Greenberg Traurig and The Meltones Raise More Than $100,000 for East Harlem Tutorial Program
NEW YORK – Oct. 20, 2023 – For the eighth consecutive year, global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s house band, The Meltones, won the annual Law Rocks NYC battle of the bands to a sold out crowd at the Gramercy Theatre in New York City on Oct. 19. Law Rocks Global promotes music education for underprivileged youth and raises money for local nonprofit organizations. The Meltones, named after a firm founder Mel Greenberg, has been the Greenberg Traurig “house band” since the mid-1980s.
With Greenberg Traurig’s support, The Meltones raised more than $100,000 in sponsorship and donations for East Harlem Tutorial Program/East Harlem Scholars Academies (EHTP). EHTP is a multisite after-school program for public and charter school students focused on increasing the college graduation rate in East Harlem.
The winning band was selected based on sponsorship dollars raised, ticket sales, donations raised, and judges’ score. The event raised more than $386,000 for nine different charities, shattering all previous Law Rocks records. Greenberg Traurig was a sponsor of the event. In addition, last year The Meltones won the first Law Rocks Miami, beating out four other bands and raising nearly $43,000 to support Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami.
The Meltones include:
- On guitar – Global Real Estate Co-Chair Stephen L. Rabinowitz and Miami Real Estate Shareholder Burt Bruton
- On keyboard - Albany Government Law & Policy Shareholder Christopher A. Cernik
- On vocals - New York Litigation Of Counsel Ashley LeBlanc; Chief Shareholder Recruiting and Integration Officer Tracy Newirth; Atlanta office Business Director Tony Hatchett; Las Vegas Litigation Shareholder Michael R. Hogue; and New York Associate Jennifer Hall on vocals and guitar
- On drums – guest artist Tom Helf
- On Bass – guest artist and GT Alumni Dan Blumberg