Hiscock Legal Aid Society
Gurshamsheer K. is an experienced attorney currently serving as an Associate Attorney at H. Benjamin Perez & Associates, PC since August 2022. Prior experience includes positions as a Staff Attorney at Hiscock Legal Aid Society from November 2020 to August 2022 and as a Legal Assistant at OMRAM Immigration and Legal Services from March 2020 to November 2020. Gurshamsheer K. also worked as an Associate Attorney at Taylor & Miller, LLP from August 2018 to February 2020 and interned as a Volunteer and Legal Intern at the Volunteer Lawyers Project of Onondaga County from June 2016 to March 2018. Gurshamsheer K. holds a Juris Doctor degree from Syracuse University College of Law, obtained between 2015 and 2018, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and Criminology & Sociolegal Studies from the University of Toronto, completed in 2013.
Hiscock Legal Aid Society
At Hiscock Legal Aid Society (HLA), we are dedicated to the principle that no one in Onondaga County shall be denied justice because of a lack of means. HLA, founded in 1949, promotes the fundamental right of every person to equal justice under the law. We provide high quality legal assistance to individuals and families in Onondaga County and the surrounding region. Our practice areas cover a variety of immigration matters, mandated family court cases, divorce, domestic violence, housing, unemployment, appeals, parole revocation, and extradition. We work collaboratively with other legal assistance and human service providers to develop innovative ways to provide needed services to the maximum number of people in our community. In the last 18 months, we’ve handled more than 10,000 cases and impacted more than 14,000 people.