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Thomas Griffin (left) and Michael de Leeuw (right) were honored at Access Justice Brooklyn’s annual gala at the Brooklyn Museum on Nov. 19. De Leeuw, a litigation partner at Cozen O’Connor, received the Dedication to Justice Award for his work on civil rights and constitutional cases, as well as his pro bono leadership. Griffin, associate General counsel at Ares Management, was presented with the Tradition of Excellence Award for his dedication to pro bono work in family stabilization and economic justice. Photo courtesy of Access Justice Brooklyn

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Pictured from left to right: Hon. Lawrence Knipel, administrative judge of the Kings County Supreme Court, Civil Term; Bobby Alessandrino, son of Daniel Alessandrino; and Hon. Matthew D’Emic, administrative judge of the Kings County Supreme Court, Criminal Term. The group gathered during the Fourteenth Annual Milton Mollen Commitment to Excellence Award Ceremony, where Daniel Alessandrino was posthumously honored for his decades of dedicated service to the Kings County Supreme Court. Brooklyn Eagle photo by Robert Abruzzese

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Mayor Eric Adams faces scrutiny over delayed payments to nonprofit legal service providers, raising concerns about access to housing, immigration, and tenant protections for vulnerable New Yorkers. Photo: Seth Wenig/AP

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Egyptian geese have occupied a stork nest after the storks migrated south, in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany, Friday, Nov. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

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    Palestinian girls struggle as they get donated food at a distribution center in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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    Kim Gilli of South Korea leads during the heats of the Women's 1,000-meter at the ISU World Tour Short Track Speed Skating held at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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