The Irish American Bar Association of New York and the Brehon Law Society of New York hosted a wine reception and benefit for the Irish Innocence Project Tuesday at the Irish Arts Center.

Among those attending the event were, from left, Irish Bar president John Murphy of John Murphy & Associates; Innocence Project co-founders Peter Neufeld and Barry Scheck; Irish Bar board member Andrew Lillis, an attorney with John Murphy & Associates; Irish Innocence Project manager Anne Driscoll and Irish Bar board member Niall Macgiollabhui, a solo practitioner.