esq. and Scott Alexander Edelman, Esq.

$1,000 - $4,999

  • Bruce Abrahams
  • Charles W. Allen, Esq.
  • Barry J. Alperin
  • Anonymous
  • Anne Sargent Arcano, Esq. and Stephen F. Arcano, Esq.
  • Nicole M. Argentieri, Esq.
  • Isaac D. Aronson
  • Ellen L. Asher
  • Diane Asiel and John H. Asiel
  • Aziz Azam, Esq.
  • Karen R. Backus and Alan B. Goldberg
  • Robert J. Baehr, Esq.
  • Bahler Family Fund
  • The Hilaria and Alec Baldwin Foundation, Inc.
  • Christopher M. Barlow, Esq.
  • Maria Rocha Barros, Esq.
  • Richard and Kerri Bartlett Fund
  • Jessica Bauman and Benjamin Posel
  • Cynthia L Beck, Esq.
  • Scott J. Behson, PhD
  • Belson Family Fund
  • Marcia C. Bellows, Esq. and Allan S. Brilliant, Esq.
  • Kathryn S. Benedict, Esq.
  • Rodman W. Benedict, Esq.
  • Richard T. Bernardo, Esq.
  • Adam Jacob Bernstein, Esq.
  • Steven M. Bierman, Esq. and Jerrilyn Fleisher
  • Sheila L. Birnbaum, Esq.
  • Kimberly B. Blacklow, Esq.
  • Markus P. Bolsinger, PhD and Cristin A. Bolsinger
  • Michael Borgmann
  • Maximilian Bottinger
  • Darren A. Bowie, Esq.
  • Kelly J. Brandi and Stephen Brandi
  • Garth W. Bray, Esq. and Kathryn H. Baxter
  • K. Mallory Brennan, Esq.
  • Maggie Z. Brenner
  • John M. Briggs, Esq. and Jessica A. Bauman
  • Andrea R. Butler, Esq. and Jeff E. Butler, Esq.
  • Calico Fund
  • Timothy Cameron, Esq.
  • James F. Capalino
  • Capra Ransom Family Giving Fund
  • Andrew Carlon, Esq.
  • Zachary W. Carter, Esq.
  • William F. Cavanaugh Jr., Esq. and Mary Ellen Cavanaugh
  • Tracey L. Chenoweth, Esq.
  • C. Michael Chitwood, Esq.
  • Chutroo Family Giving Fund
  • Carl A. Cipollaro
  • The Cameron Clark Memorial Fund
  • John J. Clarke, Jr.
  • Lisa Elaine Cleary, Esq.
  • Steven E. Clemens, Esq.
  • Eric L. Cochran, Esq. and Stacy S. Cochran
  • Sarah E. Cogan, Esq. and Douglas H. Evans, Esq.
  • The Jonathan L. Cohen Foundation
  • Andrea H. Cohen, Esq. and Steven B. Cohen
  • Jacques & Emy Cohenca Foundation, Inc.
  • Faith Colish Fund
  • J. Peter Coll, Jr, Esq.
  • Barbara S. B. Collins
  • Sean F. Corrigan, Esq. and Karen Corrigan
  • Stuart E. Cotton, Esq. and Betty Cotton
  • Amelia A. Cottrell, Esq.
  • Elena M. Coyle, Esq.
  • Meredith B. Cross, Esq.
  • Heather S. Cruz, Esq.
  • Samuel B. Cullman
  • Susan R. Cullman
  • Douglas F. Curtis, Esq.
  • Julia A. Czarniak, Esq.
  • Debra A. Dandeneau, Esq. and Jeffrey Matchen
  • The Das Fund
  • EKM Davidson Foundation
  • Kenneth R. David, Esq.
  • George A. Davidson, Esq. and Annette L. Davidson
  • Carl A. De Brito Esq. and Nancy De Brito
  • Jessica K. Delbaum, Esq.
  • Alexander R. DeLisi, Esq.
  • Delicious Dessert Charitable Fund
  • Mylan L. Denerstein, Esq.
  • Henry J. DePippo, Esq. and Kathleen C. DePippo
  • Sue A. Dillport Esq.
  • Dolnick Family Fund
  • Kate Q. Dominguez, Esq.
  • Qiao Dong
  • Sean C. Doyle, Esq.
  • Alan C. Drewsen Donor Advised Fund
