Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel LLP was founded to fight on behalf of citizens facing abuse at the hands of governments, local and federal, and other large institutions. As Richard Emery told the  New York Times’ Bob Herbert, ”We want to have a firm where the people in this city can come and know they are going to get the best advice and the best representation with respect to whether their rights are being violated, whether it’s by the city, state or Federal governments, or other major institutions.”