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"The
value of a man resides in what he gives and not in what he is
capable of receiving."
Albert
Einstein
Individually and collectively, we at Leason Ellis strive to
contribute back to the community. Many of our attorneys are involved
in pro bono work on behalf of various organizations. The following
is a representative sample of some of those organizations.
We are proud to be working with the Pro Bono Partnership to provide
pro bono business legal advice in intellectual property matters to
nonprofit organizations. The Partnership provides nonprofit
organizations in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York with free,
expert business legal advice they cannot otherwise afford, enhancing
their capacity to improve local communities and provide essential
programs for the poor and disadvantaged. You can learn more about
the Partnership at
www.probonopartnership.org
We are honored to be working with Connect to Care, an initiative of
UJA-Federation of New York organized to respond to the communitywide
economic crisis. Connect-to-care provides employment and
career-transition services, financial consulting, debt counseling,
and budget assistance, legal services, and supportive counseling and
spiritual care. Read more about the organization at
www.ujafedny.org/connect-to-care
We take pride in being able to assist the Salzburg International
Ballet Workshops (organized by European Dance Art Salzburg, or "EDAS")
in its Adopt-A-Dancer program which provides a forum to raise
awareness and funding for young dancers in need of training and
stage-experience to develop their skills in time for coveted
auditions to international ballet companies. The Adopt-A-Dancer
project is described and illustrated through multimedia
presentations at
http://www.siba-academy.com/adopt_a_dancer.htm
We are also pleased to be working with Kids X-Press, a
not-for-profit organization based in Westchester County whose
mission is to promote literacy among children. Through workshops
available to after school programs and youth organizations and
through the publication of a magazine written by children for
children, Kids X-Press encourages children of all abilities to
express themselves and learn how to communicate to the public. Read
more about the organization at
www.kidsxpress.net
We are honored to be working with the Tails of Hope Foundation, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing the field of veterinary medicine and helping to eradicate cancer and other life-threatening diseases affecting companion animals and people, on their Finding One Another project. The purpose of the Project is to gather historical data for a 10th Anniversary Tribute to the Canine Search & Rescue Community of 9/11, including contributions in the form of pictures and stories relating to the valiant efforts and sacrifices that were made by of all of the SAR, Veterinarians, VMATS, and other human-canine teams during and after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 at the remains of the World Trade Center, Freshkills Landfill, the Pentagon, and in the fields of Pennsylvania. Read more about the organization at www.tailsofhopefoundation.org and the project at www.findingoneanother.org
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