About me
Adam Heintz is Director of Pro Bono at Legal Services NYC. Mr. Heintz works with staff and pro bono partners to create and manage pro bono projects, place cases, and access in-kind resources from more than 100 major law firms and corporations. He has created more than twenty pro bono initiatives, including projects focused on LGBTQ+ asylum seekers, immigration relief for victims of violence, naturalizations, housing conditions, public benefits, transgender name changes, and more - which collectively benefit nearly 7,000 low-income individuals annually. Mr. Heintz has secured seven Pro Bono Innovation Fund grants from the Legal Services Corporation. He also consults with legal aid organizations around the country to help them develop effective pro bono programs, including developing pro bono disaster relief programs.
Prior to joining LSNYC, Mr. Heintz spent six years as a litigation associate at Morrison & Foerster, LLP, where he maintained an active pro bono docket. He clerked for the Hon. Cheryl L. Pollak, in the United States District Court, Eastern District of New York. Mr. Heintz has served on the Pro Bono Advisory Council for New York Lawyers for the Public Interest. He is also a founding member of the Brooklyn Family Defense Project’s Associate Advisory Board. Previously, Mr. Heintz was employed as the HIV-Related Violence Program Coordinator at the New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project, and as Director of Education at the Gay Men’s Domestic Violence Project. Mr. Heintz received his B.A. from Oberlin College, and J.D. from NYU Law School.