  • Agnes Dunogue, Esq. and Jason B. Zinoman
  • Mary J. Eaton, Esq.
  • Joshua T. Ebersole, Esq.
  • Elyse D. Echtman, Esq. and Daniel M. Berger
  • Jane Engelhardt, Esq. and Timothy K. Beeken, Esq.
  • Steven Epstein, Esq.
  • Jose A. Esteves, Esq.
  • The Evangelakos Family Charitable Fund
  • Steven Lawrence Fasman, Esq.
  • Andrew M. Faulkner, Esq. and Emily A. Fraenkel
  • The Fechter Family Charity
  • Ellen L. Federman-Conklin, Esq.
  • Michael S. Feldberg-Ruth Lazarus Charitable Trust
  • Michael S. Feldberg, Esq. and Ruth F. Lazarus
  • Warren L. Feldman, Esq.
  • Christopher N. Fennell, Esq.
  • Cynthia Fernandez Lumermann, Esq.
  • Douglas E. Fleming III, Esq.
  • Lauren Fowler, Esq.
  • Todd E. Freed, Esq.
  • Friedman Giving Fund
  • Eric J. Friedman, Esq. and Lori O. Friedman
  • Matthew E. Funk, Esq.
  • Maria T. Galeno, Esq.
  • Joy K. Gallup, Esq. and Alan M. Knoll, Esq.
  • Barbara Gao Shapiro
  • John L. Gardiner Esq. and Julia Peck
  • Barry H. Garfinkel, Esq. and Gloria L. Garfinkel
  • Gideon and Sarah Gartner Foundation
  • Gerstenzang Family Fund
  • Kathryn Gettles-Atwa, Esq.
  • Sarah Gibbs Leivick, Esq. and S. Christopher Szczerban, Esq.
  • Daniel K. Gillmor
  • Amy Glickman, Esq. and Andrew P. Kuritzkes, Esq.
  • The Goldstone Family Foundation
  • Edward and Marjorie Goldberger Foundation
  • Goldey Giving Account
  • Wendy M. Goldberg, Esq.
  • Bruce J. Goldner, Esq.
  • Bess Thrope Goldring, Esq. and Stuart J. Goldring, Esq.
  • David J. Goldschmidt, Esq. and Ellen Goldschmidt
  • Hector Gonzalez, Esq. and Aimee E. Gonzalez
  • lael Goodman and Vikram Shankar
  • Julie R. Gorla, Esq.
  • Alan S. Goudiss, Esq. and Deborah J. Lyons
  • Meaghan C. Gragg, Esq.
  • Ward A. Greenberg, Esq. and Marlene Van Dyk Greenberg
  • Edward F. Greene, Esq.
  • Carol Greene-Vincent
  • Steven M. Greenspan
  • Sarah Grinshtein, Esq.
  • Joan B. Gross, Esq. and Stuart J. Gross, Esq.
  • Marjorie E. Gross, Esq.
  • Seth Grosshandler, Esq. and Kim Wainwright
  • Morton E. Grosz, Esq.
  • Matthew J. Guercio, Esq.
  • Christopher J. Gunther, Esq. and Alice M. Gunther
  • Lea Haber Kuck, Esq.
  • Eric B. Halper, Esq.
  • The Hanft Charitable Fund
  • Richard F. Hans, Esq.
  • Stacy J. Kanter, Esq. and Eric M. Kornblau, Esq.
  • Serena B. Harding-Jones and William D. Lese
  • Philip H. Harris, Esq. and Judith S. Grossman
  • Thaddeus Hartmann
  • Christopher S. Harvey, Esq.
  • Jonathan H. Hatch, Esq.
  • Zheng He, Esq.
  • Matthew P. Hendrickson Esq. and Karen Hendrickson
  • Thomas J. Henry, Esq.
  • David C. Hepp, Esq.
  • Angela K. Herring, Esq.
  • Crystal K. Ho CFP
  • Michael K. Hoffman, Esq. and Marian H. Hoffman
  • Karen Hoffman Lent, Esq.
  • The Michael S. Hollins Foundation
  • Vicki Z. Holleman, Esq. and Craig D. Holleman, Esq.
  • Steven L. Holley, Esq.
  • Katharine A. Homans and Patterson Sims
  • Victor L. Hou, Esq.
  • Marie A. Houghton-Larsen
