Life’s WORC Gala
Honoring Frederick C. Johs, Esq.
Friday, December 12, 2025
6:30-10:30 p.m.
The Garden City Hotel
45 7th Street, Garden City, NY
Life’s WORC Gala
Join us for an unforgettable evening as we celebrate the beginning of an exciting new chapter for Life’s WORC. This gala will honor the people we support, our dedicated staff, and the community of families, advocates, and partners who believe in the power of possibilities.
Details:
Friday, December 12, 2025
6:30-10:30 p.m.
The Garden City Hotel
45 7th Street, Garden City, NY
Evening Highlights
Elegant dinner and cocktail reception
Live entertainment and dancing
Silent auctions and raffles
Opportunities to connect and make a difference
Your attendance helps Life’s WORC continue creating independent, meaningful, and productive life experiences for the people we support.
Honoring Frederick C. Johs, Esq.
This year, we are proud to honor Frederick C. Johs Esq., of Lewis Johs Avallone Aviles, LLP, for his remarkable contributions to the Life’s WORC community. His leadership and generosity have made a profound impact on the people and families we support.
Fred served as Vice-Chairman of the Grievance Committee for the Tenth Judicial District and has served on the Board of Governors of Touro Law School, the Board of Boys Hope Girls Hope, and the Board of Advancement for Commerce, Industry & Technology, Inc. (where he was a past president). He also served on the Board of Mather Memorial Hospital for over 12 years.
Fred has been honored as one of the ten best trial lawyers on Long Island and has been named to The Best Lawyers® in America since 2006 and New York Metro Super Lawyers since 2008. In July 2025, he was selected by Long Island Business News (LIBN) as one of Long Island’s Business Influencers in Healthcare Law. He holds an AV Preeminent 5.0 peer review rating from Martindale-Hubbell, and Long Island Pulse Magazine recognized him as a Top Legal Eagle in Suffolk and Nassau Counties for litigation. Fred was inducted into the LIBN Hall of Fame in 2017 and the Levittown Public Schools Hall of Fame in 2019–2020. He was also honored with the 2019 Men of Distinction Award by the Moxxie Foundation. Fred is a member of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, Defense Research Institute, American Bar Association, Nassau-Suffolk Trial Lawyers Association, New York State Bar Association, and the Suffolk County Bar Association.
He has lectured on medical malpractice litigation and trial techniques for both the Suffolk County and New York State Bar Associations and to various clients and insurance carriers on trial tactics, damages issues, accident investigations, and jury selection.
In London, Fred has participated in a mock arbitration of a New York State Labor Law case at Xchanging, a mock trial of a tractor-trailer accident and a symposium on litigation at the Lloyd’s Library, all presented to large groups of claims professionals, underwriters and brokers.
Fred Johs is admitted to practice law in the State of New York and in the United States District Court for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. He attended St. John’s University School of Law and the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at Exeter, England. He earned his B.B.A. in Accounting from Hofstra University.
Reserve your table or sponsorship today and join us in honoring Frederick C. Johs!