Congratulations to professor Toby Golick, Cardozo's Director of Clinical Education, for receiving the 2015 New York City Bar Association's Legal Services award. Professor Golick is one of five individuals to be honored at a ceremony on June 10th. She is being recognized for her work at Cardozo's Bet Tzedek Clinic in providing representation to vulnerable individuals and families, and in conducting systemic litigation that has established and protected essential rights for tens of thousands of poor, elderly and disabled New Yorkers. "Toby has improved the lives of her clients and their communities, and inspired generations of her students to pursue careers as public interest lawyers," said Cardozo Dean Matthew Diller.
A nationally recognized leader in legal services for the poor, Toby Golick is pioneer in clinical legal education, helping to found the Bet Tzedek Clinic and to build over fifteen other clinics, as well as Cardozo's field clinic program. For thirty years she has taught at Cardozo, dedicated to helping the poor receive representation, and providing skills and experience for her students. The Bet Tzedek clinic, which means House of Justice in Hebrew, helps elderly and disabled New Yorkers on a wide range of legal services. As the Director of Cardozo's clinical programs she has trained generations of Cardozo law students in the skills necessary to provide justice for the underrepresented. "Toby is an inspirational leader, and we at Cardozo have been blessed to have her heading up our clinical education programming these many years," said dean elect Melanie Leslie.