In this article, Jenner & Block Associate Michael W. Ross reviews the Federal Bar Council’s reception honoring the Federal Defenders of Central Islip. Michael explains that the honorees were a group of attorneys who represent indigent defendants in criminal cases whose alleged crimes took place in Nassau or Suffolk counties. The article features a description of the federal courthouse in Central Islip, Long Island, the second largest courthouse in the country, where the reception was held in May, 2013.