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LAAC Awards of Merit

2010 Honorees Announced!

LAW FIRM: MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS LLP FOR THEIR WORK IN SUPPORT OF THE PASSAGE OF AB590
LEGAL SERVICES ATTORNEY: RICHARD MARCANTONIO, PUBLIC ADVOCATES
PARALEGAL: BERTHA SANCHEZ OF BET TZEDEK AND MARIA AGUILA OF LOS ANGELES CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE
INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEER: ALEXIS WILBER-MOODY, PRO BONO PROJECT
BOARD MEMBER: LUIS JARAMILLO, CALIFORNIA RURAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE, LAAC BOARD MEMBER
CLIENT: ROSA MARTINEZ, MARTINEZ V. ASTRUE, NATIONAL SENIOR CITIZENS LAW CENTER,
LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF SAN MATEO COUNTY, AND DISABILITY RIGHTS CALIFORNIA

The 2010 Awards of Merit will be presented on September 14, 2010 at the California Legal Services Executive Directors' meeting in San Francisco. Please check back here for more information on logistics if you'd like to attend.

If you want to congratulate any of our 2010 Honorees, please contact Denise Watt (dwatt@pic.org) for information about placing an ad in the reception program.

2009 LAAC Awards Of Merit Recipients:

Paralegal/Community Worker: Martha Valles, Legal Services of Northern California

Client: Greg Curatolo, AIDS Legal Referral Panel

Volunteer: Timothy Wright, Legal Aid Society of San Mateo

Board: Charles Siegal, Disability Rights Legal Center

Support Staff: Esmeralda Izarra, Centro Legal de la Raza

Attorney: Gideon Anders, National Housing Law Project

LAAC / Access to Justice Commission Joint Court Based Award: Antonia Bowles, Santa Clara County Superior Court - Family Resource Division & Luis Alejo, Monterey County Superior Court - Self-Help Center

The 2009 LAAC Awards of Merit were presented at the "Connecting the Dots" Annual Legal Services Stakeholders Meeting on Wednesday, June 10th 2009.


Awards of Merit: Past Recipients

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