Felix Fishman Awards Luncheon

NYLPI’s annual Felix A. Fishman Awards Luncheon honors two individuals for their outstanding contributions to expanding access to justice.

At our Fifth Annual Felix A. Fishman Awards Luncheon on November 30, 2007 over 150 individuals, including lawyers from major New York City law firms and corporate law departments and members of the public interest community, gathered to honor Mary McKinney, Executive Director of Concerned Resident’s Organization, and Raun Rasmussen, Chief of Litigation and Advocacy for Legal Services of New York City.

Felix Fishman's Biography
Felix A. Fishman’s deep commitment to helping others, his expertise as a lawyer, and his wonderful and heartwarming sense of humor earned him the respect and affection of those who knew him.

Mr. Fishman, a graduate of City College and Columbia Law School, practiced at the law firm of Moses & Singer for sixty-five years. His impressive tenure at the firm included serving as legal counsel for Bankers Trust Company and L.F. Rothschild & Co., among others. During his accomplished career, Mr. Fishman established himself as a talented trusts and estates lawyer and, more importantly, as a lawyer whose work was guided by an unerring moral compass. For Mr. Fishman, a staunch believer in progressive ethical ideals, the capacity to care for others was the true barometer of a successful lawyer.

For 31 years, Mr. Fishman also served as a trustee and director of the Henry & Lucy Moses
Fund, where he was instrumental in directing hundreds of millions of dollars of support to medical, educational, and other charitable organizations in the New York area.

New York lawyers for the Public Interest is grateful to the Henry & Lucy Moses Fund for endowing these awards in honor of Felix A. Fishman, who shared our dedication to using the law in service of others.

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