The Suffolk County Columbian Lawyers’ Association, Inc., is a not-for-profit, nonsectarian legal and professional organization with the following purposes, goals and objectives:

1. To foster, promote, advance, support and reserve the values, customs, and traditions of Italian culture, heritage and history.
2. To foster, promote, advance and support a greater understanding of, tolerance for and acceptance of persons of Italian ancestry in the legal and judicial community.
3. To establish and develop, to foster and promote principles of truth and justice.
4. To associate its members together for their mutual benefit as members of the legal profession.
5. To foster advancement of the professional and technical skills of its members as lawyers.
6. To encourage association among its members for the mutual exchange of knowledge and experience.
7. To uphold the highest standards and best traditions of the legal profession.
8. To provide continuing legal education and programs.
9. To foster promote and support the advancement of persons of Italian ancestry to the judiciary and other public offices and positions.
10. To challenge and defeat negative stereotypes of persons of Italian ancestry.
11. To eradicate discrimination, bias, and prejudice against persons of Italian ancestry.
12. To recognize and honor members of the judiciary of Italian ancestry at an annual gathering of members and their invited judicial guests.
13. To participate in any legal proceedings as a party or amicus curiae in furtherance of these declared purposes.
14. To achieve these aims and objects in by and through the legal profession and other means, and in association with other organizations having similar aims and objects.
15. To uphold the Constitution of the United States and of the State of New York.
    The Suffolk County Columbian Lawyers’ Association, Inc., is a proud member of the Confederation of Columbian Lawyer Associations.