The LAAC Awards of Merit are the legal services community's opportunity to recognize the importance of legal services and to particularly honor a few of the many who have made contributions to the field over the last year.

2007 Honorees for the LAAC Awards of Merit:

Attorney: Paula Pearlman, Disability Rights Legal Center

Paralegal/Community Worker: Carolyn Honda, Legal Services of Northern California

Board Member: Richard W. Odgers, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (The Legal Aid Society - Employment Law Center Board Member)

Client: Charles Adams, AIDS Legal Services, Law Foundation of Silicon Valley

Support Staff: Elizabeth Rodriguez, Central California Legal Services

Volunteer: Alan Weiss, Centro Legal de la Raza

LAAC / Access to Justice Commission Joint Court Based Award: Judith Beck, Marin
County Superior Court

Above you can download a PDF file of our 2006 LAAC Awards of Merit Honorees