Pro Bono

We believe pro bono service is a win for everyone.

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HHR Retains Spot Among Top Firms on AmLaw’s Pro Bono List

Hughes Hubbard again secured one of the top spots in The American Lawyer’s annual pro bono special report, ranking third among Big Law firms for U.S. pro bono commitment in 2019.

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Hughes Hubbard Receives Legal Aid Society's 2019 Pro Bono Publico Award

The firm and four of its litigators received 2019 Pro Bono Publico Awards for providing outstanding services to the Legal Aid Society and its low-income clients.

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Firm Honored for Pro Bono Excellence by Vance Center for International Justice

Hughes Hubbard was recognized for its pro bono achievements at the Vance Center for International Justice's fourth annual "Celebration of International Pro Bono Excellence," held at the New York City Bar Association.

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Public service is deeply embedded in our firm, as evidenced by our outsized commitment to pro bono work. We provide significant legal services to those who would otherwise not have access to justice. Our pro bono work focuses on helping underserved communities and advocating for abused women, immigrants and the wrongfully convicted.

Our work covers a wide range of areas, including:

immigration
civil rights
criminal defense
housing
art law

Pro Bono Matters Here are some of our most recent successes

Firm Seeks Relief for NYC Families Struggling to Pay Rent

Hughes Hubbard, as co-counsel with The Legal Aid Society, has sued New York State to challenge the eligibility requirements for New York’s rent subsidy program.

HHR Wins Early Release for Drug Offender Serving Life

Hughes Hubbard secured a victory in a First Step Act motion before a Virginia federal court, resulting in the immediate release of a federal inmate serving a life sentence for drug offenses.

HHR Helps Sexual Violence Survivor Get Her Day in Inter‑American Court of Human Rights

HHR’s D.C. pro bono team secured a long-awaited victory for a sexual violence survivor seeking to help fellow adolescent victims in Bolivia by bringing a potentially precedent-setting case before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.

HHR Paris Wins Police Misconduct Verdict

HHR Paris obtained a pro bono victory for 11 victims of police misconduct in a civil lawsuit holding the French government liable for a lengthy track record of abusive practices by the police.

HHR Secures Jamaican Client's Release From Immigration Detention

Hughes Hubbard obtained release from federal immigration detention for a client after two years of appeals.

Firm Helps Community Groups Defend NYC's Waste Equity Law

In a pro bono victory, HHR helped New York City’s “waste equity law” prevail against another challenge from the waste industry in a state appeals court.

“Without opportunity on the part of the poor to obtain expert legal advice, it is idle to talk of equality before the law.” Charles Evans Hughes

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