36th Annual Legal Services Awards
Monday, May 18, 2026 | 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
To register please contact Customer Relations at 212-382-6663.
Format: In-Person
Where: New York City Bar
42 West 44th Street
New York, NY 10036
There is no fee for this event.
Description: The Legal Services Awards were established to recognize the efforts of lawyers and non-lawyers who have directly provided free legal services to disenfranchised clients or communities on a full-time basis for an extended period of time.
Introduction:
Bret Parker, Executive Director, New York City Bar Association
Keynote Speaker:
Letitia James, New York State Attorney General
Award Recipients:
Rigodis Appling - Strategic Litigation Attorney, Special Litigation Unit, The Legal Aid Society
Heather Betz - Director, LGBTQ Law Unit, New York Legal Assistance Group
Amy Gallicchio - Attorney, Southern District of New York, Federal Defenders of New York
Jean Marie Miranda - Director of Intake, Civil Practice, The Legal Aid Society
Jose Luis Perez - Deputy General Counsel and Litigation Director, LatinoJustice PRLDEF
Mathew Schedler - Founder and Director, Consumer Law Unit, CAMBA Legal Services, Inc.