  • Ralph P. Huber, Esq.
  • Fraser L. Hunter Jr., Esq.
  • David A. Isaacson Esq.
  • James Eric Ivester, Esq.
  • Nicolle L. Jacoby, Esq.
  • Jacobs/Walker Family Fund
  • Melissa C. Jaehnig
  • Richard T. Joffe Esq.
  • Jennifer D. Johnson and Erick A. D. Johnson
  • Ryan J. Johnston
  • Thomas Kahn, MD and Simi Kahn
  • Kainen-Kleinberg Giving Fund
  • Kamien-Mattis Charitable Fund
  • Kaufman Family Fund
  • David H. Kaufman, Esq.
  • Robert M. Kaufman, Esq.
  • David N. Kelley, Esq.
  • David H. Kellman, MD
  • Kevin C. Kelly, Esq.
  • Debra M. Kenyon, Esq. and Peter T. Hess
  • David A. Kerschner, Esq.
  • Louis B. Kimmelman, Esq. and Joy B. Kimmelman
  • David E. Kirk Esq.
  • Michael A. Kleinman, Esq.
  • Paige H. Klotz, Esq. and Richard Jay Grossman, Esq.
  • Alan M. Knoll, Esq.
  • Jeffrey Knox
  • Kornblau Family Foundation
  • Brian D. Krause Esq.
  • Lea H. Kuck, Esq. and Thomas A. Kuck
  • Jeremy Kudon, Esq.
  • John Kuehn & Elaine Crowley Charitable Gift Fund
  • Amy B. Kuhn, Esq. and Stuart L. Rosow, Esq.
  • David L. Kurtz, Esq.
  • Daniel Laddin
  • David M. Lamb, Esq.
  • Arthur Lander, MD, PhD
  • Lisa G. Laukitis, Esq.
  • Jaime L. Lavin, Esq. and Mark Astrachan
  • Jerome J. Lawton, Esq.
  • Paul D. Leake Esq. and Judith K. Leake
  • Michael Lebowitz
  • Sander Lehrer, Esq.
  • The Hallie Leighton Tikkun Olam Fund
  • Walter F. Leinhardt, Esq.
  • Mark N. Lessard, Esq.
  • Gillian L. Lester, JSD
  • Stuart D. Levi, Esq. and Jordana Schein-Levi
  • Tara and Michael Levy Family Fund
  • Rachel Levy
  • The Lincer Family Charitable Fund
  • Amy G. Lipin and Steven R. Lipin
  • Matthew L. Lippert, Esq.
  • Lorna C. Littner and Melvyn S. Littner
  • Tal Litvin
  • Cynthia A. Loomis, MD, PhD and Joseph Emmanuel Neuhaus, Esq.
  • Paola Lozano, Esq. and Brooks A. Olbrys, Esq.
  • Brian G. Lustbader, Esq.
  • Susannah J. Malen, Esq. and Noah M. Leibowitz, Esq.
  • Christopher P. Malloy, Esq.
  • Leo L. Mancini
  • Adeel A. Mangi, Esq.
  • Kayalyn A. Marafioti, Esq. and David R. Marshall, Esq.
  • Rebecca Marchioni, CPA
  • Mark Giving Fund
  • Neil R. Markel Esq.
  • Richard F. Martinelli, Esq.
  • The Honorable John Sherwood Martin
  • Lori Martin, Esq.
  • Rebecca L. Martin Esq.
  • Steven J. Matays, Esq.
  • Mathews Family Fund
  • Maxim Mayer-Cesiano, Esq.
  • Matthew L. Mazur, Esq.
  • Michael A. McCormack, Esq. and Myra McCormack
  • Mary M. McCord, MD and Alexander L. Okun, MD
  • Gerard J. McGowan, Jr., Esq.
  • Deborah E. McInerney and Denis J. McInerney
  • The Herbert McLaughlin Children's Trust
  • Karen A. McLaughlin and Mark I. Schubin
  • Joan McPhee, Esq.
  • David T. McTaggart, Esq.
  • Jonathan L. Mechanic, Esq.
  • David Meister, Esq. and Lotte Meister
  • Barbara R. Mendelson, Esq. and David W. Brody, MD
  • Gary J. Mennitt, Esq.
  • Sven G. Mickisch, Esq.
  • Jonathan B. Miller, Esq. and Nancy J. Workman
