How does the firm handle pro bono work? Do the hours count towards billable hours?
Cahill has a long and honored tradition of pro bono work. Through its partnership program with The Legal Aid Society, Cahill provides pro bono counsel to young children who are the subjects of abuse and neglect proceedings in New York family Courts, disabled individuals in need of Social Security benefits, immigrant youth who are the subjects of abuse, and tenants who are denied the most basic of services. This partnership affords Cahill associates the opportunity to represent, on a one-on-one basis, clients who lack legal counsel indispensable to secure rights that will profoundly impact their lives. In 2007, Cahill initiated a new project with the Civil Practice’s Queens Neighborhood Office. Cahill is recognized for its effective leadership in initiating the Housing Preservation Pro Bono Project with the Queens Neighborhood Office that represents tenants in Housing Court actions to compel landlords to repair dangerous building conditions, threatening life, health, safety and continue
