| 07/17/08 |
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Kelley Drye Successfully Represents Russian Pro Bono Client in Asylum Case
Kelley Drye successfully represented, pro bono, a Russian citizen of Crimean Tatar ethnicity in his request for asylum in the United States.
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| 05/08/08 |
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Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund Celebrates Four Years
Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund, a Kelley Drye pro bono client, celebrates its four-year anniversary in May 2008.
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| 04/30/08 |
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Kelley Drye Successfully Represents Pro Bono Client in Obtaining Medicare Benefits
Law clerk Matthew J. Sinkman successfully represented, pro bono, a financially disadvantaged Tennessee farmer, in a Medicare Part D appeal.
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| 01/10/08 |
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Kelley Drye Successful in Pro Bono Derivative Asylum Case
In February 2005, Associate Daniel Blynn successfully represented, pro bono, a national of the Central African Republic ("CAR"), Africa in his application for asylum before the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Department of Homeland Security.
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| 12/20/07 |
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Property Owners on New Orleans Demolition List Can Appeal Demolition Orders Under New Agreement
Property owners on New Orleans' demolition list who believe their homes should be saved are now going to be able to appeal to an independent body under a settlement agreed to yesterday by the Nagin administration and attorneys for homeowners. In the D.C. office, Kelley Drye & Warren attorneys Thomas E. Gilbertsen, Eric Waeckerlin, and Annie G. Wartanian served as pro bono counsel, partnering with noted civil rights attorney Tracie Washington and Loyola Law School faculty Davida Finger and Bill Quigley on behalf of plaintiffs.
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| 12/18/07 |
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Kelley Drye Successfully Represents Pro Bono Client in Insurance Dispute
Kelley Drye obtained a positive outcome for one of the Firm's pro bono clients whose automobile insurance policy was wrongfully rescinded following an automobile accident.
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| 12/14/07 |
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Partner Robert Friedman Creates Non-Profit, Children's Victory Project, Inc.
Partner Robert Friedman has founded the Children's Victory Project, Inc. ("CVP") to help children and families who are victims of crime including violence, homicide and domestic abuse.
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| 09/30/07 |
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D.C. Attorney Stephen Arner Successfully Represents Asylee in Obtaining Residency
Associate Stephen Arner successfully obtained lawful permanent residency for an HIV+ immigrant from Ethiopia.
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| 06/06/07 |
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Litigation Associate Wins Permanent Residency on Behalf of Pro Bono Client
Associate Stephen Arner successfully represented an Ethiopian client who had been seeking a work permit, HIV waiver, and lawful permanent residency sin
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| 03/01/07 |
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Stephen Arner Successfully Represents an Asylee in Pro Bono Case
Stephen Arner, an Associate in the Litigation Practice Group, successfully represented an asylee from Togo who was at risk of being denied residency. After being granted asylum, the asylee learned that she was HIV-positive. In conjunction with her pending application to adjust status, Kelley Drye prepared and filed an I-602 Application by Asylee for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility, an HIV Supplement, a declaration, and a letter on her behalf setting forth the legal and factual arguments supporting waiver. The application was granted without a hearing.
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| 02/18/07 |
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Business to Books Read-a-Thon
Employees from the Stamford office volunteered their time to read to kindergarten and first grade classes at Toquam Magnet School in Stamford, CT.
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| 09/01/06 |
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Kelley Drye Scholarship Awarded to Columbia Law Student
Columbia Law Student Carissa Pilotti has been selected the receive the first Kelley Drye & Warren LLP Scholarship administered by The New York Bar Foundation.
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| 09/01/06 |
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Steve Arner Successfully Represents Zimbabwean in Pro Bono Case
Steve Arner, an associate in the Litigation Practice Group, represented a young man living in Zimbabwe who had been denied admission into the United St
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| 07/01/06 |
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DC Partner Wins Appeal on Pro Bono Double Homicide Case
Partner Barry Pollack won an appeal on behalf of client Martin Tankleff. Barry has been representing Mr. Tankleff on a pro bono basis to obtain a new trial for him based on newly discovered evidence in a high-profile, double homicide case.
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| 06/27/06 |
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Kelley Drye Partner Completes New Afghan Legislation
As part of the Afghanistan Transitional Commercial Law Project, a pro bono initiative by the American Bar Association and the Center for International Management Education that helps the Afghan government rebuild its commercial legal system which has been destroyed as a result of over two decades of internal and international conflict, Partner Stephen Stein has successfully worked with the Afghan government in drafting a new Private Investment Law and a new Hydrocarbons Law.
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| 02/17/06 |
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Kelley Drye Represents Family Services Non-Profit in Recent Merger
Kelley Drye represented pro bono the Center for Hope, Inc. as it merged with Family Centers, Inc., a multi-faceted, non-profit human service organization based in Greenwich, Connecticut.
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| 12/27/05 |
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Kelley Drye Prevails in Supreme Court Appellate Division Pro Bono Matter
Kelley Drye successfully represented, pro bono, the Office of the District Attorney for Kings County in the Supreme Court Appellate Division, affirming the conviction of a defendant who had been convicted of criminal possession of a weapon and reckless endangerment in the second degree.