  • Margaret E. Miller
  • Manuel A. Miranda, Esq.
  • Jeffrey A. Mishkin, Esq. and Patricia J. Clarke
  • Rita M. Molesworth, Esq. and Richard N. Molesworth
  • Robert P. Mollen, Esq.
  • Moore Family Charitable Fund
  • The Charles C. and Susan Finch Moore Charitable Fund
  • Kathleen M Morton
  • Erica J. Mullen, PhD and Paul S. Mishkin, Esq.
  • Monica Murphy and Bill Wasik
  • Scott D. Musoff, Esq. and Cindy Ellen Musoff
  • Laura G. Myhr and Mark A. Ryan
  • Susan Nash Charitable Fund
  • Elena M. Naughton, Esq. and Peter J. Hunt, Esq.
  • J. Kelley Nevling Jr., Esq.
  • Robert Newman Giving Fund
  • Cathleen V. Noland
  • Eileen T. Nugent, Esq. and Lou R. Kling, Esq.
  • Martin Nussbaum, Esq. and Kane Nussbaum
  • The O'Connell Family Fund
  • Kathleen O'Connor, Esq. and Matthew L. Larrabee, Esq.
  • The O'Connor/Brojatsch Family Giving Fund
  • Offutt and Polubinski Charitable Fund
  • Christine A. Okike, Esq.
  • Amy C. Ondreyka, Esq.
  • Vincent Pagano, Jr., Esq. and Pam Pagano
  • Carol J. Patterson, Esq.
  • Emanuel R. Pearlman
  • Tavan L.R. Pechet Fund
  • The Pegram Family Fund
  • Pembridge Square Fund
  • Joseph M. Penko, Esq.
  • Irving H. Picard, Esq. and Sharon M. Picard
  • Caroline M. Pignatelli, Esq.
  • William H. Pike, III, Esq.
  • Betsy and Ken Plevan
  • Roger E. Podesta, Esq.
  • Pearl Polifka, Esq. and Robert Polifka, Esq.
  • Stephen E. Poltrack, Esq. and Gael H. Poltrack
  • Paul J. Powers Jr., Esq.
  • Eric H. Queen, Esq.
  • Quinn Mayo Giving Fund
  • Vered Rabia, Esq.
  • Stephen S. Rabinowitz, PhD, Esq.
  • Deborah D. Rand, Esq.
  • Jon S. Rand, Esq.
  • Dan and Adina Raviv Memorial Fund
  • Alexis Ravitch, Esq.
  • Stefanie Reiff
  • Corey A. Reis, Esq.
  • Sherri D. Reiss, Esq.
  • Michael W. Restey Jr., Esq.
  • Daniel C. Reynolds, Esq.
  • Patrick G. Rideout, Esq.
  • Joseph A. Riley, Esq. and M. Catherine Riley
  • David M. Rievman, Esq. and Anne Oh
  • Timothy A. Robert
  • Elizabeth Roberts
  • The Honorable Stephen C. Robinson
  • Neil L. Rock, Esq. and Marla Rock
  • Rosenthal Family Fund
  • Elana S. Rosenberg, MD and Gregory A. Litt, Esq.
  • Joan and Steven B. Rosenfeld
  • E. Joshua Rosenkranz, Esq.
  • Nicola Rosenstock, Esq. and Jordan Rosenstock, MD
  • Charles M. Rosenthal, Esq.
  • Kenneth I. Rosh, Esq. and Merideth Schlesinger
  • Scott H. Rothstein, Esq. and Elizabeth P. Troop
  • Susan Brooks Ruskin, Esq. and Bradley I. Ruskin, Esq.
  • Bradley K. Sabel, Esq. and Nancy J. Sabel
  • Susan L. Saltzstein, Esq. and Steve R. Fallek, MD
  • Caroline Sandberg, Esq.
  • Godelieve M. Sannen, DDS
  • Cara R. Saunders
  • Paul C. Saunders, Esq. and Patricia A. Saunders
  • Frederick P. Schaffer, Esq. and Barbara Schatz
  • Megan E. Schmitt and Daniel B. Smith
  • Allison R. Schneirov Fisch, Esq. and Steven Fisch
  • Paul H. Schoeman, Esq.
  • Myra and Milton J. Schubin Philanthropic Fund
  • Marcy L. Schuck and Peter H. Schuck
