The American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law has established the Frances Perkins Public Service Award to recognize individuals or organizations that demonstrate a significant commitment to providing pro bono legal services primarily, but not exclusively, in the areas of labor and employment law to people of limited means or to organizations which address the needs of individuals of limited means.

The award will be presented during the Annual Section of Labor and Employment Law CLE Conference, which will be held November 7-10, 2007, in Philadelphia, PA. A complete nomination package must be submitted by June 1, 2007.

Click <http://www.abanet.org/labor/pbcomm_fp.html> here <http://www.abanet.org/labor/pbcomm/frances_perkins.shtml> to find out more about the Perkins Award, requirements for nomination, and profiles of past recipients or download the 2007 Frances Perkins Public Service Award brochure <http://www.abanet.org/labor/pbcomm/perkins_brochure_07.pdf> .

For questions regarding the nomination process, please contact Assistant Director, Membership & Marketing Jim Jones ABA Labor Labor and Employment Law Section at 312-988-5593 or by email at jonesja@staff.abanet.org

Judith P. Broach

Broach & Stulberg, LLP

One Penn Plaza

Suite 2016

New York, NY 10119

Phone: 212-268-1000

Fax: 212-947-6010

Melanie Kushnir

Assistant Staff Counsel, ABA Center for Pro Bono

321 North Clark Street, 19th Floor

Chicago, IL 60610

312/ 988-5775

312/ 988-5483 (fax)

kushnim@staff.abanet.org <mailto:kushnim@staff.abanet.org>

www.abaprobono.org <http://www.abaprobono.org>

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