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| 11/19/04 |
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Kelley Drye Stamford Volunteers Take on Pro Bono Matters for Children’s Organization
A group of Kelley Drye Associates and a Legal Assistant have been actively working on pro bono matters through Lawyers for Children America (LFCA). LFCA, which was established in 1995, recruits lawyers from large firms and in-house legal departments to provide pro bono legal services for abused and neglected children.
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| 08/10/04 |
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KDW Successfully Represents Tibetan Pro Bono Client in Asylum Case
Kelley Drye successfully represented, pro bono, a Tibetan artist in his application for asylum before the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services.
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| 08/10/04 |
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KDW Secures Compensation For 9/11 Fiancées
Kelley Drye wins awards from the 9/11 Victims’ Compensation Fund (“VCF”) for pro bono clients who lost their fiancés on September 11th.
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| 08/01/04 |
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Kelley Drye Wins Education Award for Student in Pro Bono Matter
Kelley Drye successfully represented, pro bono, the mother of a minor child with a learning disability before the Board of Education’s Impartial Hearing Office. After a hearing, she obtained a substantial educational award for the student, who was entitled to, but did not receive, years of necessary speech therapy and counseling from the Board of Education.
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| 08/01/04 |
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KDW Obtains Social Security Benefits for Pro Bono Client in Israel
Kelley Drye obtained a significant victory on behalf of a pro bono client, whose Retirement Insurance Benefits under the Social Security Act were wrongfully reduced by the Social Security Administration on the basis of his receipt of an Old Age Allowance from Israel.
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| 08/01/04 |
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Kelley Drye Takes Elite Pro Bono Pledge
Kelley Drye was listed in the New York Law Journal among those firms that reported that they had met or exceeded the Volunteers of Legal Service annual Pro Bono pledge.
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| 10/03/03 |
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Kelley Drye Resolves Custody Dispute on Behalf of Pro Bono Client
Kelley Drye successfully represented a client pro bono in a dispute with her former husband regarding the custody of their son.
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| 08/08/03 |
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Kelley Drye Secures Favorable Settlement in Pro Bono Matter; Plaintiff Settles For 10% of Initial Demand
Kelley Drye favorably settled a case, pro bono, on behalf of a defendant in a civil suit involving claims of assault and airline security matters, following a challenging discovery process.
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| 07/21/03 |
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Kelley Drye Exceeds Pro Bono Pledge for 2002
Kelley Drye participated in the Volunteers of Legal Service (VOLS) Pro Bono Pledge for 2002 to provide an average of at least 30 hours of qualifying pro bono work per attorney.
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| 07/21/03 |
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Kelley Drye “CAN” Share Common Ground With Bronx Teens
Kelley Drye is conducting pro bono work for the Charcole Artists Network (CAN), a program that provides teenagers the opportunity to create their own news publication.
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| 05/09/03 |
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Kelley Drye Partner Travels to Afghanistan for Pro Bono Project
Partner Stephen Stein traveled to Afghanistan in connection with his involvement in the Afghanistan Transitional Commercial Law Project, a pro bono initiative that will help the Afghan government to rebuild its legal system.
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| 03/17/03 |
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Kelley Drye Successful in Pro Bono Asylum Case
Kelley Drye successfully represented, pro bono, a national of the Republic of Eritrea, Africa in his application for asylum before the Immigration Court, which was transferred to the Department of Homeland Security.
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| 12/20/02 |
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Kelley Drye Sponsors New Associates ProBono Day
Kelley Drye sponsored an afternoon of training and introduction to pro bono opportunities entitled “New Associates Pro Bono Day” which was hosted by the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
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| 09/20/02 |
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The American Lawyer Spotlights Kelley Drye’s Pro Bono Legal Relief Initiative
One year after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, The American Lawyer's September issue reflects on the increased interest in pro bono work nationwide, citing Kelley Drye as a prime example.
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| 09/06/02 |
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Kelley Drye Associates Lead New York Firms in Raising Cash for Legal Aid Society
Kelley Drye ranked in the top 10 among New York firms for total contributions to this year's Legal Aid Society Associates' Campaign.
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| 08/22/02 |
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Summer Associate Receives Pro Bono Fellowship and Volunteers for SBLS
Summer Associate Reena Ganju was the 2002 recipient of the Kelley Drye Pro Bono Fellowship, which is offered to one summer associate each year.
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| 07/08/02 |
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Kelley Drye Exceeds Pro Bono Pledge for 2001
Kelley Drye participated in the Volunteers of Legal Service (VOLS) Pro Bono Pledge for 2001 to meet or exceed the annual goal of providing at least an average of 30 hours of qualifying pro bono work per attorney.
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| 06/28/02 |
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Kelley Drye and NYLPI Victorious in Challenge to Government’s Siting of Power Plants
Partner Thomas Kinzler acted as pro bono counsel for New York Lawyers for the Public Interest (NYLPI) in an Article 78 proceeding against the New York Power Authority (NYPA), the Department of Environmental Conservation and the State Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment.
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| 11/01/01 |
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Giving Ongoing Services When Needed: Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
The Editor of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel interviews Partner Robert E. Crotty, full-time commercial litigator and pro bono partner of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP.
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