Call for Nominations: 2011 Harrison Tweed Award
The ABA Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defendants and the National Legal Aid and Defender Association are calling for nominations for the 2011 Harrison Tweed Award.
The Harrison Tweed Award was created in 1956 to recognize the extraordinary achievements of state and local bar associations that develop or significantly expand projects or programs to increase access to civil legal services to poor persons or criminal defense services to indigents.
Please view award history, criteria, and submit nominations online. Nomination forms and all supporting materials must be received by the close of business on Friday, April 1, 2011.