Know a Great Public Interest Attorney? Nominate Them for Stanford Law School’s National Public Service Award!
Practicing public interest law can sometimes be a thankless job, so celebrate your favorite public interest lawyer by nominating them for Stanford Law School’s National Public Service Award!
Every year, Stanford Law honors an attorney who has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to public service and social justice in his/her career. They are looking for nominees who are leaders in their field, who embody the tradition of public service that Stanford Law seeks to develop in their own students. Nominees, however, don’t have to actually be Stanford Law School alumni. The award is open to all lawyers who are engaged in public interest or public service work, including litigation, education or advocacy in the non-profit and government sectors. Stanford Law welcomes nominations from everyone, including younger attorneys who have significantly advanced social justice in the past year.
The award is presented at the Annual Public Service Awards Dinner, taking place this fall. Past recipients include the Honorable Patricia M. Wald, for her lifetime of public service; Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. for his lifetime of public service; Bryan Stevenson, Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative; Debo P. Adegbile, the Director of Litigation at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.; and Shannon Price Minter, the Legal Director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights.
The nomination deadline is April 1, 2013. More details are available online at the Stanford Law School Awards & Fellowships page.