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Eighteenth Annual Legal Services Awards

Monday, April 02, 2007

  • By: Gabrielle Brown
  • Organization: New York City Bar

The New York City Bar Association is now soliciting nominations for the Eighteenth Annual Legal Services Awards. Sponsoredby the Legal Services Awards Committee, the Association will present up to five awards of $500 each to winners working full time in providing direct legal services to low income clients. The Association will honor the winners at a reception in May 2007.

People eligible for this award are:

·Attorneys who have, for an extended period during their career, devoted themselves to the direct provision of free legal services to indigent persons.

In addition, the Legal Services Awards Committee will consider making an award to:

·Nonlawyers who have, for an extended period during their career, devoted themselves to and supported the process of providing free legal services to indigent persons.

If you would like to nominate someone to receive a Legal Services Award, please complete the enclosed nomination form and a) email in PDF form to gbrown@nycbar.org, b) fax to 212-389-6634 or c) mail it to the Legal Services Awards Committee, Executive Director's Office, The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 42 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036, or via fax at (212) 398-6634. For more information contact Gabrielle Brown at the Association, (212) 382-6624 or email: gbrown@nycbar.org. Nominations are due Friday April 6, 2007.

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