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  • May 15, 2024 

    Statement from Legal Services NYC on Winners of NYC Bar Association's Legal Services Award
    New York, NY (May 15, 2024) – Legal Services NYC is proud to announce that two of our organization’s longtime attorneys, Marie Richardson and Luis Henrίquez Carrero, are receiving richly deserved Legal Services Awards from the New York City Bar Association. See the full list here.

  • May 13, 2024 

    LSNYC, Legal Aid Society Petition to Intervene Against Landlords' Lawsuit Attacking New York City Housing Courts  
    New York, NY (May 13, 2024) – Legal Services NYC and The Legal Aid Society filed a motion to intervene on behalf of Make the Road NY, Housing Court Answers, and the MinKwon Center for Community Action, to oppose a lawsuit brought by a group of landlords against the New York State Office of Court Administration (OCA) – which oversees the City’s Housing Courts – that seeks to expedite eviction cases and displace tenants more swiftly.

  • May 02, 2024 

    Legal Services NYC Welcomes Shervon M. Small as Executive Director
    New York, NY (May 2,2024)– Legal Services NYC (LSNYC), the largest provider of free civil legal services in the country, has named Shervon M. Small, Esq. as its next Executive Director, effective June 17, 2024. The LSNYC Search Committee, comprised of board and staff, led a rigorous national search in partnership with Koya Partners/Diversified Search Group, a search firm that specializes in placing CEOs in mission-driven roles.
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