Nominations Sought for ABA Legal Aid Awards
Know a worthwhile attorney or organization? Nominate them! Here’s an email we got from our friends at the ABA Center for Pro Bono:
Each year the Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service presents five awards to individual lawyers and institutions in the legal profession that have demonstrated outstanding commitment to volunteer legal services for the poor and disadvantaged. The awards will next be presented at the Pro Bono Publico Awards Luncheon on Monday, August 8, 2011 at the ABA Annual Meeting in Toronto, Canada.
To nominate an individual lawyer, small or large law firm, government attorney office, corporate law department or other institutions in the legal profession you will need to fill out our online nomination form.
Click here to submit your nomination of an individual.
Click here to submit your nomination of an institution.
We are actively seeking nominations of lawyers of color and institutions which are serving diverse communities.
*** Important Note: The ABA website will be undergoing maintenance the first week of February and you will not be able to access the Awards criteria nomination guidelines and a list of past Award Winners. The documents are attached to this email for your reference.
In addition to the on-line nomination form, which is submitted when you complete the form, the required nomination narrative and all supporting materials must be submitted via e-mail to Meaghan.Sherer@americanbar.org by 5:00 pm CST on Monday, March 14, 2011. No extensions will be granted.
Here are the nomination criteria and application requirements.