2017 Champion of Justice Awards

August 8, 2017

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Brooklyn Legal Services’ 2017 Champion of Justice Awards were held Monday, October 23rd at 6pm at the Brooklyn Historical Society. The funds raised through this event will support our efforts to fight social and racial injustice and eradicate poverty. Click here to see photos from the event.

This year, we proudly honored:

Michelle J. Anderson, President of Brooklyn College

Girls for Gender Equity, Inc.

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Who We Are

Brooklyn Legal Services stops evictions, preserves affordable housing, helps people access essential public benefits, identifies and redresses discrimination in housing and mortgage lending, empowers victims of domestic violence, keeps homeowners in their homes, supports Brooklyn residents who are LGBTQ or HIV+ in gaining access to the services they need, promotes the rights of immigrants, veterans, and the disabled, protects borrowers from abusive and illegal collection tactics, and ensures proper care and housing for elderly Brooklynites.

Our staff of over 145 passionate, skilled, and highly trained lawyers, paralegals, and support staff represents Brooklyn residents who otherwise could not afford high-quality legal services. In the past year alone, we served more than 22,000 low-income Brooklyn residents. Our client work spans from day-to-day representations in court, to civil rights complaints in state and federal agencies, to complex litigation over many years to make sure Brooklyn’s voices are heard and the law responds to the needs of low-income Brooklynites.