Yes. Public service is enthusiastically supported by the firm. By way of example, through its partnership program with The Legal Aid Society, Cahill provides pro bono counsel to young children who are the subjects of abuse and neglect proceedings in New York family Courts, disabled individuals in need of Social Security benefits and tenants who are denied the most basic of services. This partnership affords Cahill summer associates the opportunity to represent, on a one-on-one basis, clients who lack legal counsel indispensable to secure rights that will profoundly impact their lives.
Many of our attorneys, including summer associates, have taken cases on behalf of abused and neglected children, disabled, low income adults and immigrants. Our associates teach "street law" classes to high school students. Others have undertaken to handle criminal appeals on behalf of indigent defendants as part of Legal Aid's Criminal Appeals Project. While working with guidance from Legal Aid staff attorneys, our associates have the primary responsibility for all aspects of the appeals, including consulting with the clients, mastering the trial record, formulating issues for appeal, drafting the brief, and conducting oral argument, all with superior results.
