2011 Empire StateCounsel®
Program
Recognizing Association Members Who Change
The Lives of Poor New Yorkers
Lawyers who serve the poor without charge should be celebrated. By
generously donating their time and talent, they change lives. They help
people who otherwise could not afford counsel achieve
justice. The New York State Bar Association is tremendously proud
of our members who render free legal services to low-income
persons.
In 2006, the New York State Bar Association created a program to give
special recognition to members who provide 50 hours or more of legal
services in a calendar year, at no fee and without expectation of fee,
to persons of limited financial means; or to a not for profit,
governmental or public services organizations, where the legal services
are designed primarily to address the legal and other basic needs of
persons of limited financial means; or to an organization specifically
designed to increase the availability of legal services to persons of
limited financial means. Members who report such voluntary service
will be given the honorific title “Empire State
Counsel®,” which can be used as a credential. They
also will receive a certificate suitable for framing and a lapel pin
embossed with the unique Empire State Counsel® logo
which they can wear with pride.
As an honoree of the 2011 Empire State Counsel® Program
the Association invites you to submit a photograph together with a brief
statement explaining why you perform Pro Bono service for inclusion in
the 2011 Empire State Counsel® Photo
Gallery. The Photo Gallery will be prominently displayed
during NYSBA’s Annual Meeting which takes place January 23-27,
2012 at the New York Hilton, 1335 Avenue of the Americas between 53rd and
54th Streets, New
York City. Please submit your photo and
comments to probono@nysba.org no later than
December 19, 2011. Photographs and comments received after
this date will not be included in the Photo Gallery.
Please contact the Department of Pro Bono Affairs at (518) 487-5641
or e-mail at probono@nysba.org if you have any
questions about the Empire State Counsel®
Program.
If you are a non-member, but otherwise meet
the criteria for the Empire State Counsel®
Program you may obtain information about membership by contacting our
membership deparment at 1-800-582-2452.
Looking for pro bono opportunities, but are not sure how to find
them, please go to the Pro Bono
Opportunities Guide, a statewide online resource that helps you find
such opportunities at programs in your location and in your area of
interest.
To participate in the 2011 Empire State Counsel®
Program, click
here.
To view list of 2011 Honorees , click
here
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