  • Bart M. Schwartz, Esq.
  • Kenneth B. Schwartz, Esq.
  • Michael J. Schwartz, Esq.
  • Andrea J. Schwartzman, Esq.
  • Steven C. Schwartz, Esq.
  • Helfried J. Schwarz, Esq.
  • Charles J. Scibetta Jr., Esq.
  • Howard Seife, Esq. and Amy Seife
  • Karen B. Shaer, Esq. and Benjamin E. Rosenberg, Esq.
  • Nirav S. Shah, Esq.
  • Marc R. Shapiro, Esq.
  • Paul Shapses
  • Avinash Sharma
  • David J. Sheehan, Esq.
  • Sheng Jaramillo Family Fund
  • Autumn and Eric Shepherd Fund
  • Rosemarie Shomstein and Lee Shomstein
  • Angela Siciliano
  • Moses Silverman and Betty Robbins Charitable Gift Fund
  • Julie Sissman and Phil Richer Fund
  • Garrett K. Smith Giving Account
  • Jennifer and Mark Smith Charitable Fund
  • Smul Family Giving Fund
  • SNL Charitable Fund
  • Audrey L. Sokoloff, Esq. and Tim Hosking
  • Joan and Laurence Sorkin Charitable Fund
  • James M. Spears and Richard M. Sternberg
  • Lawrence S. Spiegel, Esq. and Lori A. Spiegel
  • Patrick J. Spinola Jr, Esq.
  • Brian M. Stadler, Esq. and Suzanne Stadler
  • Erik J. Stapper, Esq. and Antoinette Stapper
  • Starfield Hurwitz Fund
  • Neil A. Steiner, Esq. and Amy S. Steiner
  • Neil Steinkamp
  • James Lamont Stengel, Esq. and Beverly J. Bartow
  • Antonia E. Stolper, Esq. and Robert A. Fertik
  • Jocelyn E. Strauber, Esq.
  • Jonathan R. Streeter, Esq. and Lisa W. Borneman
  • James S. Stringfellow, Esq.
  • Alexander Synkov Garcia
  • Ivan Taback, Esq.
  • Ronald J. Tabak, Esq.
  • Jennifer Tatman, Esq.
  • Mark E. Thierfelder, Esq. and Courtney A. Lederer
  • Blair T. Thetford, Esq.
  • Sally A. Thurston, Esq. and Mark T. Power, Esq.
  • Tracey A. Tiska, Esq. and Peter W. Tomlinson, Esq.
  • Jenny R. Tolan and Walter C. Perrin III, Esq.
  • Louise E. Tranford, Esq. and Joseph A. Lipari, Esq.
  • Dina G. Traugot, Esq.
  • Conray C. Tseng, Esq. and Jennifer Lee
  • The Tufenkian Foundation
  • Julie A. Turner, Esq.
  • Jennifer Vanmeter
  • David E. Vann, Esq.
  • Glorimari Vargas, Esq.
  • Cynthia Jane Wachtell, Ph.D. and Jeffrey Nathan Neuman, Esq.
  • Rebecca Kahan Waldman, Esq.
  • Sarah M. Ward, Esq. and Mark Massey
  • Murray and Phyllis Warschauer Fund
  • The Douglas and Tara Weckstein Charitable Fund
  • Kristen B. Weil, Esq.
  • David J. Weinberger, Esq. and Bettina Weinberger
  • Katherine G. Weinstein, Esq.
  • The Whitman Family Charitable Fund
  • B. Chase Wink, Esq.
  • Derek M. Winokur, Esq.
  • Kenneth A. Wolff, Esq.
  • The Wonderful Foundation
  • Gro V. Wood and Jeffrey S. Wood Charitable Fund
  • Elise A. Yablonski, Esq. and Ralph M. Stone, Esq.
  • Dwight S. Yoo, Esq.
  • Mary T. Young, Esq.
  • Joanna M. Zdanys, Esq.
  • Nazim Zilkha, Esq. and Gabrielle G. Zilkha
  • George A. Zimmerman, Esq. and Cathy Zimmerman
  • Scott M. Zimmerman, Esq. and Vivian M. Zimmerman
  • David J. Zinberg, Esq. and Lynette Remen Zinberg
  • David M. Zornow, Esq. and Martha Zornow

