2024 marks a significant milestone for Hiscock Legal Aid Society as we proudly celebrate 75 years of providing vital legal services to people across Central New York.  Since our founding in 1949, our commitment to ensuring justice for all has been unwavering. To commemorate this milestone, we held a special 75th anniversary edition of “Justice For […]

Syracuse, NY, November 3, 2021 – The Board of Directors of the Hiscock Legal Aid Society (HLA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Gregory W. Dewan, Esq. as the next Executive Director of the organization. Mr. Dewan succeeds current Executive Director Linda Gehron, Esq. who will retire at the beginning of 2022 following forty […]

The Hiscock Legal Aid Society (HLA) mourns the loss of former Board Member Dr. Wynetta Devore who passed away in December 2020.  Dr. Devore spent her life in the service of others. Born in North Carolina and raised in New Jersey, Dr. Devore received an undergraduate degree from Hope College in Michigan and her master’s […]

Hiscock Legal Aid Society (HLA) is proud to have promoted justice for all since our founding in 1949. We are grateful to be a part of the Central New York community, and to be recognized as a trusted source for legal assistance to those in need. For the past seven years, our organization has celebrated […]

We believe.     We believe in promoting justice for all. We’ve done this work for more than 70 years in the Central New York community and we’re still going strong.      We echo the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”    We embrace our commitment to promote anti-racist spaces free of hate, intolerance and bigotry where all can live and thrive.   We remember the words of Nelson Mandela who said: “No one […]

Hiscock Legal Aid Society (HLA) was honored to be given a special recognition award by Omega Psi Phi Fraternity on February 6, 2020.  HLA received this honor at the fraternity’s annual Dennis Dowdell dinner and scholarship reception at Embassy Suites in Syracuse. Omega Psi Phi holds the dinner each year as a way to celebrate Black History Month.  […]

Hiscock Legal Aid Society (HLA) is pleased to announce the promotion of Lucero Saldana Mistry to Supervising Attorney of HLA’s immigration program. Lucero, born in Lima, Peru, moved to Florida as an infant. She lived in Hollywood, FL and attended high school there before doing undergraduate work in Boca Raton. She then attended Florida Coastal […]

Hiscock Legal Aid Society (HLA) is pleased to announce the promotion of Kristen McDermott to Co-Supervising Attorney of HLA’s Appeals Program where she co-supervises with Phillip Rothschild.  Kristen has been with HLA for nearly a decade, beginning as a staff attorney  in 2010 before being promoted a few years later to Senior Attorney in HLA’s […]

The NYS Office for New Americans has awarded the Hiscock Legal Aid Society a substantial amount of new funding that will allow HLA to dramatically expand the size and scope of its immigration legal services in 2019. “For years, in communities around the nation including here in Central New York, there has been a crushing, […]

Congratulations are in order for the promotions of the following HLA staff members: Gregory W. Dewan, Esq. has been promoted to the position of Deputy Executive Director & Vice President. A graduate of Emory University School of Law, Mr. Dewan says the collaborative passion that his colleagues bring to work each day is the best […]

Hiscock Legal Aid Society is proud to announce the promotion of Nickie Trice to the position of Client Services Coordinator. Ms. Trice is the first face many people see when coming to our offices and her interactions are marked by professionalism and compassion. Ms. Trice has been with HLA since 2009 when she joined as […]

Cancer Legal Advocacy and Services Project Re-opens On June 1, Hiscock Legal Aid Society and Legal Services of Central New York reopened the Cancer Legal Advocacy and Services Project (CLASP), a collaborative partnership between the two legal services providers. Since its inception in 2006, CLASP had been funded by the New York State Department of Health.  In May […]

Hiscock Legal Aid Society is pleased to announce the appointment of President and C.E.O. Linda Gehron, Esq. to serve on a new Commission on Parental Legal Representation. This commission will examine the current state of mandated Family Court representation and determine how to ensure the future delivery of quality, cost-effective parental representation. Ms. Gehron was […]

Various members of the legal community, including our very own President & C.E.O. Linda Gehron, sat down for a round table discussion with WAER’s News Director Chris Bolt about the effects poverty has on someone facing legal issues. Also featured in the discussion were: Ron Boxx, Head of Reintegration, Center for Community Alternatives, Langston McKinney, […]

Hiscock Legal Aid Society is pleased to share that several attorneys and staff are being recognized for their work in promoting justice for all in the CNY community. HLA Family Court Supervising Attorney Nancy Farrell and Assistant Supervising Attorney Amanda McHenry are the 2018 recipients of the Ella B. Family Justice Award.  This award honors […]

In January, the Hiscock Legal Aid Society Board of Directors said good bye to long time and dedicated board members.  Collectively, these members have served on the board for more than a century.  They have each left their mark on the Board as well as the agency.  Pictured: Anita Cottrell, JoAnn Wallace, Anthony J. Malavenda, and […]

HLAS is saying farewell and good luck to Mary Tiby George, a senior law assistant who has been with the agency for more than four decades.  Mary witnessed the organization move from typewriter to computer, then to laptop with cloud-based software to seamlessly and confidentially handle cases.  Over the course of 44 years, Mary served thousands […]

HLAS welcomes a new Law Associate to our Appeals Program, Brittney Clark. She is from North Carolina and attended Gardner-Webb University, graduating in 2014, and Syracuse University College of Law, graduating in May 2017. She is currently awaiting admission to the New York State Bar. She came to HLAS because of its relationship with the local Syracuse community, and its […]

Shannon McGlew is a new Staff Attorney in our Civil Program. She is currently handling Unemployment Insurance cases. She attended school at Saint Bonaventure University graduating in 2014, and Syracuse University College of Law, graduating in May 2017. She was admitted to the New York State Bar in January 2018. She chose to work at […]

HLAS is very happy to announce that Alison Oropallo has joined our Family Court Program.  Ms. Oropallo has a strong familiarity with and has developed a passion for Family Court work through the last year or so working with attorney Christina Cagnina.  She is a May 2014 graduate of the Florida Coastal School of Law […]

On December 6th we had our 4th annual Justice For All event.  Thank you to all who came.  We had a record number of people!  Thank you to County Executive Joanne M. Mahoney for speaking.  Thank you to all who donated so that we can continue to promote justice for all in our community. A […]

Hiscock Legal Aid Society’s Phil Rothchild presented at the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NYSACDL) Central New York Criminal Defense Fall Seminar at SU College of Law on November 18.  His topic was “The Preservation Minefield: Making Sure Your Issues Don’t Blow Up Before They Can Be Heard on Appeal”.

We are very pleased to announce that Darienn Powers will join the Hiscock Legal Aid Society staff on Monday, November 6, as a Law Associate in our Foreclosure program. Darienn is a 2017 graduate of the Syracuse University College of Law. She has been serving as an intern at HLAS in our Immigration program. Darienn […]