The New York State Bar Association will honor lawyers who have made an exceptional commitment to serving the public good as part of the 31st Annual President’s Pro Bono Service Awards on May 2.
The ceremony will take place as part of the Law Day Celebration held at the Bar Association headquarters in Albany.
Award recipients will be honored for volunteering their time and expertise for a wide range of causes include environmental concerns, domestic violence, and refugee resettlement.
“With this year’s Law Day theme ‘Toward a More Perfect Union: The Constitution in Times of Change,’ there is no more appropriate time to celebrate the lawyers who are on the ground putting in the work to effect change and making our union more perfect through direct action,” Brown said.
The awards will be presented in person at NYSBA’s headquarters at 1 Elk Street in Albany from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. on May 2.
Here is a full list of this year’s President’s Pro Bono Award recipients:
First Judicial District
Neva Dayton Strom has volunteered with NYSBA’s Pro Bono Network Surrogate’s Court Volunteer group since May of 2020. She has served as mentor to other volunteer attorneys and shared her expertise on Surrogate Court matters.
Second Judicial District
Peter De Vries is a Brooklyn attorney with more than 15 years as a general practitioner providing a wide range of legal services. He works with the Brooklyn Volunteer Lawyers Project — providing divorce, bankruptcy, and guardianship services to...
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