Awards:
DANY Members Individual Awards (based on most pro bono hours):
- Gold Medal
- Silver Medal
- Bronze Medal
Non-Members Individual Awards (based on most pro bono hours):
- Gold Medal
- Silver Medal
- Bronze Medal
Law Student Individual Awards (based on most pro bono hours):
- Gold Medal
- Silver Medal
- Bronze Medal
DANY Member Firm Awards (based on total pro bono hours by DANY Member Firm):
- Gold Medal
- Silver Medal
- Bronze Medal
Non-Member Firm Awards (based on most pro bono hours by Non-Member firm):
- Gold Medal
- Silver Medal
- Bronze Medal
Law School Awards (based on most pro bono hours by Law School):
- Gold Medal
- Silver Medal
- Bronze Medal
All medals will be presented at a future DANY Awards Dinner, offering a moment of well-deserved recognition among peers and leaders in the legal community.
The cost to participate in the DANY Pro Bono Honors competition is $25 per individual, which will be used to cover the costs of administering the program.
All pro bono work must take place for a pro bono service provider in the State of New York. DANY is not a pro bono services provider. Each participant will need to volunteer with a pro bono service provider. Here are some websites that can assist you in finding a pro bono service provider:
NY Courts Access to Justice Volunteer Programs
Volunteer Lawyer for the Day Program - Consumer Debt
NY Courts Attorney Emeritus Program
Access Justice Brooklyn
Center for Elder Law & Justice
CUNY Citizenship Now
Erie County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project
Housing Conservation Coordinators
Immigration Equality
Jewish Association Serving the Aging
Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo, Inc.
Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York, Inc.
Legal Aid Society of NYC
Legal Aid Society of Rochester
Legal Services of Long Island
Legal Services of the Hudson Valley
Nassau County Bar Association
Prisoners' Legal Services of New York
Pro Bono Partnership
Queens County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project
The Rural Law Center of New York, Inc.
Safe Passage Project - immigrant and refugee children
Sanctuary for Families
LGBT Bar Association of New York
Urban Justice Center
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
Western New York Law Center
Woman Kind - Rise Above Violence
Worker Justice Center of New York
The deadline to submit your total pro bono hours from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026 will be January 15, 2027.
To submit your total pro bono hours, please send an email with adequate proof of your total hours to danyexecdir@gmail.com no later than 11:59 pm on January 15, 2027.
Adequate proof of your pro bono hours must include:
1. Your Full Name,
2. Law firm or law school,
3. Your business or personal mailing address,
4. Your email address,
5. Your telephone number,
6. The full name(s), address(es), telephone number(s) and email address(es) of pro bono service provider(s) for which you served,
7. Date(s) of pro bono service for each provider, and
8. Your total number of hours.
Thank you so much for participating!