Matching Gift Supporters

  • Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
  • American International Group, Inc.
  • APAX Foundation
  • Assurant Foundation
  • The Bank of New York Mellon
  • BNY Mellon Community Partnership (Powering Potential)
  • The Boeing Company
  • Chubb Corporation
  • Clifford Chance US LLP
  • Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
  • Dentons
  • The Estée Lauder Companies, Inc.
  • Ford Foundation, Matching Gift Program
  • Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Matching Gifts Program
  • Google, Inc.
  • Hearst Communications Inc.
  • iStar
  • Kirkland & Ellis LLP
  • LinkedIn Corporation
  • Mastercard International Matching Gifts Program
  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • The Morrison & Foerster Foundation
  • Mutual of America Foundation
  • National Football League
  • Oath, Inc.
  • Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
  • Robert Half International Inc.
  • The Rockefeller Foundation
  • Spotify
  • Tapestry
  • Trail of Bits
  • The Travelers Companies, Inc.
  • Viking Global Investors LP
  • Willis Towers Watson

Donor Story

Robert C. and Elizabeth Sheehan

Sheehan’s launched and supported various programs and initiatives that provided The Legal Aid Society with critical funding and partnership that would ensure access to critical legal services for multiple generations of New Yorkers.

2021 ANNUAL REPORT

Robert C. and Elizabeth Sheehan

Bob and Beth Sheehan’s support of The Legal Aid Society, and dedication to those we serve, is unmatched in our history. Over the years, the Sheehan’s launched and supported various programs and initiatives that provided The Legal Aid Society with critical funding and partnership that would ensure access to critical legal services for multiple generations of New Yorkers.

As Executive Partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Bob Sheehan set a standard for pro bono service and philanthropic giving, deepening the firm’s leadership-level support of The Legal Aid Society—a commitment which continues to this day. In addition to his own pro bono service, Bob serves as a trustee of the Skadden Fellowship Foundation, which supports young lawyers interested in public interest law, many of whom have come to The Legal Aid Society as fellows.

During her time on the Board, when The Legal Aid Society was experiencing financial challenges, Beth Sheehan worked on a variety of projects supporting the organization’s survival and eventual growth. For many years, Beth volunteered for various initiatives that raised funds and awareness about Legal Aid’s civil law practice, demonstrating an unwavering commitment to the ideal of equitable access to justice.

It would be hard to find two people who are more supportive of, or dedicated to, The Legal Aid Society and those we serve than Bob and Beth Sheehan.

Servant of Justice

The Servant of Justice Awards is The Legal Aid Society’s annual celebration of our work, our victories, and our partners. Each year, we gather together to recognize those individuals and institutions who have stood together to fight for equitable access to justice in all its forms. Though we were not able to come together in person this May, we were honored to welcome many more of our staff, supporters, and fellow advocates to share in a remote celebration of our work. The evening’s virtual program featured stories and conversations that spoke to the impact of our work as “legal first responders” during this past year as COVID-19 and racism plagued our nation and city. We are most appreciative of those individuals and institutions whose support sustains our work and makes success possible.

LEADER

  • Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

SPONSOR

  • Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
  • Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
  • Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
  • Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
  • Kirkland & Ellis LLP
  • Latham & Watkins LLP
  • Milbank LLP
  • Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
  • Proskauer Rose LLP
  • Shearman & Sterling LLP
  • Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
  • Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
  • Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
  • Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
  • Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
  • White & Case LLP
  • Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

PARTNER

  • American International Group, Inc.
  • Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
  • Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP
  • Roger and Annette Ferguson
  • Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
  • Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
  • Sidley Austin LLP
  • Winston & Strawn LLP

COUNSEL

  • Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
  • Cooley LLP
  • DLA Piper LLP
  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
  • Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
  • Goodwin Procter LLP
  • JPMorgan Chase & Co.
  • Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
  • Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
  • Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler LLP
  • Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
  • Reed Smith LLP
  • Ropes & Gray LLP
  • The Travelers Companies, Inc.
  • Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

ADVOCATE

  • Bank of America Corporation
  • FTI Consulting, Inc.
  • Goldman Sachs & Co.
  • New York Life Insurance Co.
  • Pfizer, Inc.
  • Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr, LLP
  • Viacom/CBS
  • Willis Towers Watson

