The American Bar Association's Commission on Women in the Profession is seeking Nominations for Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Awards. This is the 17th Annual Award of this honor, and will be presented on Sunday, August 5, 2007 during the ABA Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California.

The Margaret Brent Women Lawyers Achievement Award was established in 1991 to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of women lawyers. Each year, this award honors five outstanding women lawyers who have achieved professional excellence within their area of specialty and have actively paved the way to success for other women lawyers. These women demonstrate excellence in a variety of professional settings and personify excellence on either the national, regional, or local level.

Nominees may be ABA members or nonmembers. The deadline is the close of business on Monday, November 27, 2006. To nominate someone, use the nomination form found at: http://www.abanet.org/women/margaretbrent/nominationform.html, include the nominee's resume or biography, describing her background and contributions, in no more than two typed pages, provide specific concrete examples for criteria one, and at least one of the criteria from numbers 2-4.
1) The individual achieved professional excellence in her field AND
2) Influenced other women to pursue legal careers, OR
3) Opened doors for women lawyers in a variety of job settings that historically were closed to them, OR
4) Advanced opportunities for women within a practice area or segment of the profession. You can also submit articles written by or about the individual.

Submit nominations and questions to gillespj@staff.abanet.org.
For more information see the ABA's weblink at: http://www.abanet.org/women/margaretbrent/nominationinformation.html.