Pro Bono
Access to justice is a core professional responsibility, and our lawyers actively champion those most in need of legal protection.
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
“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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Pro Bono Updates
View All News & InsightsHughes Hubbard Ranks in Top 25 on American Lawyer’s 2026 Pro Bono Scorecard
Hughes Hubbard has been recognized among the nation’s leading law firms for its commitment to pro bono service, ranking No. 21 on The American Lawyer’s 2026 National Pro Bono Scorecard.
Vilia Hayes to Receive 2025 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Second Circuit
Vilia Hayes, longtime Hughes Hubbard partner and current senior pro bono counsel, has been selected to receive the 2025 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Second Circuit.
Hughes Hubbard Defends US Citizenship of Salvadoran Man Facing Removal Order
On a pro bono basis, Hughes Hubbard successfully defended a Salvadoran man in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit facing a decade-old deportation order, arguing he derived U.S. citizenship when his mother was naturalized 40 years ago.
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