FRIEND

  • Mary Lu Bilek, Esq. and Aaron R. Marcu, Esq.
  • Timothy Cameron, Esq.
  • CBRE
  • Cornerstone Research
  • Corrao Miller Wiesenthal Legal Search Consultants, Inc.
  • Dechert LLP
  • Alexandra Diamond, Esq. and Jeffrey A. Fuisz, Esq.
  • Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
  • Diane Fogg
  • Gallagher
  • GFP Real Estate, LLC
  • Goldin Associates, a Teneo Company
  • David J. Greenwald, Esq.
  • Patricia M. Hynes, Esq. & Roy L. Reardon, Esq.
  • Jones Day
  • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
  • Jeffrey L. Kessler, Esq. and Regina D. Kessler
  • Susan and Art Lindenauer
  • McCarter & English, LLP
  • Denis J. McInerney, Esq. and Deborah E. Bers
  • Thomas C. Meriam, Esq. and Susan Meriam
  • NBCUniversal Media, LLC
  • Julie North, Esq. and William V. Fogg, Esq.
  • Outten & Golden LLP
  • Perkins Coie LLP
  • Robert C. and Elizabeth Sheehan
  • Julie A. Turner, Esq.
  • United HealthCare Services, Inc.
  • White & Williams LLP

New Leadership Program Board of Directors

  • Kathryn S. Benedict
  • Alexander De Lisi
  • Joshua T. Ebersole
  • Natasha F. Fapohunda
  • Melissa B. Francis
  • Terence C. Hagerty
  • Crystal K. Ho
  • Andrew Jarrell
  • Kevin C. Kelly
  • David A. Kerschner
  • Michael A. Kleinman
  • Jaime L. Lavin
  • Ilona Logvinova
  • Rebecca Marchioni
  • David T. McTaggart
  • Omar Mirza
  • Caroline M. Pignatelli
  • Patrick J. Reinikainen
  • Katherine A. Rocco
  • Alexander Synkov Garcia
  • S. Christopher Szczerban
  • Julie A. Turner
  • Elie J. Worenklein
  • Joanna M. Zdanys

Donor Story

Wells Fargo & Company

Thanks to the support of Wells Fargo & Company, The Legal Aid Society was able to increase outreach to affected individuals and communities, serving as a lifeline for New Yorkers in need.

2021 ANNUAL REPORT

Wells Fargo & Company

The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated a host of issues for the communities we serve, exposed systemic inequity, and threatened our city’s ability to recover. For renters and small business owners, the economic shutdown and the ensuing housing crisis created unprecedented levels of fear and uncertainty and widened a resource gap that endangered the livelihoods of many.

Thanks to the support of Wells Fargo & Company, The Legal Aid Society was able to increase outreach to affected individuals and communities, serving as a lifeline for New Yorkers in need. With a grant from the Wells Fargo Open for Business Fund, our Community Development Project was able to assist small business owners as they navigated each new stage of the pandemic and recovery, planning for prolonged closures, negotiating amendments to commercial leases, and helping to navigate complex government relief programs such as the Paycheck Protection Program. At the same time, tens of thousands of New Yorkers found themselves at the forefront of another housing crisis facing potential eviction. The support of Wells Fargo enabled our Housing Practice to increase dedicated staff, hold responsible agencies accountable, and provide outreach to ensure tenants were aware of and knew how to apply for emergency rent relief funds. This work allowed families throughout the five boroughs to stay safely in their homes and landlords to secure significant rent arrears.

In Appreciation of Our Corporate Sponsors

Corporate Advocates

  • Altman Solon
  • American International Group, Inc.
  • Assurant, Inc.
  • Capital One Bank, N.A.
  • CBRE
  • Darkroom
  • EisnerAmper LLP
  • The Estée Lauder Companies, Inc.
  • FTI Consulting, Inc.
  • GFP Real Estate, LLC
  • Goldin Associates, LLC
  • Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher
  • JPMorgan Chase & Co.
  • Mastercard
  • Metlife, Inc.
  • Morgan Stanley
  • NBCUniversal Media, LLC
  • New York Life Insurance Co.
  • Pfizer Inc.
  • The Travelers Companies, Inc.
  • ViacomCBS Inc.
  • Willis Towers Watson

Corporate Supporters

  • Charles River Associates
  • Elizabeth Roberts Architects
  • Gallagher
  • KLM Equities Inc.
  • OddFellows Ice Cream Co.
  • Penguin Random House
  • Resnick Seaport LLC
  • United HealthCare Services, Inc.

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